อิ๊ว
íuMeaning
1NounA1
soy sauce
Colloquial/variant of ซีอิ๊วซีอิ๊วsii-íusoy sauce (general); soy sauce made from fermented soybeans.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseเติมdtəəmเติมdtəəm1[to] fill; fill up2[to] add; supplement3[to] top up; refill (services/money)อิ๊วíuอิ๊วíusoy sauceลงในlong-naiลงในlong-nai1to put into; to enter (data into)2into; onto; inข้าวผัดkâao-pàtข้าวผัดkâao-pàtfried riceให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)อร่อยà-rɔ̀iอร่อยà-rɔ̀i1delicious; tasty2[to] taste good; be deliciousขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country
Mom adds soy sauce to the fried rice to make it tastier.
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If there’s no salt, we can use soy sauce as a substitute seasoning.
ร้านนี้ráan-níiใช้cháiอิ๊วíuหมักmàkถั่วเหลืองtùua-lʉ̌ʉangกลิ่นหอมglìn-hɔ̌ɔmทำให้tam-hâiซอสsɔ́ɔtมีmiiรสกลมกล่อมrót-glom-glɔ̀ɔm
This shop uses fragrant fermented soybean soy sauce, making the sauce well-balanced.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
íu
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |