เซี้ยะ
síaMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
sexy; shapely
sexy, shapely, or having a great figure (slang, typically used to describe a woman's body)
Examples
ดาราdaa-raaดาราdaa-raa1celebrity; star (entertainment)2star (astronomy) [formal/lit.]คนนี้kon-níiคนนี้kon-níithis personอายุaa-yúอายุaa-yú1age2[to] be X years old3lifespan; service lifeสี่สิบsìi-sìpสี่สิบsìi-sìpforty; the number 40แล้วแต่lɛ́ɛo-dtɛ̀ɛแล้วแต่lɛ́ɛo-dtɛ̀ɛ1up to; depends on2as per; according toหุ่นhùnหุ่นhùn1doll; mannequin; puppet2figure; physique3robot; automaton; android (colloq.)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardเซี้ยะsíaเซี้ยะsíasexy; shapelyอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
This actress is already forty, but her figure is still incredibly shapely.
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เธอtəəออกกำลังกายɔ̀ɔk-gam-lang-gaaiอย่างหนักyàang-nàkและlɛ́คุมอาหารkum-aa-hǎanมาmaaตลอดทั้งปีdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-táng-bpiiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจะได้jà-dâaiมีmiiหุ่นhùnเซี้ยะsíaไปbpaiใส่sàiชุดว่ายน้ำchút-wâai-náamที่tîiทะเลtá-lee
She has worked out hard and controlled her diet all year just to have a sexy figure to wear a swimsuit at the beach.
ถึงแม้ว่าtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-wâaคลินิกklí-nìkศัลยกรรมsǎn-yá-gamจะjàโฆษณาkoo-sà-naaว่าwâaสามารถsǎa-mâatปั้นหุ่นbpân-hùnเซี้ยะsíaได้dâaiในพริบตาnai-príp-dtaaแต่dtɛ̀ɛการรักษาgaan-rák-sǎaรูปร่างrûup-râangให้ดูhâi-duuดีdiiในnaiระยะยาวrá-yá-yaaoก็gɔ̂ยังyangต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiวินัยwí-naiอยู่ดีyùu-dii
Although plastic surgery clinics advertise that they can sculpt a shapely figure in the blink of an eye, maintaining a good physique in the long run still requires discipline.
คำว่าkam-wâaหุ่นhùnเซี้ยะsíaในnaiยุคปัจจุบันyúk-bpàt-jù-banไม่ได้mâi-dâaiจำกัดjam-gàtอยู่yùuแค่kɛ̂ɛความkwaamผอมบางpɔ̌ɔm-baangเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanในอดีตnai-à-dìitแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangรวมถึงruuam-tʉ̌ngความkwaamมีน้ำมีนวลmii-náam-mii-nuuanและlɛ́ดูduuสุขภาพดีsùk-kà-pâap-diiด้วยdûuai
The term 'shapely' in the modern era is no longer limited to just being thin like in the past, but also encompasses being curvy and looking healthy.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
sía
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |