มักเห่า
mák-hàoMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] bark habitually; scold often
to bark often or be prone to barking (of dogs); by extension, to be someone who often scolds or snaps at others
Examples
หมาmǎaหมาmǎa1dog2dog (insult)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มักเห่าmák-hàoมักเห่าmák-hào[to] bark habitually; scold oftenเวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringเดินผ่านdəən-pàanเดินผ่านdəən-pàan1[to] walk past; pass by (on foot)2[to] walk through; traverse (on foot)หน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing side
This dog tends to bark when people walk past the house.
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ลุงlungแกgaeมักเห่าmák hàoลูกน้องlôok nóngเรื่องงานrêuuang ngaanเล็กๆlék lékน้อยๆnói nóiจนjonทุกคนtúk konเกร็งgreng
Uncle often snaps at his subordinates over trivial tasks, making everyone tense.
ถ้าtâaไม่mâiอยากyàakให้hâiหมาmǎaมักเห่าmák-hàoต้องdtɔ̂ngพาไปpaa-bpaiฝึกfʉ̀kและlɛ́ให้รางวัลhâi-raang-wanเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaมันmanเงียบngîiap
If you don’t want the dog to be prone to barking, you need to train it and reward it when it’s quiet.
หัวหน้าhǔua-nâaคนนี้kon-níiมักเห่าmák-hàoคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnก่อนgɔ̀ɔnฟังfangเหตุผลhèet-pǒnทำให้tam-hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatทีมtiimตึงเครียดdtʉng-krîiatอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌ə
This manager tends to snap at others before hearing them out, which keeps the team atmosphere tense.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
mák
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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เห่าhàoเห่าhào1[to] bark2bark (dog sound)3[to] bark at [sb]; snap at4[to] yap; nag; mouth off (fig.)[to] barkPart 2
มักเห่าmák-hàoมักเห่าmák-hào[to] bark habitually; scold often[to] bark habitually; scold oftenWord