อุเหม่
ù-hèemMeaning
1InterjectionC1
humph; well! (literary)
An exclamation expressing anger, displeasure, or defiant bravado, especially in literary dialogue.
Examples
อุเหม่ù-màyอุเหม่ù-màyhumph; well! (literary)เอ็งengเอ็งengyou (intimate/familiar)นี่nêeนี่nêe1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)ช่างchângช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toไม่ได้เรื่องmâi dâi rêuuangไม่ได้เรื่องmâi dâi rêuuanguseless; no good; incompetentเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedจริงๆjing jingจริงๆjing jing1really; truly; actually; indeed2really?!; seriously?!สั่งให้sàng hâiสั่งให้sàng hâi[to] order [sb] to do [sth]ทำอะไรtam à-raiทำอะไรtam à-raiwhat are you doing?ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerผิดพลาดpìt plâatผิดพลาดpìt plâat1[to] be wrong; be erroneous2faulty; incorrectไปหมดbpai mòtไปหมดbpai mòt1completely; all gone2entirely; across the board
Umeh! You are truly useless; whatever you are ordered to do goes wrong.
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อุเหม่ù-hèemข้าkâaบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiเจ้าjâaoไปbpaiตักน้ำdtàk-náamแล้วlɛ́ɛoเหตุใดhèet-daiจึงjʉngมาmaaนอนnɔɔnอู้ûuตรงนี้dtrong-níi
Umeh! I told you to go fetch water, so why are you slacking off sleeping here?
อุเหม่ù-hèemช่างchângบังอาจbang-àatนักnákที่tîiกล้าglâaเข้ามาkâo-maaท้าทายtáa-taaiอำนาจam-nâatของkɔ̌ɔngข้าkâaถึงtʉ̌ngในnaiถิ่นtìn
Umeh! How audacious of you to dare challenge my authority right in my own territory.
อุเหม่ù-màyนึกว่าnéuk wâaหัวขโมยhŭua kà-moiที่ไหนtêe năiแอบàepย่องyôngเข้ามาkâo maaที่แท้têe táeก็gâwเป็นเจ้าbpen jâoด่างdàangสุนัขsù-nákของkŏngข้าkâaนี่เองnêe eng
Umeh! I wondered what thief was sneaking in; it turns out to be just my dog, Dang.
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 endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
ù
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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
อุùอุù1exclamation of pain/surprise/effort2prefix (Pali/Skt.): up; outexclamation of pain/surprise/effortPart 1
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เหม่hèemเหม่hèemexclamation of anger or scorn (literary)exclamation of anger or scorn (literary)Part 2
อุเหม่ù-hèemอุเหม่ù-hèemhumph; well! (literary)humph; well! (literary)Word