อีหยัง(ee yăng)
Meanings
1PronounA2
what (Isan question word)
Isan/Northeastern Thai equivalent of ‘what,’ used to ask about the identity, nature, or specifics of something.
Examples
นั่นคือnân keuนั่นคือnân keuthat is; in other wordsอีหยังee yăngอีหยังee yăng1what (Isan question word)2anything/something (indefinite)บอกbòkบอกbòk1[to] tell; inform2[to] ask/tell (someone to do something) (colloquial)3[to] indicate; show4[to] state; say (reporting speech)แหน่nàeแหน่nàe1duckweed (aquatic plant)2hey; oi (Isan/Lao-influenced interjection)
What is that? Please tell me.
2PronounB1
anything/something (indefinite)
In negative or uncertain contexts, can function as an indefinite pronoun meaning ‘anything’ or ‘something.’
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)บ่bòบ่bò1not; no (Isan/Northern particle)2yes–no question particle (Isan/Northern)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoอีหยังee yăngอีหยังee yăng1what (Isan question word)2anything/something (indefinite)น่าห่วงnâa hùuangน่าห่วงnâa hùuangworrying; worrisome; a cause for concernเดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4if … then (warning; colloquial)5alternating; now … now …เฮาhaoเฮาhao1I; me (informal, regional)2our (possessive)3we; us; our (regional)ค่อยไปkôi bpaiค่อยไปkôi bpai1[to] go later; do it later2see you later (set phrase)ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1popular; mainstream (colloq.)2market; marketplace3market (economic demand/sector)
There's nothing to worry about today; we’ll go to the market later.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
อีeeอีee1vulgar female prefix2vulgar slur for a woman3colloquial female prefix (dialectal; impolite)Part 1
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อีหยังee yăngอีหยังee yăngwhat (Isan question word)