แสยะ
sà-yɛ̀Meaning
1VerbB2
[to] bare one's teeth; grin stiffly or unpleasantly
To draw back the lips and expose the teeth, often in a forced smile or a mocking, hostile, or threatening expression.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแสยะsà-yɛ̀แสยะsà-yɛ̀[to] bare one's teeth; grin stiffly or unpleasantlyยิ้มyímยิ้มyím1[to] smile2smileจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asฟันfanฟันfan1tooth; teeth2gear tooth; cog3[to] slash; chop; hack4[to] cut; deduct (informal)5[to] overcharge [sb]; [to] rip off (slang)6[to] rake in money; make a large profit (slang)7[to] have sex (slang)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)พูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeแค่นี้kɛ̂ɛ-níiแค่นี้kɛ̂ɛ-níi1this much; only this2only to this extent; just this far3that's all; that's it (to close or conclude)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)เหรอrə̌əเหรอrə̌ə1really?; is that so?2question particle (casual)
He sneered, baring his teeth, and said, “You can't even do this?”
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaถูกtùukถามถึงtǎam-tʉ̌ngคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂แสยะsà-yɛ̀ยิ้มyímจนjonเห็นhěnฟันfanก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàตอบdtɔ̀ɔpด้วยdûuaiน้ำเสียงnáam-sǐiangเยาะเย้ยyɔ́-yə́əiว่าwâaอีกฝ่ายìik-fàaiไม่มีmâi-miiทางtaangชนะchá-ná
When asked about his rival, he curled his lips into a tooth-baring sneer before replying mockingly that the other side had no chance of winning.
เขาkǎoฝืนfʉ̌ʉnแสยะsà-yɛ̀ยิ้มyímจนjonเห็นhěnฟันfanทั้งที่táng-tîiยังyangโกรธgròotอยู่yùuทำให้tam-hâiคำขอโทษkam-kɔ̌ɔ-tôotของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoฟังดูเหมือนfang-duu-mʉ̌ʉanคำขู่kam-kùuมากกว่าmâak-gwàaจะเป็นjà-bpenการขอgaan-kɔ̌ɔคืนดีkʉʉn-dii
Still angry, he forced his lips into a tooth-baring smile, making his apology sound more like a threat than an attempt to reconcile.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แสยะ said สะ-แหยะ?
sà-yɛ̀
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |