เอี้ยว
îiaoMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] turn; [to] twist (body)
to turn or twist a part of the body, such as the waist or neck, often while keeping the rest of the body still.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเอี้ยวตัวîiao-dtuuaเอี้ยวตัวîiao-dtuua[to] twist one's bodyมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerมองmɔɔngมองmɔɔng1[to] look at2[to] watch; observe3[to] view; regard; considerฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)
He turned (his body) to look at me.
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คนขับรถkon-kàp-rótเอี้ยวตัวîiao-dtuuaไปbpaiหยิบyìpของkɔ̌ɔngที่tîiเบาะหลังbɔ̀-lǎngโดยdooiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiจอดรถjɔ̀ɔt-rót
The driver twisted his body to grab something from the back seat without stopping the car.
พอpɔɔมีmiiคนkonเรียกrîiakจากjàakข้างหลังkâang-lǎngผมpǒmเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngเอี้ยวîiaoคอkɔɔไปดูbpai-duuว่าwâaเป็นใครbpen-krai
When someone called from behind, I had to turn my neck to see who it was.
ท่าโยคะtâa-yoo-káบางbaangท่าtâaต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanให้เราhâi-raoเอี้ยวîiaoลำตัวlam-dtuuaไปbpaiด้านข้างdâan-kâangให้hâiสุดsùtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มpə̂əmความยืดหยุ่นkwaam-yʉ̂ʉt-yùnของkɔ̌ɔngกล้ามเนื้อglâam-nʉ́ʉa
Some yoga poses require us to twist our torso to the side as far as possible to increase muscle flexibility.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
îiao
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid 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 | — | — |