เว่อร์
wə̂əMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
exaggerated; over the top
excessive, dramatic, or beyond what is normal or believable (informal)
Examples
ราคาraa-kaaราคาraa-kaa1price; cost2[to] cost; [to be] priced atเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaเสื้อsʉ̂ʉa1shirt; top2jacket; coat3classifier: ตัวตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เว่อร์wə̂əเว่อร์wə̂ə1exaggerated; over the top2over the top!; so extra!ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleแพงpɛɛngแพงpɛɛng1expensive2costly; dearly paid for (figurative)เกินgəənเกินgəən1too; excessively; over-2[to] exceed; be more than3beyond; more than (a limit)เหตุhèetเหตุhèet1cause; reason2incident; occurrence (formal)3Buddhist cause (hetu)
The price of this shirt is over the top; it’s unreasonably expensive.
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เขาkǎoเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangทริปtrípแบบbɛ̀ɛpเว่อร์wə̂əมากmâakจนjonฟังดูfang-duuไม่น่าเชื่อmâi-nâa-chʉ̂ʉa
He told the story of the trip in such an exaggerated way that it sounded unbelievable.
Wearing this much makeup just to go to the market seems a bit over the top.
คำkamโปรโมตงานbproo-môot-ngaanนี้níiเว่อร์wə̂əจนjonเกินจริงgəən-jingทำให้tam-hâiความคาดหวังkwaam-kâat-wǎngของkɔ̌ɔngคนดูkon-duuสูงเกินไปsǔung-gəən-bpai
The promotion for this event is excessively exaggerated, causing the audience’s expectations to be too high.
2InterjectionB2
over the top!; so extra!
an exclamation showing that something is overly dramatic or excessive (informal)
Examples
แต่งหน้าdtɛ̀ng-nâaแต่งหน้าdtɛ̀ng-nâa1[to] put on makeup; do someone's makeup2[to] decorate the top (of a cake/dessert)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)ทำไมtam-maiทำไมtam-mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toจัดเต็มjàt-dtemจัดเต็มjàt-dtem1[to] go all out; do to the max2fully loaded; all-in3to the fullest; all-outขนาดนั้นkà-nàat-nánขนาดนั้นkà-nàat-nán1that much; to that extent2that size; that bigเว่อร์wə̂əเว่อร์wə̂ə1exaggerated; over the top2over the top!; so extra!ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyไหมmǎiไหมmǎi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silk
You're just going to the market—why go all out like that? Isn't it over the top?
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อุ๊ยúiรถติดrót-dtìtนิดเดียวnít-diiaoเองeengจะjàลาออกlaa-ɔ̀ɔkเพราะprɔ́มาmaaสายsǎaiครั้งเดียวkráng-diiaoก็gɔ̂เว่อร์wə̂əแล้วlɛ́ɛoนะná
Oh, it's just a bit of traffic. Quitting because you're late once is so over-the-top.
บอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaโปรเจ็กต์bproo-jèkนี้níiจะjàพลิกplíkโลกlôokเลยləəiเหรอrə̌əเว่อร์wə̂əไปbpaiนิดนะnít-náใจเย็นjai-yenก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
You say this project will change the world? That's a bit much—calm down.
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
wə̂ə
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
ร์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |