เยี่ยว
yîiaoMeanings
1NounA2
urine; piss (vulgar)
Urine; piss. This is a vulgar term.
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.เยี่ยวyîiaoเยี่ยวyîiao1urine; piss (vulgar)2[to] urinate; pee; piss (vulgar)หมาmǎaหมาmǎa1dog2dog (insult)
This is dog piss.
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There's a strong smell of piss in the bathroom.
Be careful not to step in the cat piss over there.
พยาบาลpá-yaa-baanบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiเก็บgèpตัวอย่างdtuua-yàangเยี่ยวyîiaoใส่sàiกระปุกgrà-bpùkนี้níiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaนำnamไปตรวจbpai-dtrùuat
The nurse said to collect a urine sample in this cup for testing. (vulgar)
2VerbA2
[to] urinate; pee; piss (vulgar)
To urinate; to piss. This is a vulgar term.
Examples
หมาmǎaหมาmǎa1dog2dog (insult)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forเยี่ยวyîiaoเยี่ยวyîiao1urine; piss (vulgar)2[to] urinate; pee; piss (vulgar)
The dog wants to piss.
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I have a bad stomachache, I need to go take a piss first.
Don't go piss over there, it's dirty.
The driver parked on the roadside to go piss in the bushes.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
yîiao
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 | — | — |