หดหาย
hòt-hǎaiMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] shrink; dwindle; fade away
to become smaller or fewer and gradually disappear; to shrink, diminish, or fade away
Examples
กำลังใจgam-lang-jaiกำลังใจgam-lang-jai1morale; emotional strength2encouragement; supportของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toหดหายhòt-hǎaiหดหายhòt-hǎai[to] shrink; dwindle; fade awayไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)รู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] realize; find out; learn3[to] know how; know the proper way to act4[to] feel; sense; perceiveว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)คนเดียวkon-diiaoคนเดียวkon-diiao1alone; by oneself; unaccompanied2only one person; sole
His morale started to diminish when he realized he had to do this work alone.
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ความหวังkwaam wăngที่จะtêe jàเจอjerผู้รอดชีวิตpûu rôt chee-wítค่อยๆkôi kôiหดหายhòt hăaiไปbpaiตามเวลาdtaam way-laaที่têeผ่านไปpàan bpai
The hope of finding survivors gradually faded away as time passed.
ความเชื่อมั่นkwaam-chʉ̂ʉa-mânที่tîiประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonเคยkəəiมีmiiต่อdtɔ̀ɔรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanได้dâaiหดหายhòt-hǎaiไปbpaiจนjonเกือบgʉ̀ʉapหมดสิ้นmòt-sîn
The trust that the people once had in the government has shrunk away until it's almost completely gone.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเผชิญกับpà-chəən-gàpความจริงkwaam-jingอันanโหดร้ายhòot-ráaiอุดมการณ์ù-dom-gaanที่tîiเคยkəəiยึดมั่นyʉ́t-mânก็gɔ̂พลันplanหดหายhòt-hǎaiไปbpai
Upon facing the harsh reality, the ideals he once held firmly suddenly faded away.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- 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 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
หดhòtหดhòt1[to] shrink; contract2[to] retract; draw in; pull back3[to] decrease; shrink (in amount)[to] shrink; contractPart 1
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หายhǎaiหายhǎai1[to] disappear; be gone2be missing; lost3[to] recover; get better4[to] stop; cease (of a symptom/state)[to] disappear; be gonePart 2
หดหายhòt-hǎaiหดหายhòt-hǎai[to] shrink; dwindle; fade away[to] shrink; dwindle; fade awayWord