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íiam

Meanings

1NounB1

bib; apron

a piece of cloth or plastic worn over the front of the body to protect clothes, especially by babies or while working

Examples

แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)เอี๊ยมíiamเอี๊ยมíiam1bib; apron2overalls; dungarees; pinafore dressให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerป้อนbpɔ̂ɔnป้อนbpɔ̂ɔn1[to] feed [sb/sth]2[to] input; enter [data]3[to] feed; pass a ball to [sb]4[to] supply; feed (materials/energy)ข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddy
The mother put a bib on her baby before feeding.
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คนขายkon-kǎaiเนื้อหมูnʉ́ʉa-mǔuมักจะmák-jàใส่sàiเอี๊ยมíiamพลาสติกpláat-sà-dtìkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกันganรอยเปื้อนrɔɔi-bpʉ̂ʉanเลือดlʉ̂ʉat
Pork butchers usually wear a plastic apron to prevent blood stains.
แม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káaในnaiตลาดdtà-làatมักจะmák-jàใส่sàiเอี๊ยมíiamที่tîiมีmiiกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoด้านหน้าdâan-nâaสำหรับsǎm-ràpใส่sàiเงินทอนngən-tɔɔn
Market vendors often wear an apron with a front pocket for keeping change.
ในnaiวิชาwí-chaaศิลปะsǐn-lá-bpàนักเรียนnák-riianทุกคนtúk-konต้องdtɔ̂ngสวมsǔuamเอี๊ยมíiamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganไม่ให้mâi-hâiสีน้ำsǐi-náamกระเด็นgrà-denเลอะlə́ชุดchútนักเรียนnák-riian
In art class, all students must wear an apron to prevent watercolors from splashing and ruining their uniforms.
2NounB1

overalls; dungarees; pinafore dress

a garment with a front part over the chest, held up by straps, often worn over other clothes

Examples

เด็กผู้หญิงdèk-pûu-yǐngเด็กผู้หญิงdèk-pûu-yǐnggirlคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ชุดchútชุดchút1set; collection2outfit; suit; uniform3classifier for sets/outfits/equipment4series; batchเอี๊ยมíiamเอี๊ยมíiam1bib; apron2overalls; dungarees; pinafore dressยีนส์yiinยีนส์yiinjeans; denim
That little girl likes wearing denim overalls.
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วันนี้wan-níiฉันchǎnใส่sàiเสื้อยืดsʉ̂ʉa-yʉ̂ʉtสีขาวsǐi-kǎaoคู่กับkûu-gàpกระโปรงgrà-bproongเอี๊ยมíiamสีดำsǐi-dam
Today I matched a white t-shirt with a black pinafore skirt.
กางเกงgaang-geengเอี๊ยมíiamที่tîiคุณkunซื้อsʉ́ʉมาmaaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaอาทิตย์ที่แล้วaa-tít-tîi-lɛ́ɛoใส่sàiออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaแล้วlɛ́ɛoดูduuน่ารักnâa-rákมากmâak
Those overalls you bought last week look really cute on you.
การใส่gaan-sàiชุดchútเอี๊ยมíiamอาจจะàat-jàลำบากlam-bàakสักหน่อยsàk-nɔ̀iเวลาที่wee-laa-tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngเข้าห้องน้ำkâo-hɔ̂ng-náamอย่างเร่งด่วนyàang-rêng-dùuanในnaiที่สาธารณะtîi-sǎa-taa-rá-ná
Wearing overalls might be slightly inconvenient when you need to use a public restroom in a rush.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markMai tri
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

High tone

íiam

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Mid class + Mai tri → High

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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