เหียก
hìiakMeanings
1AdjectiveC1
ugly; unattractive
ugly, unattractive, or terrible in appearance (commonly used as slang)
Examples
หน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of year7topping (food)สดsòtสดsòt1fresh (not preserved)2live (broadcast/in real time)3bright; vivid (color)4in cash5raw; uncooked (food)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentคือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.เหียกhìiakเหียกhìiak1ugly; unattractive2leadมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forออกจากบ้านɔ̀ɔk-jàak-bâanออกจากบ้านɔ̀ɔk-jàak-bâan[to] leave homeเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
My bare face today is so ugly, I don't want to leave the house at all.
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ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛภายนอกpaai-nɔ̂ɔkเขาkǎoจะjàดูduuเหียกhìiakไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀iแต่dtɛ̀ɛนิสัยní-sǎiดีมากdii-mâakนะná
Even though he looks a bit unattractive on the outside, he has a really good personality.
อย่าyàaให้hâiฉันchǎnต้องdtɔ̂ngรื้อrʉ́ʉรูปrûupสมัยsà-mǎiมัธยมmát-tá-yomมาmaaดูduuเลยləəiตอนนั้นdtɔɔn-nánสภาพsà-pâapแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láคนkonอย่างyàangเหียกhìiak
Don't make me dig up high school photos to look at; everyone looked absolutely terrible back then.
ทรงผมsong pŏmใหม่màiของkŏngแกgaeนี่nêeมันmanเหียกhìiakสุดๆsùt sùtไปbpaiทำtamร้านráanไหนมาnăi maaเนี่ยnîiaจะได้jà dâaiไม่mâiไปbpaiเหยียบyìiap
Your new hairstyle is completely hideous. Which salon did you go to so I can avoid stepping foot in it?
2NounC2
lead
lead, a soft heavy metal; used in Northern Thai dialect
Examples
พ่ออุ๊ยpɔ̂ɔ-úiพ่ออุ๊ยpɔ̂ɔ-úi1grandfather (Northern Thai)2elderly man (respectful; Northern Thai)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)เหียกhìiakเหียกhìiak1ugly; unattractive2leadมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerหล่อlɔ̀ɔหล่อlɔ̀ɔ1handsome; good-looking (male)2cool; awesome (slang)3[to] cast; [to] mold (metal/material)4[to] surround with water; [to] keep water aroundเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsถ่วงtùuangถ่วงtùuang1[to] weigh down2[to] slow down; hold back3[to] balance (with weight)แหhɛ̌ɛแหhɛ̌ɛcast net; throw netเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderหาปลาhǎa-bplaaหาปลาhǎa-bplaa[to] fish; catch fishในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)แม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamriver
The old man brought lead to cast into a net sinker for fishing in the river.
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คนสมัยก่อนkon-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnในnaiภาคเหนือpâak-nʉ̌ʉaมักจะmák-jàนำnamเหียกhìiakมาmaaหลอมlɔ̌ɔmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำtamเครื่องรางของขลังkrʉ̂ʉang-raang-kɔ̌ɔng-lang
People in the past in the North often melted lead to make amulets.
ชาวประมงพื้นบ้านchaao-bprà-mong-pʉ́ʉn-bâanล้านนาláan-naaยังคงyang-kongใช้cháiเหียกhìiakทำเป็นtam-bpenตุ้มdtûmถ่วงtùuangอวนuuanให้hâiจมน้ำjom-náam
Lanna local fishermen still use lead to make weights to sink their fishing nets.
ในnaiวรรณกรรมwan-ná-gamล้านนาláan-naaมีmiiการกล่าวถึงgaan-glàao-tʉ̌ngการเคี่ยวgaan-kîiaoเหียกhìiakเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลอมlɔ̌ɔmเป็นbpenกระสุนปืนgrà-sǔn-bpʉʉnไฟfaiที่tîiใช้cháiในnaiการสู้รบgaan-sûu-róp
In Lanna literature, there is mention of boiling lead to cast into musket bullets used in battles.
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 endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
hìiak
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → 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 | — | — |