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wɛ́ɛMeaning
1InterjectionB2
waah (baby crying sound)
an onomatopoeic word representing the sound of a newborn baby crying
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneเด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)ร้องróngร้องróng1[to] cry; weep2[to] sing3[to] shout; call out4[to] complain; lodge a complaintแว้wáeแว้wáewaah (baby crying sound)ๆ-มาจากmaa jàakมาจากmaa jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toห้องhôngห้องhông1room2classifier: roomsเด็กอ่อนdèk ònเด็กอ่อนdèk òninfant; newborn babyข้างๆkâang kâangข้างๆkâang kâang1beside; next to2nearby; at the side; next door3adjacent; neighboring; next-door
I heard a baby crying "wae wae" from the nursery next door.
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พอpɔɔพยาบาลpá-yaa-baanอุ้มûmทารกtaa-rókออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaเด็กdèkก็gɔ̂ร้องrɔ́ɔngแว้wɛ́ɛดังลั่นdang-lânห้องhɔ̂ngคลอดklɔ̂ɔt
As soon as the nurse brought the baby out, the child cried "wae" loudly across the delivery room.
เสียงร้องsĭiang róngแว้wáeๆ-ของkŏngทารกแรกเกิดtaa-rók râek gèrtทำให้tam hâiผู้pôoเป็นbpenแม่น้ำmâe námตาdtaaไหลlăiด้วยdûuayความตื้นตันใจkwaam dtêun dtan jai
The "wae wae" crying sound of the newborn baby brought tears of overwhelming joy to the mother's eyes.
ทันทีที่tan-tee têeหมอmŏrตัดdtàtสายsăaiสะดือsà-deuuเสียงร้องsĭiang róngแว้wáeๆ-ก็gâwดังขึ้นdang kûenเพื่อpêuuaเป็นbpenสัญญาณsăn-yaanของkŏngการเริ่มต้นgaan rêrm dtônชีวิตใหม่chee-wít mài
As soon as the doctor cut the umbilical cord, the "wae wae" cry rang out as a sign of the beginning of a new life.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
wɛ́ɛ
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |