เหม่
hèemMeaning
1InterjectionC1
exclamation of anger or scorn (literary)
An exclamation used to show anger or a lack of respect for someone, mainly in literature or old-fashioned speech.
Examples
เหม่hèemเหม่hèemexclamation of anger or scorn (literary)เจ้าjâaoเจ้าjâao1lord; master; owner2ruler; prince (royal title)3deity; spirit (title/noun)4prefix: familiar or affectionate term before names or nouns5polite sentence-final particle (Northern Thai, mainly female)6yes; okay (polite, Northern Thai)7you (familiar/regional; archaic/literary)8classifier for businesses, suppliers, or individual partiesกล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyขัดคำสั่งkàt-kam-sàngขัดคำสั่งkàt-kam-sàng[to] disobey an orderข้าkâaข้าkâa1I; me (archaic/poetic; rustic)2servant; subject (historical)3I; me (deferential to royalty, historical formula)หรือrʉ̌ʉหรือrʉ̌ʉ1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)
What insolence! You dare disobey my orders?
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เหม่hèemข้าkâaอุตส่าห์ùt-sàaไว้ใจwái-jaiเจ้าjâaoแต่dtɛ̀ɛเจ้าjâaoกลับglàpหักหลังhàk-lǎngข้าkâaได้dâaiลงคอlong-kɔɔ
You wretch! I put my trust in you, yet you had no qualms about betraying me.
เหม่hèemได้dâaiดิบdìpได้ดีdâai-diiแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂ถีบหัวส่งtìip-hǔua-sòngผู้pûuมีmiiพระคุณprá-kunเจ้าjâaoช่างchângเนรคุณnee-rá-kunเสียsǐiaจริงjing
You wretch! Now that you have risen in the world, you cast aside your benefactor. How utterly ungrateful you are!
เหม่hèemอาศัยaa-sǎiเพียงpiiangยศศักดิ์yót-sàkของkɔ̌ɔngบิดาbì-daaก็gɔ̂มาmaaวางwaangอำนาจบาตรใหญ่am-nâat-bàat-yàiเจ้าjâaoมิได้mí-dâaiละอายlá-aaiแก่ใจgɛ̀ɛ-jaiบ้างbâangหรือrʉ̌ʉ
What insolence! You throw your weight around merely because of your father's rank. Have you no shame?
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ม puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
hèem
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |