อึ๊ย

ʉ́i

Meanings

1InterjectionA2

eek; yikes

used to express sudden surprise, shock, or mild fear

Examples

อึ๊ยʉ́iอึ๊ยʉ́i1eek; yikes2ew; ughน่ากลัวnâa-gluuaน่ากลัวnâa-gluua1scary; frightening2awfully; terribly; extremelyจังjangจังjangso; very (degree intensifier, postposed)
Yikes! So scary.
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อึ๊ยʉ́iไฟกะพริบfai-gà-prípแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiน่ากลัวnâa-gluuaนะná
Yikes! The lights flickering like this is scary.
อึ๊ยʉ́iเกือบgʉ̀ʉapเหยียบyìiapงูnguuที่อยู่tîi-yùuบนbonพื้นpʉ́ʉnแล้วlɛ́ɛo
Yikes! I almost stepped on the snake on the ground.
อึ๊ยéuiเมื่อกี้mêuua géeฉันchănเห็นhĕnเงาngaoดำๆdam damเดินผ่านdern pàanหน้าต่างnâa dtàangไปbpaiน่าขนลุกnâa kŏn lúkมากmâak
Yikes! Just now I saw a dark shadow walk past the window; it was very creepy.
2InterjectionA2

ew; ugh

used to express disgust, aversion, or a cringing feeling

Examples

อึ๊ยʉ́iอึ๊ยʉ́i1eek; yikes2ew; ughขยะkà-yàขยะkà-yà1trash; garbage; rubbish2junk; worthless stuff (figurative)กองgɔɔngกองgɔɔng1pile; heap; stack2to pile (up); heap; stack3classifier: piles; heaps; groups; units4division; department; unit; corpsนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เหม็นměnเหม็นměn1foul-smelling; stinky2[to] stink; smell badมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Eww! This pile of trash is so smelly.
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อึ๊ยʉ́iฉันchǎnเกลียดglìiatแมลงสาบmá-lɛɛng-sàapที่สุดtîi-sùtเลยləəi
Eww! I hate cockroaches the most.
อึ๊ยʉ́iอย่าyàaเอาaoมือmʉʉที่tîiเปื้อนbpʉ̂ʉanโคลนkloonมาmaaจับjàpฉันchǎnนะná
Eww! Don't touch me with your mud-stained hands.
อึ๊ยʉ́iแค่kɛ̂ɛคิดว่าkít-wâaจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngกินginหนอนnɔ̌ɔnทอดtɔ̂ɔtฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂ขนลุกkǒn-lúkแล้วlɛ́ɛo
Eww! Just thinking about having to eat fried worms gives me goosebumps.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markMai tri
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

High tone

ʉ́i

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Mid class + Mai tri → High

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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