เวียก
wîiakMeaning
1NounA2
work; job; task (Isan/Lao regional)
work; a job, task, or duties; regional word used in Isan Thai and Lao, equivalent to Standard Thai ‘งานงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)’
Examples
ข่อยkɔ̀ɔiข่อยkɔ̀ɔi1I; me (Isan/Lao; humble/familiar)2Siamese rough bushมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเวียกwîiakเวียกwîiakwork; job; task (Isan/Lao regional)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเฮ็ดhétเฮ็ดhét[to] do; make (Isan/Lao)
I have work to do.
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Tomorrow I will go to work early in the morning.
Where do you work?
พ่อpôrออกไปòk bpaiเฮ็ดเวียกhét wîiakตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeเช้าcháaoแล้วláeoป่านนี้bpàan néeยังyangบ่bòกลับมาglàp maaเลยloie
Dad went out to work since the morning and still hasn't come back yet.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
wîiak
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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 | — | — |