อีเจ้
ii-jêeMeaning
1NounC1
older sister; female boss (vulgar or informal)
an older sister, older female friend, or female boss (used informally, often with a vulgar, derogatory, or overly familiar tone)
Examples
อีเจ้ii-jêeอีเจ้ii-jêeolder sister; female boss (vulgar or informal)ร้านข้าวแกงráan-kâao-gɛɛngร้านข้าวแกงráan-kâao-gɛɛngrice and curry shopปากซอยbpàak-sɔɔiปากซอยbpàak-sɔɔientrance of a soiแกgɛɛแกgɛɛ1you (familiar)2he; she (familiar)บ่นbònบ่นbòn1to complain; grumble2to nagอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsแกgɛɛแกgɛɛ1you (familiar)2he; she (familiar)อีกแล้วìik-lɛ́ɛoอีกแล้วìik-lɛ́ɛoagain; once more (often with annoyance)
What is that older food stall lady at the corner complaining about again?
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อีเจ้ii-jêeแผนกการตลาดpà-nɛ̀ɛk-gaan-dtà-làatคนkonนั้นnánโยนyoonงานngaanมาmaaให้hâiทีมtiimฉันchǎnทำtamอีกแล้วìik-lɛ́ɛo
That bossy lady from the marketing department dumped the work on my team again.
ถ้าtâaยูyuuไม่mâiอยากyàakโดนด่าdoon-dàaเปิงbpəəngรีบrîipปั่นbpànรายงานraai-ngaanนี้níiให้hâiเสร็จsètก่อนgɔ̀ɔnอีเจ้ii-jêeจะjàเข้าkâoออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítดีกว่าdii-gwàa
If you don't want to get severely scolded, you'd better rush to finish this report before the boss lady arrives at the office.
ถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàมีmiiการนินทาgaan-nin-taaว่าร้ายwâa-ráaiกันganแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiแต่dtɛ̀ɛทุกคนtúk-konก็gɔ̂รู้ดีrúu-diiว่าwâaไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiกล้าglâaหือhʉ̌ʉกับgàpอีเจ้ii-jêeเพราะprɔ́นางnaangกุมgumอำนาจเบ็ดเสร็จam-nâat-bèt-sètในnaiก๊วนgúuanนี้níi
No matter how much gossiping and backstabbing there is, everyone knows well that no one dares to cross the boss lady because she holds absolute power in this clique.
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 | — | — |