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)

1. used to express disgust: ew; yuck; ugh; etc.

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)

1. (ขนม~) a dessert of balls made from flour and boiled in syrup.

Etymology 3

Possibly onomatopoeic.

Adverb

อี๋ • (ǐi)

1. (now rare) only found with the verb คราง (kraang, “to cry”), meaning unknown.

Etymology 4

Possibly onomatopoeic.

Verb

อี๋ • (ǐi)

1. (now only found in combination) to flatter; to court, to woo, to flirt.

Derived terms

• อี๋อ๋อ