เอ่เอ๊
èe-éeMeanings
1InterjectionA2
hush; rock-a-bye
a soothing sound used to lull a baby to sleep
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseร้องrɔ́ɔngร้องrɔ́ɔng1[to] cry; weep2[to] sing3[to] shout; call out4[to] complain; lodge a complaintเอ่เอ๊èe-éeเอ่เอ๊èe-ée1hush; rock-a-bye2[to] lull [sb] to sleepกล่อมglɔ̀ɔmกล่อมglɔ̀ɔm1[to] lull; soothe to sleep2[to] coax; cajole3[to] trim into a rounded shapeลูกน้อยlûuk-nɔ́ɔiลูกน้อยlûuk-nɔ́ɔibaby; little one (child or young animal)
Mother sings "ae-ae" to lull her little baby.
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As soon as the baby heard the "ae-ae" sound, she stopped crying.
Grandma gently patted her grandchild's bottom while making an "ae-ae" sound.
เสียงร้องsǐiang-rɔ́ɔngเอ่เอ๊èe-éeของkɔ̌ɔngแม่mɛ̂ɛเป็นbpenเพลงกล่อมเด็กpleeng-glɔ̀ɔm-dèkที่tîiอบอุ่นòp-ùnที่สุดtîi-sùtสำหรับsǎm-ràpฉันchǎn
Mother's "ae-ae" sound is the warmest lullaby for me.
2VerbB1
[to] lull [sb] to sleep
to soothe or lull a baby to sleep (typically used in baby talk)
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureอุ้มûmอุ้มûm1[to] carry in the arms2[to] support; prop up3[to] abduct (enforced disappearance)น้องnɔ́ɔngน้องnɔ́ɔng1younger sibling2junior; younger person3I; you (for the younger person)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเอ่เอ๊èe-éeเอ่เอ๊èe-ée1hush; rock-a-bye2[to] lull [sb] to sleepที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerห้องนอนhɔ̂ng-nɔɔnห้องนอนhɔ̂ng-nɔɔnbedroom
Dad carried the baby to lull them to sleep in the bedroom.
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Mom is quietly lulling the baby to sleep in the bedroom.
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiฉันchǎnต้องdtɔ̂ngช่วยchûuaiแม่mɛ̂ɛเอ่เอ๊èe-éeหลานชายlǎan-chaaiเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoงอแงngɔɔ-ngɛɛมากmâak
Tonight I have to help my mom lull my nephew to sleep because he is very fussy.
การgaanอุ้มûmลูกlûukเดินไปมาdəən-bpai-maaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเอ่เอ๊èe-éeเป็นbpenกิจวัตรประจำวันgìt-jà-wát-bprà-jam-wanของkɔ̌ɔngคุณแม่kun-mɛ̂ɛมือใหม่mʉʉ-mài
Carrying the baby and walking back and forth to lull them to sleep is a daily routine of a new mother.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
èe
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 | — | — |