อี๋
Thai
Pronunciation
| Orthographic/Phonemic | อี๋ ɒ ī ˇ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | ǐi |
| Royal Institute | i | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /ʔiː˩˩˦/(R) | |
Etymology 1
Onomatopoeic.
Interjection
อี๋ • (ǐi)
- used to express disgust: ew; yuck; ugh; etc.
Synonyms
Synonyms
- ยี้ (yíi)
- หยึย
- แหยะ
- แหวะ (wɛ̀)
- อ้วก (ûuak)
- อุแหวะ
Etymology 2
From Hokkien 圓／圆 (îⁿ, “circle; circular, round; etc”) or 丸 (îⁿ, “small round object”).
Noun
อี๋ • (ǐi)
- (ขนม~) a dessert of balls made from flour and boiled in syrup.
Etymology 3
Possibly onomatopoeic.
Adverb
อี๋ • (ǐi)
- (now rare) only found with the verb คราง (kraang, “to cry”), meaning unknown.
Etymology 4
Possibly onomatopoeic.
Verb
อี๋ • (ǐi)
- (now only found in combination) to flatter; to court, to woo, to flirt.
Derived terms
- อี๋อ๋อ