หดรัด

hòt-rát

Meaning

1VerbB2

[to] contract; tighten; constrict (intr.)

to tighten or draw in by itself; to contract or constrict, especially of muscles, blood vessels, or tissues (e.g., กล้ามเนื้อกล้ามเนื้อglâam-nʉ́ʉamuscle (anatomy)/หลอดเลือดหดรัด).

Examples

ตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodes6[to] castrate (an animal)7[to] air-layer (a branch)อากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weatherหนาวnǎaoหนาวnǎao1cold; chilly2[to] feel cold3cold season; winter (Thai context)หลอดเลือดlɔ̀ɔt-lʉ̂ʉatหลอดเลือดlɔ̀ɔt-lʉ̂ʉatblood vesselฝอยfɔ̌ɔiฝอยfɔ̌ɔi1spray; fine mist2fine strands; shreds; filaments3[to] babble; ramble (trivial talk)4babble; trivial talkที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerผิวหนังpǐu-nǎngผิวหนังpǐu-nǎngskinจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)หดรัดตัวhòt-rát-dtuuaหดรัดตัวhòt-rát-dtuua[to] contract; [to] constrict (of muscles or blood vessels)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)ความร้อนkwaam-rɔ́ɔnความร้อนkwaam-rɔ́ɔn1heat; hotness2heat (physics, transfer)3heat; thermal energy (nontechnical)
When it's cold, the capillaries in the skin will constrict to conserve heat.
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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

  1. Consonant classHigh class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.

High class consonants

ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห

Result

Low tone

hòt

Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.

High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → 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——
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Word Breakdown

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หดรัดhòt-rátหดรัดhòt-rát[to] contract; tighten; constrict (intr.)[to] contract; tighten; constrict (intr.)Word