หลอน

lɔ̌ɔn

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

creepy; spooky; unsettling

causing a scary or eerie feeling; gives you the creeps

Examples

หนังผีnǎng-pǐiหนังผีnǎng-pǐighost movie; supernatural horror filmเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)หลอนlɔ̌ɔnหลอนlɔ̌ɔn1creepy; spooky; unsettling2[to] hallucinate; feel haunted3spooked; haunted; paranoid (colloq.)4[to] stick in [sb]’s head (unsettlingly)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
This ghost movie is very creepy.
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เสียงsǐiangดนตรีประกอบdon-dtrii-bprà-gɔ̀ɔpละครlá-kɔɔnเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiหลอนlɔ̌ɔnจนjonฉันchǎnนอนไม่หลับnɔɔn-mâi-làp
The background music in this drama is so eerie that I can't sleep.
บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiบ้านร้างbâan-ráangหลังlǎngนั้นnánหลอนlɔ̌ɔnบอกbɔ̀ɔkไม่mâiถูกtùuk
The atmosphere in that abandoned house was indescribably creepy.
ภาพวาดpâap-wâatเด็กผู้หญิงdèk-pûu-yǐngที่tîiจ้องมองjɔ̂ng-mɔɔngออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaจากjàakภาพpâapมันmanให้hâiความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kหลอนlɔ̌ɔnอย่างประหลาดyàang-bprà-làat
The painting of the little girl staring out from the picture gives off a strangely eerie feeling.
2VerbB2

[to] hallucinate; feel haunted

to see, hear, or feel things that are not real, or to feel eerily affected as if by ghosts or fear

Examples

เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่ได้นอนmâi-dâai-nɔɔnไม่ได้นอนmâi-dâai-nɔɔndidn't sleep; haven't sleptมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondวันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toหลอนlɔ̌ɔnหลอนlɔ̌ɔn1creepy; spooky; unsettling2[to] hallucinate; feel haunted3spooked; haunted; paranoid (colloq.)4[to] stick in [sb]’s head (unsettlingly)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringเดินตามdəən-dtaamเดินตามdəən-dtaam[to] follow [sb/sth] on foot
He hasn't slept for two days, so now he's starting to hallucinate that someone is following him.
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พออยู่po yòoคนเดียวkon diiaoในบ้านnai bâanตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keunฉันchănก็gâwชอบchôpหลอนlŏnไปbpaiเองayngว่าwâaได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsĭiangแปลกๆbplàek bplàek
When I'm home alone at night, I tend to hallucinate and think I hear strange noises.
อาการไข้aa-gaan-kâiสูงsǔungอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiบางรายbaang-raaiเกิดgə̀ətอาการaa-gaanหลอนlɔ̌ɔnและlɛ́เห็นภาพhěn-pâapที่tîiไม่มีmâi-miiอยู่yùuจริงjing
A high fever can cause some patients to hallucinate and see images that are not actually there.
ความเครียดสะสมkwaam-krîiat-sà-sǒmและlɛ́ความอ่อนเพลียkwaam-ɔ̀ɔn-pliiaทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoหลอนlɔ̌ɔnว่าwâaมีmiiคนkonกระซิบgrà-sípเรียกชื่อrîiak-chʉ̂ʉเขาkǎoอยู่yùuตลอดเวลาdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-wee-laa
Accumulated stress and exhaustion caused him to hallucinate that someone was constantly whispering his name.
3AdjectiveB2

spooked; haunted; paranoid (colloq.)

Feeling frightened or mentally disturbed by persistent fears, impressions, or imagined threats.

Examples

ตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeตั้งแต่dtâng dtàefrom; since (starting point)กลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] return; go/come back2[to] turn over/flip/reverse3back; in return4contrary; on the contraryจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmบ้านร้างbâan ráangบ้านร้างbâan ráangabandoned house; deserted houseหลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerรู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)หลอนlŏnหลอนlŏn1creepy; spooky; unsettling2[to] hallucinate; feel haunted3spooked; haunted; paranoid (colloq.)4[to] stick in [sb]’s head (unsettlingly)ๆ-มาตลอดmaa dtà-lòtมาตลอดmaa dtà-lòtall along; continuously
Ever since he came back from that abandoned house, he's been feeling spooked.
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คืนkʉʉnนั้นnánฉันchǎnนอนnɔɔnคนเดียวkon-diiaoในบ้านnai-bâanหลังlǎngใหญ่yàiเลยləəiรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kหลอนlɔ̌ɔnนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀i
That night I slept alone in the big house, so I felt a little unsettled.
ยามyaamที่têeเข้าเวรkâo weenตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keunเล่าlâoว่าwâaเขาkăoมักจะmák jàรู้สึกrúu-sèukหลอนlŏnเหมือนmĕuuanมีmeeคนkonเดินตามdern dtaamทั้งๆtáng tángที่têeไม่มีmâi meeใครkraiอยู่yòo
The night watchman said he often feels eerily affected, as if someone is walking behind him, even though no one is there.
พอpɔɔไฟดับfai-dàpพรึ่บprʉ̂pลงlongทั้งtángตึกdtʉ̀kทุกคนtúk-konที่tîiยังyangทำงานtam-ngaanอยู่yùuก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kหลอนlɔ̌ɔnกับgàpความเงียบkwaam-ngîiapและlɛ́เสียงลมsǐiang-lomข้างนอกkâang-nɔ̂ɔk
When the power suddenly went out in the whole building, everyone still working started to feel unsettled by the silence and the sound of the wind outside.
4VerbB2

[to] stick in [sb]’s head (unsettlingly)

colloquial: to keep echoing in the mind in a disturbing or eerie way (e.g., an image or phrase that won’t go away)

Examples

ภาพข่าวpâap-kàaoภาพข่าวpâap-kàaonews photo; news footageอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetaccident; mishapเมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoเมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháothis morning; earlier this morningยังคงyang-kongยังคงyang-kongstill; [to] remain; [to] continue to be/have/doหลอนlɔ̌ɔnหลอนlɔ̌ɔn1creepy; spooky; unsettling2[to] hallucinate; feel haunted3spooked; haunted; paranoid (colloq.)4[to] stick in [sb]’s head (unsettlingly)อยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]หัวhǔuaหัวhǔua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins6header; title; headline7beginning; initial part8[to] laugh (Isan; archaic in standard Thai)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไม่หายmâi-hǎaiไม่หายmâi-hǎai1[to] not recover (from illness)2[to] not disappear; not be lost
The image from the accident on the news this morning keeps echoing disturbingly in my head.
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เพลงประกอบpleeng-bprà-gɔ̀ɔpหนังสยองขวัญnǎng-sà-yɔ̌ɔng-kwǎnเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนั้นnánยังคงyang-kongหลอนlɔ̌ɔnอยู่ในyùu-naiหัวhǔuaฉันchǎnไปbpaiหลายlǎaiวันwanเลยləəi
The theme song from that horror movie kept echoing disturbingly in my head for days.
คำพูดkam-pûutสุดท้ายsùt-táaiที่tîiเขาkǎoพูดpûutทิ้งไว้tíng-wáiยังคงyang-kongหลอนlɔ̌ɔnอยู่ในyùu-naiความคิดkwaam-kítของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnทำให้tam-hâiฉันchǎnนอนไม่หลับnɔɔn-mâi-làp
The last words he said still keep echoing in my mind, making me unable to sleep.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàผ่านมาpàan-maaหลายlǎaiปีbpiiแต่dtɛ̀ɛภาพpâapใบหน้าbai-nâaที่tîiน่ากลัวnâa-gluuaของkɔ̌ɔngตัวตลกdtuua-dtà-lòkในnaiหนังnǎngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนั้นnánก็gɔ̂ยังyangแวบเข้ามาwɛ̂ɛp-kâo-maaหลอนlɔ̌ɔnในnaiหัวhǔuaผมpǒmเป็นครั้งคราวbpen-kráng-kraao
Even though many years have passed, the scary face of the clown from that movie still flashes back and haunts my mind from time to time.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ล puts this syllable in high class.
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.

High class consonants

ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห

Result

Rising tone

lɔ̌ɔn

Dips low first, then rises clearly.

High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising

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——

Related Words

1creepy; spooky; unsettling

3spooked; haunted; paranoid (colloq.)

4[to] stick in [sb]’s head (unsettlingly)