เอี่ยม
ìiamMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
brand-new; spotless; bright
very clean, bright, and fresh-looking; brand-new or unused
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureเพิ่งpə̂ngเพิ่งpə̂ng1just; recently2only just now; only nowซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileใหม่เอี่ยมmài-ìiamใหม่เอี่ยมmài-ìiambrand new; pristineมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níiเมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níi1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; on the previous day
Dad just bought a brand-new car yesterday.
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แม่บ้านmɛ̂ɛ-bâanทำความสะอาดtam-kwaam-sà-àatห้องน้ำhɔ̂ng-náamจนjonสะอาดเอี่ยมsà-àat-ìiamและlɛ́ไม่มีกลิ่นmâi-mii-glìnเหม็นměnเลยləəi
The maid cleaned the bathroom until it was spotlessly clean and had no bad smell at all.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaจะเป็นjà-bpenเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaมือสองmʉʉ-sɔ̌ɔngแต่dtɛ̀ɛสภาพsà-pâapของมันkɔ̌ɔng-manยังyangดูduuใหม่เอี่ยมmài-ìiamเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanไม่เคยmâi-kəəiใส่sàiมาก่อนmaa-gɔ̀ɔn
Even though they are secondhand clothes, their condition still looks brand-new as if they've never been worn before.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakนำnamรถrótไปbpaiขัดเคลือบสีkàt-klʉ̂ʉap-sǐiที่tîiศูนย์บริการsǔun-bɔɔ-rí-gaanรถrótของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoก็gɔ̂กลับมาglàp-maaเงางามngao-ngaamดูduuใหม่เอี่ยมmài-ìiamอีกครั้งìik-kráng
After taking the car to get a paint polish and coating at the service center, his car returned to being shiny and looking brand-new again.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
ìiam
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |