อียุ่น
ii-yûnMeaning
1NounC1
Japanese person (derogatory)
a derogatory slang term or ethnic slur used to refer to a Japanese person, often specifically a female
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเกลียดglìiatเกลียดglìiat[to] hate; detest; loatheอียุ่นii-yûnอียุ่นii-yûnJapanese person (derogatory)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ที่มาtîi-maaที่มาtîi-maa1origin; source2source; reference (citation)แย่งyɛ̂ɛngแย่งyɛ̂ɛng1[to] snatch; grab away (from someone)2[to] compete for; vie forแฟนfɛɛnแฟนfɛɛn1romantic partner2fan; supporterของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessively
She hates that Japanese woman (slur) who stole her boyfriend.
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พอpɔɔรู้rúuว่าwâaผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanคนใหม่kon-màiเป็นbpenอียุ่นii-yûnพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanหลายคนlǎai-konก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmบ่นbònเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangความเข้มงวดkwaam-kêm-ngûuat
Once they found out the new manager is a Japanese woman (slur), many employees started complaining about the strictness.
วรรณกรรมwan-ná-gamยุคหลังyúk-lǎngสงครามsǒng-kraamบางbaangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangยังคงyang-kongปรากฏbpraa-gòtการใช้คำgaan-chái-kamเหยียดyìiatอย่างyàangอียุ่นii-yûnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสะท้อนถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-tʉ̌ngความเกลียดชังkwaam-glìiat-changที่tîiคนไทยkon-taiบางbaangกลุ่มglùmมีmiiต่อdtɔ̀ɔชาวญี่ปุ่นchaao-yîi-bpùn
Some post-war literature still shows the use of the slur "E-Yoon" to reflect the hatred that some groups of Thai people had towards the Japanese.
การเรียกgaan-rîiakผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngชาวญี่ปุ่นchaao-yîi-bpùnว่าwâaอียุ่นii-yûnถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenการใช้คำgaan-chái-kamเหยียดyìiatเชื้อชาติchʉ́ʉa-châatและlɛ́เพศสภาพpêet-sà-pâapซึ่งsʉ̂ngแสดงถึงsà-dɛɛng-tʉ̌ngทัศนคติtát-sà-ná-ká-dtìที่tîiคับแคบkáp-kɛ̂ɛpของkɔ̌ɔngผู้พูดpûu-pûut
Calling a Japanese woman "E-Yoon" is considered using a racial and gender slur, which shows the narrow-minded attitude of the speaker.
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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อียุ่นii-yûnอียุ่นii-yûnJapanese person (derogatory)Japanese person (derogatory)Word