เอ๋อ
ə̌əMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
dazed; blank; out of it
informal; can be rude when talking about someone's mental ability. Describes a blank, dazed, or confused look, or someone acting slow to respond.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillโดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)2[to] be hit; be struck; be affected3[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowแกล้งglɛ̂ɛngแกล้งglɛ̂ɛng1[to] tease; pick on; bully; prank2[to] pretend; feign; act as if; fake3[to] do on purpose; deliberatelyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofยืนyʉʉnยืนyʉʉn1[to] stand2standing; upright (posture/position)3fixed; steady; unchanged (figurative)4to be fixed; remain unchanged (figurative)เอ๋อə̌əเอ๋อə̌ədazed; blank; out of itไปเลยbpai-ləəiไปเลยbpai-ləəi1Go ahead; go right now2[to] go past; go beyond3completely; altogether; really (emphatic)
He was teased by his friends until he just stood there looking dazed.
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พอpɔɔครูkruuเรียกชื่อrîiak-chʉ̂ʉเขาkǎoทำหน้าtam-nâaเอ๋อə̌əเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanไม่รู้เรื่องmâi-rúu-rʉ̂ʉangอะไรà-raiเลยləəi
When the teacher called his name, he made a blank face as if he didn't know what was going on.
ฉันchănเพิ่งpêrngตื่นนอนdtèun nonสมองsà-mŏngยังyangเอ๋อĕrๆ-อยู่yòoเลยloieอย่าเพิ่งyàa pêrngถามtăamอะไรà-raiยากๆyâak yâakนะná
I just woke up, my brain is still a bit dazed. Don't ask me anything difficult yet.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakได้ยินdâi-yinข่าวkàaoที่tîiน่าตกใจnâa-dtòk-jaiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂นั่งนิ่งnâng-nîngทำหน้าtam-nâaเอ๋อə̌əไปbpaiพักหนึ่งpák-nʉ̀ngเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanยังyangประมวลผลbprà-muuan-pǒnเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangที่tîiเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nไม่ได้mâi-dâai
After hearing the shocking news, he sat motionless with a dazed look for a while, as if he couldn't process what had just happened.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
ə̌ə
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
Mid class + Mai chattawa → Rising
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 | — | — |