เอ้(ây)

Meanings

1InterjectionA2

[!] eh?; hmm?

an exclamation expressing doubt, surprise, hesitation, or realization

Examples

เอ้âyเอ้ây1[!] eh?; hmm?2main; chief; principal3[to] decorate; [to] adornฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)วางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] set; assign; impose5[to] put down; let go (emotion/attachment)6[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)กุญแจรถgun-jae rótกุญแจรถgun-jae rótcar keyไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveที่ไหนtêe năiที่ไหนtêe năi1where?2wherever (with ก็)3no way!; not at all (colloq.)นะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)
Eh... where did I put my car keys?
2AdjectiveB2

main; chief; principal

main, chief, or principal; used of a leading person or thing, especially in expressions like ตัวเอ้ตัวเอ้dtuua âyleading figure; top contender; ringleader meaning the main one or chief culprit

Examples

ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofตามล่าdtaam lâaตามล่าdtaam lâa1[to] hunt down; pursue to capture/kill2[to] hunt for; pursue intensely (figurative)ตัวเอ้dtuua âyตัวเอ้dtuua âyleading figure; top contender; ringleaderของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsแก๊งgáengแก๊งgáeng1gang (criminal group)2clique; crew; group (informal)ขโมยkà-mŏoyขโมยkà-mŏoy1[to] steal2thiefรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobile3train (only in compounds)4classifier: vehiclesที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotหนีไปnĕe bpaiหนีไปnĕe bpai[to] flee; run away; escape (away)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)เมื่อคืนนี้mêuua keun néeเมื่อคืนนี้mêuua keun née1last night (time reference)2last night (time noun)
The police are hunting down the ringleader of the car theft gang who escaped last night.
3VerbC2

[to] decorate; [to] adorn

to decorate, adorn, or dress up (primarily used in Northern Thai dialect)

Examples

วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseหญิงyĭngหญิงyĭng1woman; female (person)2female; feminine3lady; noblewoman (title หญิง)ล้านนาláan-naaล้านนาláan-naa1Lanna (historic kingdom/region)2Lanna (relating to Lanna culture/language/style)พากันpaa ganพากันpaa gantogether; all; en masseแต่งdtàengแต่งdtàeng1[to] dress; get dressed2[to] decorate; adorn3[to] compose; write4[to] modify; tune; customize5[to] marry (colloquial)6[to] arrange; set; styleเอ้âyเอ้ây1[!] eh?; hmm?2main; chief; principal3[to] decorate; [to] adornด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toผ้าซิ่นตีนจกpâa sîn dteen jòkผ้าซิ่นตีนจกpâa sîn dteen jòktraditional sin with chok-patterned hemเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเตรียมตัวdtriam dtuuaเตรียมตัวdtriam dtuua1[to] prepare oneself; get ready2[to] brace oneself; be prepared (mentally/physically)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)เดินขบวนdern kà-buanเดินขบวนdern kà-buan1[to] march (in protest); hold a march2protest march; processionแห่hàeแห่hàe1[to] parade; form a procession2[to] flock; rush in large numbers3procession; parade (obsolete/formal)
Today, Lanna women dressed up beautifully in teen-jok skirts to prepare for the parade.