ฮิญาบ
hí-yâapMeaning
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hijab
a head covering worn in public by some Muslim women; hijab
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offฮิญาบhí-yâapฮิญาบhí-yâaphijabผืนpʉ̌ʉnผืนpʉ̌ʉn1classifier (flat expanses/items)2sheet; stretch (flat expanse)ใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)เมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níiเมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níi1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; on the previous day
She bought a new hijab at the market yesterday.
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ผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngมุสลิมmút-sà-limในnaiประเทศไทยbprà-têet-taiมักจะmák-jàสวมsǔuamฮิญาบhí-yâapที่tîiมีสีสันmii-sǐi-sǎnสดใสsòt-sǎi
Muslim women in Thailand often wear colorful hijabs.
คุณkunต้องdtɔ̂ngสวมsǔuamฮิญาบhí-yâapให้เรียบร้อยhâi-rîiap-rɔ́ɔiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiมัสยิดmát-sà-yít
You need to wear your hijab properly before entering the mosque.
การสวมgaan-sǔuamฮิญาบhí-yâapถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenการแสดงออกgaan-sà-dɛɛng-ɔ̀ɔkถึงtʉ̌ngอัตลักษณ์àt-dtà-lákทางศาสนาtaang-sàat-sà-nǎaและlɛ́ความสำรวมkwaam-sǎm-ruuamของkɔ̌ɔngผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngมุสลิมmút-sà-lim
Wearing a hijab is an expression of religious identity and modesty for Muslim women.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ฮิญาบ said ฮิ-ยาบ?
hí-yâap
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
hí
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |