เอี๊ยด
íiatMeanings
1InterjectionA2
squeak; creak (sound effect)
an onomatopoeic sound imitating a high, sharp squeak or creak, such as from a door, brakes, or tight shoes
Examples
ประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goals4gateway; means of access (figurative)เปิดbpə̀ətเปิดbpə̀ət1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for business4[to] put on; play (music or video)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneเอี๊ยดíiatเอี๊ยดíiat1squeak; creak (sound effect)2[to] squeak; [to] creak3squeaky; creakyดังมากdang-mâakดังมากdang-mâak1very loud2very famous; highly popular
The door opened with a loud eeeek.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoคู่kûuใหม่màiของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnเดินdəənแล้วlɛ́ɛoดังdangเอี๊ยดíiatตลอดทางdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-taang
Yesterday my new shoes squeaked eeeek the whole way as I walked.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiช่างchângจะjàมาmaaหยอดyɔ̀ɔtน้ำมันnám-manเพราะprɔ́เบรกbrèekจักรยานjàk-grà-yaanดังdangเอี๊ยดíiatทุกครั้งที่túk-kráng-tîiกดgòt
Tomorrow the mechanic will oil it because the bicycle brakes go eeeek every time I press them.
ทันทีที่tan-tee têeลิฟต์lípหยุดกะทันหันyùt gà-tan-hănเราraoได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsĭiangเอี๊ยดíiatยาวๆyaao yaaoแล้วláeoทุกคนtúk konก็gâwมองหน้าmong nâaกันganอย่างyàangตกใจdtòk jai
As soon as the elevator stopped suddenly, we heard a long eeeek, and everyone looked at each other in shock.
2VerbB1
[to] squeak; [to] creak
to make a high, sharp squeaking or creaking sound
Examples
ประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goals4gateway; means of access (figurative)เปิดbpə̀ətเปิดbpə̀ət1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for business4[to] put on; play (music or video)ดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeเอี๊ยดíiatเอี๊ยดíiat1squeak; creak (sound effect)2[to] squeak; [to] creak3squeaky; creakyฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ขนลุกkǒn-lúkขนลุกkǒn-lúk1[to] get goosebumps2goosebumps3goosebumpy; covered in goosebumps
The door opened with a squeaky creak, giving me chills.
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รองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoเปียกน้ำbpìiak-náamเดินdəənทีtiiดังdangเอี๊ยดíiatตลอดทางdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-taangในnaiห้างhâang
My wet shoes made a squeaky sound all the way through the mall.
เบรกbèekจักรยานjàk-grà-yaanของเขาkŏng kăoดังdangเอี๊ยดíiatทุกครั้งที่túk kráng têeลงlongเขาkăoทำให้tam hâiเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanหันมาhăn maaมองmong
His bike brakes squeaked sharply every time he went downhill, making friends turn to look.
เก้าอี้ไม้gâo-êe máiเก่าๆgào gàoตัวนั้นdtuua nánขยับkà-yàpนิดเดียวnít diaoก็gâwดังdangเอี๊ยดíiatรบกวนróp-guuanสมาธิsà-maa-tíต้องdtôngหยอดyòtน้ำมันnáam manเพื่อpêuuaลดlótเสียงsĭiang
That old wooden chair makes a high, sharp creak with the slightest movement, disturbing concentration, so it needs oiling to reduce the noise.
3AdjectiveB1
squeaky; creaky
making or characterized by a high, sharp squeaking or creaking sound
Examples
เก้าอี้gâo-îiเก้าอี้gâo-îi1chair2post; position (informal)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneเอี๊ยดíiatเอี๊ยดíiat1squeak; creak (sound effect)2[to] squeak; [to] creak3squeaky; creakyทุกครั้งที่túk-kráng-tîiทุกครั้งที่túk-kráng-tîiwhenever; every time thatฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ขยับkà-yàpขยับkà-yàp1[to] move slightly; shift2[to] advance slightly; move up3[to] adjust; tweak
This chair makes a squeaky sound every time I move.
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บานพับประตูbaan-páp-bprà-dtuuเริ่มrə̂əmมีmiiเสียงsǐiangเอี๊ยดíiatเพราะprɔ́ไม่ได้mâi-dâaiหยอดyɔ̀ɔtน้ำมันnám-manมานานmaa-naan
The door hinges have started making a squeaky sound because they haven’t been oiled for a long time.
รองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoคู่kûuนั้นnánมีmiiเสียงsǐiangเอี๊ยดíiatจนjonคนkonทั้งtángห้องhɔ̂ngหันมาhǎn-maaมองmɔɔng
Those shoes made such a squeaky sound that everyone in the room turned to look.
ขั้นบันไดkân-ban-daiไม้máaiเก่าgàoมีmiiเสียงsǐiangเอี๊ยดíiatตลอดทางdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-taangเดินdəənเบาbaoแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiเสียงsǐiangก็gɔ̂ยังyangแหลมlɛ̌ɛm刺หูhǔu
The old wooden steps made a squeaky sound all the way up; no matter how lightly you walked, the sound was still piercing.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
íiat
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |