เหี้ย

Thai

Alternative forms

• เชี่ย (chîia), เอี้ย (îia), เฮีย (hiia), เห้ (hêe), เฮี่ย (hîia)

Etymology

Unknown. There is a myth that the name of the lizard came from the exclamation of the person who first encountered it.(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Orthographic		เหี้ย e h ī ˆ y
Phonemic		เฮี่ย e ɦ ī ˋ y
Romanization	Paiboon	hîia
	Royal Institute	hia
(standard) IPA(key)		/hia̯˥˩/(R)

Asian water monitor

Egyptian spiny-tailed lizard

Noun

เหี้ย • (hîia)

1. (zoology) (ตัว~) Asian water monitor: the lizard Varanus salvator of the family Varanidae.
2. (biblical) tortoise (referring to Egyptian spiny-tailed lizard).
3. (loosely) (ตัว~) any large lizard.
4. (slang, vulgar, very offensive) (อี~, ไอ้~) anyone or anything considered to be unpleasant, unfavourable, disagreeable, or contemptible.

Derived terms

• ไข่เหี้ย

Related terms

• โคธา
• ตะกวด (dtà-gùuat)
• ตัวกินไก่
• ตัวเงินตัวทอง
• แลน (lɛɛn)

 

Adjective

เหี้ย • (hîia) (abstract noun ความเหี้ย)

1. (slang, vulgar, very offensive) unpleasant; unfavourable; disagreeable; contemptible.

Adverb

เหี้ย • (hîia)

1. (slang, vulgar, very offensive) unpleasantly; unfavourably; disagreeably; contemptibly.
2. (slang, vulgar, very offensive) used as an intensifier: the fuck, the hell, the heck, etc.

   ทำเหี้ยไรอยู่

   tam hîia rai yùu

   What the fuck are you doing?

3. (slang, vulgar, can be offensive) extremely; very.

   น่ารักเหี้ย

   nâa-rák hîia

   Fucking cute!

   ร้อนเหี้ย ๆ

   rɔ́ɔn hîia hîia

   Hot as fuck! (describing the weather)

Interjection

เหี้ย • (hîia)

1. (slang, vulgar, can be offensive) an exclamation of anger, contempt, disapproval, discontent, disgust, dismay, rejection, or surprise.