อีก้อ
ii-gɔ̂ɔMeaning
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(derogatory) Akha; Akha person
An outsider's name for the Akha people or a member of this ethnic group of northern Thailand and neighboring countries; generally considered derogatory. The preferred name is อาข่าอาข่าaa-kàaAkha people; Akha tribe.
Examples
เวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitเชียงรายchiiang-raaiเชียงรายchiiang-raai1Chiang Rai (province)2Chiang Rai (city)พวกเราpûuak-raoพวกเราpûuak-rao1we; us2our group; our sideมักจะmák-jàมักจะmák-jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)แวะไปwɛ́-bpaiแวะไปwɛ́-bpai[to] stop by; [to] drop in [somewhere]เยี่ยมชมyîiam-chomเยี่ยมชมyîiam-chom[to] visit; tour (for observation)หมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityชาวchaaoชาวchaaopeople (of); inhabitants; natives; folkอีก้อii-gɔ̂ɔอีก้อii-gɔ̂ɔ(derogatory) Akha; Akha personบนดอยbon-dɔɔiบนดอยbon-dɔɔion a mountain; in the highlands
When traveling to Chiang Rai, we usually stop by to visit the Akha villages on the mountain.
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ผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngชาวchaaoอีก้อii-gɔ̂ɔมักจะmák-jàสวมsǔuamชุดchútประจำbprà-jamเผ่าpàoสีดำsǐi-damที่tîiประดับbprà-dàpด้วยdûuaiเครื่องเงินkrʉ̂ʉang-ngənและlɛ́ลูกปัดlûuk-bpàtอย่างสวยงามyàang-sǔuai-ngaam
Akha women typically wear black traditional tribal dresses beautifully adorned with silver ornaments and beads.
ในอดีตnai-à-dìitชาวchaaoอีก้อii-gɔ̂ɔส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yàiดำรงชีพdam-rong-chîipด้วยdûuaiการทำgaan-tamไร่เลื่อนลอยrâi-lʉ̂ʉan-lɔɔiแต่dtɛ̀ɛปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banหันมาhǎn-maaปลูกbplùukพืชเมืองหนาวpʉ̂ʉt-mʉʉang-nǎaoและlɛ́กาแฟอาราบิก้าgaa-fɛɛ-aa-raa-bì-gâaมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
In the past, most Akha people made a living through slash-and-burn agriculture, but nowadays they have increasingly turned to growing winter crops and Arabica coffee.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaคนไทยkon-taiทั่วไปtûua-bpaiจะjàคุ้นเคยkún-kəəiกับgàpคำเรียกขานkam-rîiak-kǎanว่าwâaชนเผ่าchon-pàoอีก้อii-gɔ̂ɔแต่dtɛ̀ɛปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoหลายคนlǎai-konนิยมní-yomให้hâiเรียกrîiakตนเองdton-eengว่าwâaชาวchaaoอาข่าaa-kàaมากกว่าmâak-gwàa
Although Thai people in general are familiar with the term "Iko" tribe, nowadays many of them prefer to be called the Akha people instead.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
ii
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |