เหียกๆ
hìiak-hìiakMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
ugly; hideous
extremely ugly, hideous, or unattractive (often used as slang to describe physical appearance)
Examples
ทำไมtam maiทำไมtam maiwhy (question word)เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offตุ๊กตาdtúk-gà-dtaaตุ๊กตาdtúk-gà-dtaa1doll; figurine2dummy; puppet; provisional model (figurative)หน้าตาnâa dtaaหน้าตาnâa dtaa1facial appearance; looks2appearance (of things)3face; reputationเหียกๆhìiak-hìiakเหียกๆhìiak-hìiakugly; hideousแบบนั้นbàep nánแบบนั้นbàep nán1like that; in that way2that kind of; that type of3that kind/that sort (of thing/person)มาสะสมmaa sà-sŏmมาสะสมmaa sà-sŏm[to] come to collect [sth]; come to accumulate [sth]ล่ะlâล่ะlâ1topic/contrast particle; question tag2sentence-final particle (casual emphasis)
Why do you like collecting such hideous-looking dolls like that?
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พระเอกprá àykหนังnăngเรื่องrêuuangนี้néeหล่อlòนะnáแต่dtàeทำไมtam maiถึงtĕungยอมรับyom rápบทbòtที่têeต้องdtôngแต่งหน้าdtàeng nâaเหียกๆhìiak-hìiakก็gâwไม่รู้mâi rúu
The lead actor in this movie is handsome, but I don't know why he agreed to take a role that requires such ugly makeup.
วงการwong gaanแฟชั่นfae-chânบางทีbaang teeก็gâwเข้าใจยากkâo jai yâakเอาaoของkŏngหน้าตาnâa dtaaเหียกๆhìiak-hìiakมาmaaปั่นbpànราคาraa-kaaจนjonแพงหูฉี่paeng hŏo chèeได้dâi
The fashion industry is sometimes hard to understand; they can take something incredibly ugly and hype up its price until it's exorbitantly expensive.
ภาพสเก็ตช์pâap sà-gétผู้ต้องสงสัยpôo dtông sŏng-săiที่têeตำรวจdtam-rùuatปล่อยออกมาbplòi òk maaดูdooเหียกๆhìiak-hìiakจนjonชาวเน็ตchaao nétเอาไปao bpaiล้อเลียนló liianกันganเต็มdtemโซเชียลso-chîian
The suspect sketch released by the police looked so hideous that netizens made a mockery of it all over social media.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เหียกๆ said เหียก-เหียก?
hìiak-hìiak
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |