หดหู่
hòt-hùuMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
depressed; dejected; downcast
feeling very sad, discouraged, or low in spirits; emotionally weighed down
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)ข่าวร้ายkàao-ráaiข่าวร้ายkàao-ráaibad newsแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)รู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)หดหู่hòt-hùuหดหู่hòt-hùu1depressed; dejected; downcast2[to feel] depressed; dispiritedทั้งวันtáng-wanทั้งวันtáng-wanall day; the whole dayไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forคุยkuiคุยkui1[to] chat; talk2[to] discuss; talk over3[to] brag; boast4[to] talk to [sb] romantically; get to know a potential partner (colloq.)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
After hearing the bad news, I felt down all day and didn’t want to talk to anyone.
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เขาkǎoดูduuหดหู่hòt-hùuมากmâakหลังจากlǎng-jàakสอบตกsɔ̀ɔp-dtòkหลายlǎaiวิชาwí-chaaจนjonไม่mâiอยากyàakไปbpaiโรงเรียนroong-riian
He looked very depressed after failing several subjects and didn’t even want to go to school.
บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiบ้านเงียบbâan-ngîiapและlɛ́หดหู่hòt-hùuจนjonฉันchǎnต้องdtɔ̂ngออกɔ̀ɔkไปเดินเล่นbpai-dəən-lênเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaระบายrá-baaiความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀k
The atmosphere at home was so gloomy and heavy that I had to go out for a walk to vent my feelings.
ความคาดหวังkwaam kâat wăngที่têeพังทลายpang tá-laaiทำให้tam hâiเธอterหดหู่hòt hòoลึกๆléuk léukเหมือนmĕuuanมีmeeหินhĭnถ่วงtùuangอยู่ในyòo naiอกòk
Shattered expectations left her deeply dejected, as if a stone were weighing on her chest.
2VerbB2
[to feel] depressed; dispirited
to experience a state of sadness or hopelessness
Examples
หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureสอบไม่ผ่านsɔ̀ɔp-mâi-pàanสอบไม่ผ่านsɔ̀ɔp-mâi-pàan[to] fail a testเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herหดหู่hòt-hùuหดหู่hòt-hùu1depressed; dejected; downcast2[to feel] depressed; dispiritedจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forคุยkuiคุยkui1[to] chat; talk2[to] discuss; talk over3[to] brag; boast4[to] talk to [sb] romantically; get to know a potential partner (colloq.)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverทั้งวันtáng-wanทั้งวันtáng-wanall day; the whole day
After failing the exam, she felt so down that she didn’t want to talk to anyone all day.
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พอpɔɔได้ข่าวdâai-kàaoว่าwâaบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtจะjàปิดbpìtเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂หดหู่hòt-hùuและlɛ́หมดแรงmòt-rɛɛngจะjàทำอะไรtam-à-rai
When he heard the company would close, he felt depressed and had no energy to do anything.
ช่วงchûuangที่têeว่างงานwâang ngaanนานๆnaan naanเขาkăoมักmákหดหู่hòt hòoเหมือนmĕuuanอนาคตà-naa-kótไม่มีmâi meeทางออกtaang òk
During long periods of unemployment, he often feels despondent as if the future has no way out.
ภาพข่าวpâap-kàaoภัยพิบัติpai-pí-bàtทำให้tam-hâiหลายคนlǎai-konหดหู่hòt-hùuจนjonรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kสิ้นหวังsîn-wǎngกับgàpโลกlôokใบbaiนี้níi
News images of disasters make many people feel dejected, to the point of losing hope in this world.
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 | — | — |