เอียน
iianMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
fed up; sick of; bored (by overexposure)
feeling fed up or tired of something because you have seen, heard, or experienced too much of it; jaded.
Examples
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiช่วงนี้chûuang-níi1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เอียนiianเอียนiian1fed up; sick of; bored (by overexposure)2cloying; nauseatingly rich (taste/smell)ข่าวkàaoข่าวkàao1news; news report2news item; report3rumor; hearsayดราม่าdraa-mâaดราม่าdraa-mâa1drama (genre)2overblown emotional fuss; online drama (slang)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)โซเชียลsoo-chiianโซเชียลsoo-chiian1social (online; informal)2social media (short form; informal)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every dayจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเบื่อbʉ̀ʉaเบื่อbʉ̀ʉa1bored; fed up2[to] be bored with; be tired of3sick; nauseated (from food poisoning)4[to] poison [sb/sth]
These days I'm fed up with drama news on social media; I see it every day and I'm tired of it.
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ดูซีรีส์doo see-rêeแนวnaeoเดิมdermมาmaaหลายlăaiเรื่องrêuuangแล้วláeoเลยloieเอียนiianพล็อตplótแบบbàepเดาdaoได้dâiง่ายๆngâai ngâai
After watching many shows of the same kind, I'm jaded with predictable plots.
พอpɔɔทำงานtam-ngaanล่วงเวลาlûuang-wee-laaต่อเนื่องdtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangหลายlǎaiเดือนdʉʉanก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmเอียนiianกับgàpวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamประชุมbprà-chumยาวyaaoไร้สาระrái-sǎa-rá
After months of continuous overtime, I became jaded with the culture of long, pointless meetings.
นักข่าวnák-kàaoบางคนbaang-konเอียนiianกับgàpวาทกรรมwaa-tá-gamซ้ำซากsám-sâakของkɔ̌ɔngนักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangเพราะprɔ́ได้ยินdâi-yinมาmaaจนjonไม่mâiรู้สึกตื่นเต้นrúu-sʉ̀k-dtʉ̀ʉn-dtênอีกแล้วìik-lɛ́ɛo
Some journalists are jaded by politicians' repetitive rhetoric because they’ve heard it so much that it no longer excites them.
2AdjectiveB2
cloying; nauseatingly rich (taste/smell)
describing a taste or smell that is overly sweet, rich, or greasy to the point of causing nausea or aversion.
Examples
ขนมเค้กkà-nǒm-kéekขนมเค้กkà-nǒm-kéekcake (dessert)ชิ้นนี้chín-níiชิ้นนี้chín-níi1this piece/item2this (piece or item)ครีมkriimครีมkriim1cream (dairy)2cream (cosmetic/medicated)3cream-coloredหนาnǎaหนาnǎa1thick (not thin)2dense; in large quantity3thickly; denselyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondคำkamคำkam1word; term2classifier for words/utterances3speech; saying; utteranceก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเอียนiianเอียนiian1fed up; sick of; bored (by overexposure)2cloying; nauseatingly rich (taste/smell)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toวางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)5[to] set; assign; impose6[to] let go of; relinquish (attachment/prejudice)ช้อนchɔ́ɔnช้อนchɔ́ɔn1spoon2classifier: spoonfuls3[to] scoop; ladle
This piece of cake has such thick cream that after two bites I felt queasy and had to put down the spoon.
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แกงกะทิgɛɛng-gà-tíมันmanจัดjàtพอกินpɔɔ-ginไปbpaiสักพักsàk-pákก็gɔ̂รู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kเอียนiianขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaทันทีtan-tii
The coconut curry is very greasy; after a while I immediately felt nauseated.
กลิ่นglìnน้ำnáamหอมหวานhɔ̌ɔm-wǎanจัดjàtลอยคลุ้งlɔɔi-klúngในnaiร้านráanจนjonเอียนiianทำให้tam-hâiกินginของหวานkɔ̌ɔng-wǎanไม่mâiลงlong
The overpoweringly sweet perfume filled the shop to the point of being cloying, making it hard to eat dessert.
ซอสsɔ́ɔtที่tîiราดrâatสเต๊กsà-dtéekหวานwǎanและlɛ́เลี่ยนlîianจนjonเอียนiianกลบรสglòp-rótเนื้อnʉ́ʉaหมดสิ้นmòt-sîn
The sauce on the steak was so sweet and greasy that it became cloying, overpowering the meat’s flavor.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
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Result
Mid tone
iian
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |