แหย่

yɛ̀ɛ

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] poke; prod

To poke or prod someone or something with a finger or object.

Examples

อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)แหย่yɛ̀ɛแหย่yɛ̀ɛ1[to] poke; prod2[to] tease; provoke (often playfully)3[to] insert (a finger/object) intoแมวmɛɛoแมวmɛɛocat
Don't poke the cat.
3 more examples
เขาkǎoใช้cháiไม้máaiแหย่yɛ̀ɛหมาmǎaที่tîiกำลังgam-langนอนnɔɔnอยู่yùu
He used a stick to poke the sleeping dog.
เด็กๆdèk dèkชอบchôpเอาaoนิ้วníuไปbpaiแหย่yàeปลาbplaaในnaiตู้dtôo
The children like to poke the fish in the tank with their fingers.
ฉันchănลองlongแหย่yàeรังมดrang mótดูdooเบาๆbao baoเพื่อpêuuaจะjàดูว่าduu wâaมีmeeมดmótอยู่yòoข้างในkâang naiเยอะyéhแค่ไหนkâe năi
I gently prodded the anthill to see how many ants were inside.
2VerbB1

[to] tease; provoke (often playfully)

To tease or provoke [sb], often playfully but sometimes to annoy.

Examples

พี่ชายpîi-chaaiพี่ชายpîi-chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)แหย่yɛ̀ɛแหย่yɛ̀ɛ1[to] poke; prod2[to] tease; provoke (often playfully)3[to] insert (a finger/object) intoฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ทรงผมsong-pǒmทรงผมsong-pǒmhairstyle; hairdo; haircut (style)ใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)
My older brother likes to tease me about my new haircut.
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เขาkăoแค่kâeแหย่yàeเล่นlênเฉยๆchŏei chŏeiไม่ได้mâi dâaiตั้งใจdtâng jaiจะjàทำให้tam hâiเธอterโกรธgròht
He was just teasing playfully, he didn't intend to make you angry.
เลิกlə̂əkแหย่yɛ̀ɛเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanได้แล้วdâai-lɛ́ɛoเขาkǎoเริ่มrə̂əmไม่พอใจmâi-pɔɔ-jaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoนะná
Stop teasing your friend now, he's starting to get annoyed.
คำพูดkam-pûutของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoไม่ได้mâi-dâaiมีmiiเจตนาjèet-dtà-naaถามtǎamแต่dtɛ̀ɛเป็นbpenการแหย่gaan-yɛ̀ɛเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเกิดgə̀ətความขัดแย้งkwaam-kàt-yɛ́ɛngมากกว่าmâak-gwàa
His words weren't a genuine question, but rather a provocation intended to cause conflict.
3VerbB2

[to] insert (a finger/object) into

To put a finger or object into a small opening or space (colloquial).

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptแหย่yàeแหย่yàe1[to] poke; prod2[to] tease; provoke (often playfully)3[to] insert (a finger/object) intoกุญแจgun-jaeกุญแจgun-jae1key (for a lock)2lock; locking device3key; crucial factor4answer key; key (solutions)5clef (music)เข้าไปในkâo bpai naiเข้าไปในkâo bpai nai[to] go into [sth]; [to] enter [sth]รูเล็กroo lékรูเล็กroo léksmall hole; small openingๆ-แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ดูเหมือนว่าdoo mĕuuan wâaดูเหมือนว่าdoo mĕuuan wâait seems/appears thatมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)จะผิดjà pìtจะผิดjà pìt[to] be wrong; be incorrect (future/conditional)ดอกdòkดอกdòk1flower; blossom2classifier: flowers and similar items3interest (on money)4emphasis or assurance particle (regional or old-fashioned)
He tried to insert the key into the small hole, but it seemed to be the wrong one.
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ระวังrá-wangอย่าyàaใช้มือchái-mʉʉแหย่yɛ̀ɛเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiเครื่องจักรkrʉ̂ʉang-jàkที่tîiกำลังgam-langทำงานtam-ngaan
Be careful not to put your hand into a running machine.
ช่างซ่อมchâang sômต้องdtôngใช้cháiลวดlûuatเส้นsênเล็กๆlék lékแหย่yàeเข้าไปในkâo bpai naiกลไกgon gaiของkŏngนาฬิกาnaa-lí-gaaเพื่อpêuuaปรับแต่งbpràp dtàengชิ้นส่วนchín sùuan
The repairman had to insert a tiny wire into the watch's mechanism to adjust the components.
การแหย่gaan-yɛ̀ɛนิ้วníuเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiปลั๊กไฟbplák-faiเป็นbpenพฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamที่tîiอันตรายan-dtà-raaiอย่างยิ่งyàang-yîngและlɛ́อาจàatถึงแก่ชีวิตtʉ̌ng-gɛ̀ɛ-chii-wítได้dâai
Sticking a finger into an electrical socket is an extremely dangerous behavior that can be fatal.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ย puts this syllable in high class.
  2. Tone markMai ek
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

High class consonants

ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห

Result

Low tone

yɛ̀ɛ

Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.

High class + Mai ek → Low

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——

Related Words

1[to] poke; prod

2[to] tease; provoke (often playfully)

3[to] insert (a finger/object) into