อีแก่
ii-gɛ̀ɛMeanings
1NounB2
old woman; old hag (offensive)
A derogatory term for an older woman.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตะโกนเรียกdtà-goon-rîiakตะโกนเรียกdtà-goon-rîiak[to] call out loudly; [to] shout for [sb]ผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngผู้หญิงpûu-yǐng1woman; girl; female person2women's; female (as modifier)สูงอายุsǔung-aa-yúสูงอายุsǔung-aa-yúelderly; of advanced ageคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeอีแก่ii-gɛ̀ɛอีแก่ii-gɛ̀ɛ1old woman; old hag (offensive)2wife (informal) (offensive)3old maid (card game)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofคนรอบข้างkon-rɔ̂ɔp-kâangคนรอบข้างkon-rɔ̂ɔp-kâang1people nearby; those around (physically present)2immediate circle; close people around someoneหันมาhǎn-maaหันมาhǎn-maa1[to] turn toward here; face this way2[to] switch to; turn to; begin doingมองmɔɔngมองmɔɔng1[to] look at2[to] watch; observe3[to] view; regard; consider
He shouted “old hag” at that elderly woman, making everyone nearby turn to look.
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ยายyaaiเสียใจsǐia-jaiที่tîiเด็กdèkข้างบ้านkâang-bâanเรียกrîiakแกgɛɛว่าwâaอีแก่ii-gɛ̀ɛและlɛ́ไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmขอโทษkɔ̌ɔ-tôot
Grandma was upset that the kid next door called her an “old hag” and refused to apologize.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakถูกtùukลูกค้าlûuk-káaตะคอกdtà-kɔ̂ɔkว่าwâaอีแก่ii-gɛ̀ɛทำงานtam-ngaanชักช้าchák-cháaจริงjingพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanหญิงyǐngสูงวัยsǔung-waiก็gɔ̂ขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiผู้จัดpûu-jàtการเข้ามาgaan-kâo-maaช่วยchûuaiจัดการjàt-gaanสถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaan
After a customer snapped, “You old hag, you're so slow!” the older female employee asked the manager to help handle the situation.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàไม่พอใจmâi-pɔɔ-jaiที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngรอrɔɔนานnaanเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ไม่มีสิทธิ์mâi-mii-sìtเรียกrîiakแม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káaสูงวัยsǔung-waiว่าwâaอีแก่ii-gɛ̀ɛต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâaคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn
Even if he was unhappy about the long wait, he had no right to call the older vendor an “old hag” in front of others.
2NounB2
wife (informal) (offensive)
A coarse, familiar term for one's wife, sometimes used jokingly.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหัวเราะhŭua róหัวเราะhŭua ró1[to] laugh2[to] laugh at; ridiculeแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)บอกbòkบอกbòk1[to] tell; inform2[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]3[to] indicate; showเพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeอีแก่ee gàeอีแก่ee gàe1old woman; old hag (offensive)2wife (informal) (offensive)3old maid (card game)ที่บ้านtêe bâanที่บ้านtêe bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at homeรอrorรอror1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitกินข้าวgin kâaoกินข้าวgin kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainก่อนจะgòn jàก่อนจะgòn jàbefore (introducing a clause)กลับไปglàp bpaiกลับไปglàp bpai1[to] go back; return (there)2back (directional, after verbs)3[to] revert; return to a previous state/activityหาhăaหาhăa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3huh?; what? (informal)4[to] get; procure5[to] earn (money); make a living6[to] visit; go see7[to] seek out; contactภรรยาpan-rá-yaaภรรยาpan-rá-yaawife (formal/neutral)
He laughed and told his friend, “My old lady's waiting to eat,” before heading home to his wife.
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สามีsăa-meeแซวsaeoภรรยาpan-rá-yaaว่าwâaอีแก่ee gàeวันนี้wan néeทำกับข้าวtam gàp kâaoอะไรà-raiแล้วláeoทั้งคู่táng kôoก็gâwหัวเราะhŭua ró
The husband teased his wife, saying, “Hey, old lady, what are you cooking today?” and they both laughed.
แม้máeเขาkăoจะjàเรียกrîakภรรยาpan-rá-yaaว่าwâaอีแก่ee gàeเวลาway-laaหยอกล้อyòk lóกันganแต่dtàeเมื่อmêuuaอยู่yòoต่อหน้าdtò nâaคนอื่นkon èunเขาkăoจะjàเรียกrîakเธอterด้วยdûuayชื่อchêuเสมอsà-mĕr
Although he calls his wife “old lady” when they joke around, he always uses her name in front of other people.
พอporภรรยาpan-rá-yaaยื่นyêunเสื้อsêuuaที่têeรีดrêetเสร็จsètให้hâiเขาkăoก็gâwรับrápไปbpaiพลางplaangพูดpôotว่าwâaขอบใจนะkòp jai náอีแก่ee gàeด้วยdûuayน้ำเสียงnám sĭiangหยอกyòkเeอินinที่têeทั้งคู่táng kôoคุ้นเคยkún koie
When his wife handed him the freshly ironed shirt, he took it and said, “Thanks, old lady,” in the teasing tone they were both accustomed to.
3NounB2
old maid (card game)
A card game in which players discard matching pairs and try not to be left holding the unmatched card.
Examples
หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureอาหารเย็นaa-hǎan-yenอาหารเย็นaa-hǎan-yendinner; supper; evening mealเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)ไพ่pâiไพ่pâiplaying card; cardsอีแก่ii-gɛ̀ɛอีแก่ii-gɛ̀ɛ1old woman; old hag (offensive)2wife (informal) (offensive)3old maid (card game)กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)น้องสาวnɔ́ɔng-sǎaoน้องสาวnɔ́ɔng-sǎaoyounger sister; younger female siblingเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringแพ้pɛ́ɛแพ้pɛ́ɛ1[to] lose; be defeated2[to] be allergic (to)3[to] be overcome by; be susceptible to4susceptible to; intolerant of
After dinner, we played Old Maid, and my younger sister lost.
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พ่อสอนpɔ̂ɔ-sɔ̌ɔnลูกเล่นlûuk-lênไพ่pâiอีแก่ii-gɛ̀ɛโดยdooiให้hâiทิ้งtíngไพ่pâiที่จับtîi-jàpคู่กันkûu-ganได้dâai
The father taught his child to play Old Maid by having them discard matching pairs.
คนkonที่tîiถือtʉ̌ʉไพ่ใบสุดท้ายpâi-bai-sùt-táaiซึ่งsʉ̂ngจับคู่jàp-kûuไม่ได้mâi-dâaiจะเป็นjà-bpenผู้แพ้pûu-pɛ́ɛในnaiเกมgeemอีแก่ii-gɛ̀ɛดังนั้นdang-nánทุกคนtúk-konจึงjʉngพยายามpá-yaa-yaamไม่ให้mâi-hâiไพ่pâiใบbaiนั้นnánตกอยู่กับdtòk-yùu-gàpตัวเองdtuua-eeng
The player left holding the final unmatched card loses in Old Maid, so everyone tries to avoid ending up with it.
เวลาwee-laaเล่นlênไพ่pâiอีแก่ii-gɛ̀ɛกับgàpหลานlǎanฉันchǎnต้องdtɔ̂ngเตือนdtʉʉanเขาkǎoว่าwâaอย่าyàaให้hâiคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnเห็นhěnไพ่pâiในnaiมือmʉʉไม่อย่างนั้นmâi-yàang-nánอีกฝ่ายìik-fàaiอาจàatเดาdaoได้dâaiว่าwâaควรkuuanจั่วjùuaใบbaiไหนnǎi
When I play Old Maid with my grandchild, I have to remind him not to show his cards, or the other player might figure out which card to draw.
Tones
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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
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Result
Mid tone
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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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อีแก่ii-gɛ̀ɛอีแก่ii-gɛ̀ɛold woman; old hag (offensive)old woman; old hag (offensive)Word