เหี้ย
hîiaMeanings
1NounB2
water monitor lizard
a water monitor lizard (*Varanus salvator*).
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodesไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyตกปลาdtòk-bplaaตกปลาdtòk-bplaa[to] fish; go fishing (with a hook and line)ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asเหี้ยhîiaเหี้ยhîia1water monitor lizard2asshole; bastard (very vulgar)3shitty; awful (very vulgar)4shit!; fuck! (very vulgar)ตัวใหญ่dtuua-yàiตัวใหญ่dtuua-yài1big; large-bodied2large letters; uppercase (colloq.)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainริมคลองrim-klɔɔngริมคลองrim-klɔɔng1by/along the canal2canal-side; beside a canal3canal-side; canal bank
Yesterday when I went fishing, I saw a big water monitor lizard by the canal.
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คนkonแถวบ้านtɛ̌ɛo-bâanบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaอย่าyàaไปbpaiยุ่งyûngกับgàpมันmanเพราะprɔ́เหี้ยhîiaสามารถsǎa-mâatวิ่งwîngได้dâaiเร็วกว่าreo-gwàaที่tîiคิดkít
People in the neighborhood said not to mess with it, because a water monitor lizard can run faster than you think.
เหี้ยhîiaเป็นbpenสัตว์เลื้อยคลานsàt-lʉ́ʉai-klaanที่tîiพบpópได้dâaiทั่วtûuaไปตามbpai-dtaamแหล่งน้ำlɛ̀ng-náamในnaiประเทศไทยbprà-têet-taiและlɛ́มีmiiบทบาทสำคัญbòt-bàat-sǎm-kanในnaiระบบนิเวศrá-bòp-ní-wêet
The water monitor lizard is a reptile commonly found near water sources in Thailand and plays an important role in the ecosystem.
ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛชื่อchʉ̂ʉเหี้ยhîiaจะjàถูกtùukใช้cháiเป็นbpenคำด่าkam-dàaแต่dtɛ̀ɛในnaiทางชีววิทยาtaang-chii-wá-wít-tá-yaaแล้วlɛ́ɛoมันmanก็gɔ̂เป็นเพียงbpen-piiangสัตว์sàtชนิดหนึ่งchá-nít-nʉ̀ngที่tîiหากินhǎa-ginตามธรรมชาติdtaam-tam-má-châat
Even though the name "hîa" is used as a curse word, in biology, it is just an animal species that forages naturally.
2NounC1
asshole; bastard (very vulgar)
a very rude term for a contemptible person; an asshole, a bastard (very vulgar).
Examples
ทำไมtam-maiทำไมtam-mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)แกgɛɛแกgɛɛ1you (familiar)2he; she (familiar)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeนิสัยní-sǎiนิสัยní-sǎi1habit2character; dispositionแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níi1like this; in this way2this kind/type (modifier)3this kind (standalone)วะwáวะwá1particle: adds force to a statement (very informal, rough)2particle (question; very informal, rough): used at sentence end to add bluntness/attitudeไอ้เหี้ยâi-hîiaไอ้เหี้ยâi-hîia1vulgar insult [sb]; asshole; bastard2fuck!; shit! (vulgar)3that monitor lizard (rough, familiar)
Why are you acting like this, you asshole!
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เขาkǎoเป็นbpenไอ้เหี้ยâi-hîiaที่tîiหลอกlɔ̀ɔkเอาaoเงินngənคนแก่kon-gɛ̀ɛไปbpaiจนหมดjon-mòtตัวdtuuaไม่น่าmâi-nâaให้อภัยhâi-à-paiเลยləəi
He's a bastard who scammed an old person out of all their money; it's unforgivable.
ผมpǒmไม่mâiอยากจะyàak-jàเชื่อchʉ̂ʉaเลยləəiว่าwâaคนkonที่tîiดูduuสุภาพเรียบร้อยsù-pâap-rîiap-rɔ́ɔiอย่างyàangเขาkǎoเบื้องหลังbʉ̂ʉang-lǎngจะเป็นjà-bpenเหี้ยhîiaที่tîiคอยkɔɔiแทงข้างหลังtɛɛng-kâang-lǎngเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanได้dâaiลงคอlong-kɔɔ
I can't believe that someone who appears so polite could, behind the scenes, be such a bastard who would stoop to backstabbing his colleagues.
ต่อหน้าdtò nâaทำเป็นtam bpenดีdeeแต่dtàeพอporลับหลังláp lăngก็gâwนินทาnin-taaเสียๆsĭia sĭiaหายๆhăai hăaiสมแล้วsŏm láaeoที่têeเป็นได้bpen dâaiแค่kâeไอ้เหี้ยâi hîiaในnaiสายตาsăai dtaaคนอื่นkon èun
He acts nice to your face, but behind your back, he gossips horribly. It's fitting that he's just an asshole in everyone else's eyes.
3AdjectiveC1
shitty; awful (very vulgar)
used as a very rude intensifier meaning extremely bad, awful, or contemptible; shitty (very vulgar).
Examples
หนังnǎngหนังnǎng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)เหี้ยhîiaเหี้ยhîia1water monitor lizard2asshole; bastard (very vulgar)3shitty; awful (very vulgar)4shit!; fuck! (very vulgar)อะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)ขนาดนี้kà-nàat-níiขนาดนี้kà-nàat-níi1this size; of this size (modifier)2this big/size (used alone)3to this extent; this much; so …วะwáวะwá1particle: adds force to a statement (very informal, rough)2particle (question; very informal, rough): used at sentence end to add bluntness/attitudeดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เสียดายsǐia-daaiเสียดายsǐia-daai1what a pity!; that’s a shame!2[to] regret a loss/missed chance; think it’s a pityตังค์dtangตังค์dtang1money; cash (informal, colloquial)2satang (colloq.)ชะมัดchá-mátชะมัดchá-mátvery; extremely
What the hell is with this shitty movie? It was such a waste of money to watch.
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การจราจรgaan-jà-raa-jɔɔnวันนี้wan-níiแม่งmɛ̂ɛngเหี้ยhîiaมากmâakติดอยู่dtìt-yùuบนbonถนนtà-nǒnมาmaaสองsɔ̌ɔngชั่วโมงchûua-moongแล้วlɛ́ɛoยังyangไม่mâiถึงไหนtʉ̌ng-nǎiเลยləəi
The traffic today is so fucking awful. I've been stuck on the road for two hours and still haven't gotten anywhere.
นโยบายná-yoo-baaiใหม่màiนี่nîiมันmanเหี้ยhîiaสิ้นดีsîn-diiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiช่วยchûuaiแก้ปัญหาgɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaเลยləəiแถมยังtɛ̌ɛm-yangสร้างsâangภาระpaa-ráให้hâiประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonเพิ่มขึ้นpə̂əm-kʉ̂nอีกìik
This new policy is absolutely shitty. It doesn't solve any problems and, on top of that, it creates more burdens for the people.
ชีวิตchii-wítช่วงนี้chûuang-níiมันmanเหี้ยhîiaจนjonบรรยายban-yaaiไม่mâiถูกtùukเลยləəiปัญหาbpan-hǎaถาโถมtǎa-tǒomเข้ามาkâo-maaจากjàakทุกทิศทุกทางtúk-tít-túk-taang
Life lately has been so awful it's beyond description; problems are flooding in from every direction.
4InterjectionC1
shit!; fuck! (very vulgar)
a strong expletive expressing anger, shock, or frustration; shit!, fuck! (very vulgar).
Examples
เหี้ยhîiaเหี้ยhîia1water monitor lizard2asshole; bastard (very vulgar)3shitty; awful (very vulgar)4shit!; fuck! (very vulgar)ลืมlʉʉmลืมlʉʉm1[to] forget2[to] leave behind (by forgetting)3forget to; omit unintentionallyกุญแจgun-jɛɛกุญแจgun-jɛɛ1key (for a lock)2lock; locking device3key; crucial factor4answer key; key (solutions)5clef (music)6wrench; spannerไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องhɔ̂ngห้องhɔ̂ng1room2classifier: rooms
Shit! I forgot my keys in the room.
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เหี้ยhîiaเอ๊ยyéeเพิ่งpə̂ngนึกได้nʉ́k-dâaiว่าwâaพรุ่งนี้prûng-níiมีmiiสอบsɔ̀ɔpแต่dtɛ̀ɛยังไม่ได้yang-mâi-dâaiอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉเลยləəiสักsàkตัวdtuua
Oh, fuck... I just remembered there's an exam tomorrow, but I haven't studied a single word yet.
เหี้ยhîiaลูกค้าlûuk-káaโทรมาtoo-maaยกเลิกyók-lə̂əkออเดอร์ɔɔ-də̂əใหญ่yàiนี่nîiมันmanหมายความว่าmǎai-kwaam-wâaเดือนนี้dʉʉan-níiเราraoจะjàขาดทุนkàat-tunย่อยยับyɔ̂ɔi-yápเลยləəiนะná
Fuck! The client just called to cancel the big order. This means we're going to suffer a devastating loss this month.
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
hîia
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 | — | — |