เอย(oey)
Meanings
1ParticleB2
and so on; what with
a particle used after items in a list to indicate enumeration, often to express a multitude of things or complaints
Examples
เสื้อผ้าsêua pâaเสื้อผ้าsêua pâa1clothes; clothing; apparel2outfits; wardrobe (collection of clothes)เอยoeyเอยoey1and so on; what with2[!] oh3poetic closing particleรองเท้าrong táaoรองเท้าrong táaoshoe; footwearเอยoeyเอยoey1and so on; what with2[!] oh3poetic closing particleเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offมาใหม่maa màiมาใหม่maa mài1newly arrived; new2[to] come again; come back another timeเต็มไปหมดdtem bpai mòtเต็มไปหมดdtem bpai mòt1completely full; crammed2everywhere; all over (the place)
Clothes, shoes, she bought so many new things.
2ParticleB2
[!] oh
a vocative particle used after a noun or name to express affection, endearment, or to call out poetically
Examples
ลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)เอยoeyเอยoey1and so on; what with2[!] oh3poetic closing particleจงjongจงjong[impv] (formal) do …; must …จำjamจำjam1[to] remember; recall2[to] memorize3[to] recognizeคำสอนkam sŏnคำสอนkam sŏn1teaching; instruction; admonition2doctrine; set of teachings3moral (of a story)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsแม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveให้ดีhâi deeให้ดีhâi dee1properly; carefully; well (do X well)2preferably; it would be better to…
Oh my child, remember my teachings well.
3ParticleC1
poetic closing particle
a particle used to conclude certain traditional Thai poems, verses, or nursery rhymes
Examples
เพลงกล่อมเด็กplayng glòm dèkเพลงกล่อมเด็กplayng glòm dèklullabyโบราณboh-raanโบราณboh-raan1traditional; old-fashioned2in ancient times; in the old days3ancient; antiqueมักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)ลงท้ายlong táaiลงท้ายlong táai1[to] end with; finish with2[to] sign off; closeบทเพลงbòt plengบทเพลงbòt plengsong; hymn; musical pieceด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toคำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)เอยoeyเอยoey1and so on; what with2[!] oh3poetic closing particle
Traditional lullabies often end the song with the word "oey".