เควี่ย
kwîiaMeanings
1NounC2
stupid bastard; fucking idiot
a highly offensive internet slang term blending 'ควายควายkwaai1fool; idiot (insult)2water buffalo' (buffalo/idiot) and 'เหี้ยเหี้ยhîia1shit!; fuck! (very vulgar)2asshole; bastard (very vulgar)3shitty; awful (very vulgar)4water monitor lizard' (monitor lizard/bastard), used to insult someone who is both extremely stupid and a terrible person
Examples
ไอ้âiไอ้âi1derogatory prefix (male-referencing)2this/that damn… (insulting)3familiar prefix (coarse, colloq.)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)เควี่ยkwîiaเควี่ยkwîia1stupid bastard; fucking idiot2damn it; holy shitจริงๆjing jingจริงๆjing jing1really; truly; actually; indeed2really?!; seriously?!ทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyหลอกlòkหลอกlòk1[to] deceive; cheat; trick2[to] scare; spook; play a trick on3fake; sham; counterfeitเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8keep on (doing); on and on (V + เอา ๆ)เงินngernเงินngern1money2silver (metal)แถมยังtăem yangแถมยังtăem yangfurthermore; in additionทำร้ายร่างกายtam ráai râang gaaiทำร้ายร่างกายtam ráai râang gaai[to] physically assault [sb]แฟนfaenแฟนfaen1romantic partner2fan; supporterอีกèekอีกèek1more; another; further2again3else; other
That guy is a real stupid bastard; he scammed his girlfriend for money and even physically abused her.
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อย่าyàaไปbpaiคุยkuiกับgàpไอ้âiเควี่ยkwîiaนั่นnânเลยloieอธิบายà-tí-baaiอะไรà-raiไปbpaiมันmanก็gâwไม่mâiฟังfangแถมยังtăem yangชอบchôpด่าdàaคนอื่นkon èunเสียๆsĭia sĭiaหายๆhăai hăai
Don't bother talking to that stupid bastard. He won't listen to any explanations and loves to badmouth others.
นอกจากnɔ̂ɔk-jàakจะjàทำงานtam-ngaanพลาดplâatจนjonบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtพังpangแล้วlɛ́ɛoยังyangจะjàโยนyoonความผิดkwaam-pìtให้hâiลูกน้องlûuk-nɔ́ɔngอีกìikนิสัยní-sǎiเควี่ยkwîiaแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiหาhǎaที่ไหนtîi-nǎiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiแล้วlɛ́ɛo
Besides messing up the work until the company collapsed, he still blamed his subordinates. You can't find a stupidly evil character like this anywhere else.
จะjàหาhăaคำkamไหนnăiด่าdàaไอ้âiหมอนี่mŏ nêeได้ดีdâai deeไปbpaiกว่าgwàaคำว่าkam wâaเควี่ยkwîiaคงไม่kong mâiมีmeeอีกแล้วèek láewทั้งtángโง่ngôhดักdàkดานdaanแถมยังtăem yangสันดานsăn-daanเสียจนsĭia jonเกินgernเยียวยาyiiao yaaจริงๆjing jing
There's probably no better word to curse this guy than 'stupid bastard'. He's both hopelessly ignorant and has a terribly flawed character beyond redemption.
2InterjectionC2
damn it; holy shit
a vulgar exclamation of anger, frustration, or shock
Examples
เควี่ยkwîiaเควี่ยkwîia1stupid bastard; fucking idiot2damn it; holy shitลืมlʉʉmลืมlʉʉm1[to] forget2[to] leave behind (by forgetting)เซฟséepเซฟséep1[to] save [data/file]2safe; strongbox3[to] save [sb/sth] (protect)4save (sports)5[to] make a save (sports)งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)7ngan (land unit: 400 m², a quarter of a rai)ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerไฟดับfai-dàpไฟดับfai-dàp1power outage; blackout2[of power/lights] go out; cut outทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] cause; makeไงngaiไงngai1hey; yo (very casual attention-getter)2what's up?; how's it going? (casual)3how; in what way (colloq.)4emphatic reminder/identifier (…ไง ‘you know’)ดีdiiดีdii1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bileเนี่ยnîiaเนี่ยnîia1deictic/emphatic particle (‘this/that here/there’)2focus/emotion particle3discourse marker (framing)
Fuck! I forgot to save my work before the power went out. What should I do?
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เควี่ยkwîiaเอ๊ยyéeรถrótมาmaaเสียsǐiaอะไรà-raiตรงนี้dtrong-níiตอนdtɔɔnชั่วโมงเร่งด่วนchûua-moong-rêng-dùuanวะwáเนี่ยnîia
Goddammit! Why did the car have to break down right here during rush hour?
เควี่ยkwîiaฉันchǎnเพิ่งpə̂ngรู้rúuว่าwâaโดนdoonแฟนfɛɛnสวมsǔuamเขาkǎoมาmaaตั้งdtângสองsɔ̌ɔngปีbpiiเต็มdtemเจ็บใจjèp-jaiชะมัดchá-mát
Holy shit! I just found out I've been cheated on by my partner for two whole years. It hurts so much.
เควี่ยkwîiaราคาหุ้นraa-kaa-hûnตกลงมาdtòk-long-maaฮวบฮาบhûuap-hâapแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiพอร์ตpɔ́ɔtฉันchǎnไม่mâiพังพินาศpang-pí-nâatหมดmòtเลยləəiหรือไงrʉ̌ʉ-ngai
Fuck! With the stock prices plummeting like this, won't my entire portfolio be completely ruined?
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster คว, the first consonant ค sets the class.
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
kwîia
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |