เหยี่ยว
yìiaoMeanings
1NounB1
hawk (bird of prey)
A bird of prey with keen eyesight, hooked beak, and sharp talons, hunting small animals and birds.
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asเหยี่ยวyìiaoเหยี่ยวyìiao1hawk (bird of prey)2hawk; hardliner (figurative)บินวนbin-wonบินวนbin-won[to] circle in the air; [to] fly in a circleเหนือnʉ̌ʉaเหนือnʉ̌ʉa1north; the North2northern3above; over4superior to; aboveทุ่งtûngทุ่งtûngfield; open countryแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)โฉบchòopโฉบchòop1[to] swoop; skim (past/over)2[to] drop by brieflyลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] onlineจับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)7[to] settle on; stick to a surfaceหนูnǔuหนูnǔu1mouse; rat2I; me (polite, childlike/feminine in Thai)3you (addressing a child/younger person)
We saw a hawk circling above the field and swooping down to catch a mouse.
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A hawk has keen eyes and can see small birds from very far away.
ปากbpàakโค้งkóongและlɛ́กรงเล็บgrong-lépแหลมlɛ̌ɛmของkɔ̌ɔngเหยี่ยวyìiaoช่วยให้chûuai-hâiมันmanฉีกchìikชิ้นเนื้อchín-nʉ́ʉaจากjàakเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉaได้dâaiง่ายngâai
A hawk’s hooked beak and sharp talons help it tear pieces of flesh from its prey.
นักดูนกnák-duu-nókสังเกตsǎng-gèetท่วงท่าtûuang-tâaการgaanร่อนrɔ̂ɔnของkɔ̌ɔngเหยี่ยวyìiaoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaบอกbɔ̀ɔkชนิดchá-nítและlɛ́วิธีwí-tiiล่าlâaเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉaของมันkɔ̌ɔng-man
Birdwatchers observe a hawk’s gliding posture to identify the species and its hunting method.
2AdjectiveB2
hawk; hardliner (figurative)
A person who advocates aggressive or hardline measures, especially in military or foreign affairs.
Examples
นักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangนักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangpoliticianสายเหยี่ยวsǎai-yìiaoสายเหยี่ยวsǎai-yìiaohawk (political/economic)สนับสนุนsà-nàp-sà-nǔnสนับสนุนsà-nàp-sà-nǔn1[to] support; back; endorse2[to] sponsor; fund3[to] advocate; promoteมาตรการmâat-dtrà-gaanมาตรการmâat-dtrà-gaan1measure; policy step2classifier: ประการเข้มkêmเข้มkêm1strong; intense (taste/smell)2deep; rich (color)3strong (coffee/tea/medicine)4strict; rigorous5serious; stern (manner/face)ด้านdâanด้านdâan1side; face (surface)2classifier: sides/faces/aspects3field; area; aspect4calloused; hardened; matte5toward; on the side of6dud; failing to fire or explodeความมั่นคงkwaam-mân-kongความมั่นคงkwaam-mân-kong1stability; steadiness2security (esp. national)
Hardline politicians support strict security measures.
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ภาพลักษณ์pâap-pá-lákแบบbàepเหยี่ยวyìaoทำให้tam hâiเขาkăoถูกtòokมองว่าmong wâaไม่mâiยอมอ่อนข้อyom òrn kôrในnaiการเจรจาgaan jay-rá-jaa
His hawkish image makes him seen as unwilling to compromise in negotiations.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanแนวเหยี่ยวnɛɛo-yìiaoผลักดันplàk-danงบngópกลาโหมgà-laa-hǒomเพิ่มขึ้นpə̂əm-kʉ̂nโดยdooiให้เหตุผลhâi-hèet-pǒnเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangภัยคุกคามpai-kúk-kaamข้ามพรมแดนkâam-prom-dɛɛn
A hawkish government pushes for increased defense budgets, citing cross-border threats.
ในnaiเวทีwee-tiiระหว่างประเทศrá-wàang-bprà-têetกลุ่มglùmเหยี่ยวyìiaoย้ำyámว่าความwâa-kwaamแข็งกร้าวkɛ̌ng-grâaoคือkʉʉหนทางhǒn-taangยับยั้งyáp-yángการรุกรานgaan-rúk-raan
On the international stage, hawks insist that toughness is the way to deter aggression.
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 ย 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
yìiao
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 | — | — |