เอ้

êe

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

main; chief; principal

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

Examples

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2VerbC2

[to] decorate; adorn; dress up (Isan)

to decorate or adorn something, or to dress up in finery (Isan)

Examples

วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseหญิงyǐngหญิงyǐng1woman; female (person)2female; feminine3princess (familiar form of address)ล้านนาláan-naaล้านนาláan-naa1Lanna (historic kingdom/region)2Lanna (relating to Lanna culture/language/style)พากันpaa-ganพากันpaa-gantogether; all; en masseแต่งdtɛ̀ngแต่งdtɛ̀ng1[to] dress; get dressed2[to] marry (colloquial)3[to] decorate; adorn4[to] compose; write5[to] modify; tune; customize6[to] arrange; set; styleเอ้êeเอ้êe1main; chief; principal2[to] decorate; adorn; dress up (Isan)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooผ้าซิ่นตีนจกpâa-sîn-dtiin-jòkผ้าซิ่นตีนจกpâa-sîn-dtiin-jòktraditional sin with chok-patterned hemเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเตรียมตัวdtriiam-dtuuaเตรียมตัวdtriiam-dtuua[to] prepare oneself; get readyไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเดินขบวนdəən-kà-buuanเดินขบวนdəən-kà-buuan1[to] march (in protest); hold a march2protest march; processionแห่hɛ̀ɛแห่hɛ̀ɛ1[to] parade; form a procession2[to] flock; rush in large numbers
Today, Lanna women dressed up beautifully in teen-jok skirts to prepare for the parade.
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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 tho
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Falling tone

êe

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