เสี้ยว
sîiaoMeanings
1NounB1
a fraction; a sliver; a small piece
A very small part or fraction of a whole; a sliver or tiny piece, often one of many parts.
Examples
ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerแค่kɛ̂ɛแค่kɛ̂ɛ1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asเสี้ยวsîiaoเสี้ยวsîiao1a fraction; a sliver; a small piece2a crescent segment (moon/shape); a wedgeเดียวdiiaoเดียวdiiaosingle; one; only; sameของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเค้กkéekเค้กkéekcake (sweet baked dessert)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn1other people; others2someone else; another personตักdtàkตักdtàk1lap (of a person)2[to] scoop; ladle; spoon upไปหมดแล้วbpai-mòt-lɛ́ɛoไปหมดแล้วbpai-mòt-lɛ́ɛo1all gone already; none left2all have left already3completely (already), as a result
I only got a tiny sliver of the cake because others had taken most of it.
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ความจริงkwaam jingมีmeeหลายlăaiด้านdâanและláeสิ่งที่sìng têeเราraoเห็นhĕnอาจàatเป็นbpenเพียงเสี้ยวpiiang sîiaoเล็กๆlék lékเท่านั้นtâo nán
The truth has many sides, and what we see might be only a tiny fraction.
โครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiใช้cháiทรัพยากรsáp-pá-yaa-gɔɔnไปbpaiมากmâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛผลลัพธ์pǒn-lápที่tîiได้dâaiกลับเป็นglàp-bpenเพียงเสี้ยวpiiang-sîiaoส่วนsùuanของkɔ̌ɔngที่tîiคาดหวังkâat-wǎng
This project consumed many resources, yet the results were only a small fraction of what was expected.
เขาkǎoเล่าlâoเพียงเสี้ยวpiiang-sîiaoเดียวdiiaoของkɔ̌ɔngเหตุการณ์hèet-gaanทำให้tam-hâiภาพรวมpâap-ruuamบิดเบือนbìt-bʉʉanไปbpaiมากmâak
He told only a sliver of the incident, which distorted the overall picture greatly.
2NounB2
a crescent segment (moon/shape); a wedge
A crescent-shaped or wedge-like segment, as in a crescent moon or a slice shaped like a wedge.
Examples
คืนนี้keun néeคืนนี้keun née1tonight (the night of today)2tonightพระจันทร์prá janพระจันทร์prá janthe Moonเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เสี้ยวsîiaoเสี้ยวsîiao1a fraction; a sliver; a small piece2a crescent segment (moon/shape); a wedgeโค้งkóhngโค้งkóhng1curve; bend2[to] curve; bend; arch3curved; bending; arched4[to] bow (upper body)บางbaangบางbaang1some; certain2thin; slight3thin; sparseๆ-เหนือnĕuuaเหนือnĕuua1north; the North2northern3above; over4superior to; aboveขอบฟ้าkòp fáaขอบฟ้าkòp fáa1horizon2horizons; scope; range
Tonight the moon is a thin crescent above the horizon.
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แม่mâeหั่นhànแตงโมdtaeng mohเป็นbpenเสี้ยวsîiaoเหมือนmĕuuanรูปrôopเว้าwáoให้hâiเด็กdèkๆ-ถือtĕuuaกินง่ายgin ngâaiๆ-
Mom cut the watermelon into crescent-shaped wedges so the kids could hold them easily.
พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanจัดjàtพิซซ่าpít-sâaเป็นbpenเสี้ยวsîiaoเท่าtâoๆ-กันganเพื่อให้pêuua hâiทุกคนtúk konได้dâiชิ้นchínที่têeหยิบyìpกินง่ายgin ngâaiและláeพอดีpo deeมือmeuu
The staff arranged the pizza into equal slices so that everyone got pieces that were easy to hold and fit their hands.
ช่างchângทำtamกระจกgrà-jòkตัดdtàtแผ่นpɛ̀nกระจกgrà-jòkเป็นbpenเสี้ยวsîiaoโค้งkóongเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaประกอบเป็นbprà-gɔ̀ɔp-bpenหน้าต่างnâa-dtàangทรงsongจันทร์เสี้ยวjan-sîiaoตามdtaamแบบbɛ̀ɛpสถาปัตยกรรมsà-tǎa-bpàt-dtà-yá-gam
The glazier cut the glass sheet into curved wedges to assemble a crescent-shaped window according to the architectural design.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
sîiao
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |