เสย
sə̌əiMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] push up; [to] sweep back
To push up, sweep back, or run fingers through (especially hair)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เอาaoเอาao1[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)มือmʉʉมือmʉʉ1hand2skill; level; expertise3classifier: players in certain gambling games4doer; agent5round; turn (card games)เสยsə̌əiเสยsə̌əi1[to] push up; [to] sweep back2[to] strike upwardผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เวลาที่wee-laa-tîiเวลาที่wee-laa-tîithe time whenรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)เขินkə̌ənเขินkə̌ən1shy; embarrassed2[to] feel shy/embarrassed
He likes to run his hand through his hair when he feels shy.
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ผู้ชายpûu-chaaiคนkonนั้นnánเสยsə̌əiผมpǒmไปbpaiด้านหลังdâan-lǎngแล้วlɛ́ɛoสวมsǔuamแว่นตากันแดดwɛ̂ɛn-dtaa-gan-dɛ̀ɛt
That man swept his hair back and put on sunglasses.
ลมlomพัดpátแรงมากrɛɛng-mâakจนjonเธอtəəต้องdtɔ̂ngคอยkɔɔiเสยsə̌əiผมpǒmที่tîiปรกbpròkหน้าnâaอยู่yùuตลอดเวลาdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-wee-laa
The wind blew so hard that she had to keep sweeping the hair back from her face all the time.
ท่าทางtâa-taangที่tîiเขาkǎoเสยsə̌əiผมpǒmที่tîiเปียกชื้นbpìiak-chʉ́ʉnหลังจากlǎng-jàakขึ้นkʉ̂nจากjàakสระว่ายน้ำsà-wâai-náamนั้นnánดูมีเสน่ห์duu-mii-sà-nèeอย่างyàangบอกbɔ̀ɔkไม่mâiถูกtùuk
The way he swept his wet hair back after getting out of the swimming pool looked indescribably attractive.
2VerbB2
[to] strike upward
To strike, hit, or thrust upward from below (such as an uppercut punch)
Examples
นักมวยnák-muuaiนักมวยnák-muuaiboxer; prizefighterคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ต่อยdtɔ̀ɔiต่อยdtɔ̀ɔi1[to] punch; hit with the fist2[to] stingเสยsə̌əiเสยsə̌əi1[to] push up; [to] sweep back2[to] strike upwardคางkaangคางkaangchinคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuopponent; adversary; rivalอย่างแรงyàang-rɛɛngอย่างแรงyàang-rɛɛngstrongly; intensely; severely
That boxer threw a hard uppercut to his opponent's chin.
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Be careful of him throwing an uppercut to your face when you're off guard.
ผู้ชายpûu-chaaiคนkonนั้นnánพยายามpá-yaa-yaamจะjàทำร้ายtam-ráaiฉันchǎnฉันchǎnเลยləəiเตะdtèเสยsə̌əiเป้าbpâoเขาkǎoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันตัวbpɔ̂ng-gan-dtuua
That man tried to attack me, so I kicked upwards into his groin for self-defense.
ในnaiยกสุดท้ายyók-sùt-táaiเขาkǎoใช้cháiหมัดฮุกmàt-húkซ้ายsáaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoตามด้วยdtaam-dûuaiหมัดmàtเสยsə̌əiเข้าที่kâo-tîiปลายคางbplaai-kaangจนjonชนะน็อกchá-ná-nɔ́k
In the final round, he used a left hook followed by an uppercut to the chin to win by knockout.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sə̌əi
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |