เอ๊ะ
éMeaning
1InterjectionA2
huh?; eh?
an exclamation used to express surprise, doubt, or a sudden question; huh?; eh?
Examples
เอ๊ะéเอ๊ะéhuh?; eh?ปากกาbpàak-gaaปากกาbpàak-gaapen (ink writing tool)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)หายไปhǎai-bpaiหายไปhǎai-bpai1[to] disappear; vanish2[to] be missing; be gone3[to] subside; wear off4[to] go silent; drop out of contact (informal)ไหนnǎiไหนnǎi1which (asking to choose)2which one; which person/thing3where (question)4any; whichever (in indefinite constructions)
Huh? Where did my pen go?
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Eh? What did you just say? I didn't catch it.
Huh? I think I might have forgotten to lock the house door.
เอ๊ะéคุณkunยังอยู่yang-yùuที่นี่tîi-nîiเหรอrə̌əนึกว่าnʉ́k-wâaไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàtแล้วlɛ́ɛoซะsáอีกìik
Huh? You're still here? I thought you had already gone to another province.
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
é
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 | — | — |