หวย
hǔuaiMeaning
1NounB1
lottery; numbers game; [Thai] lottery
A lottery or numbers gambling, especially the Thai government lottery and informal underground lottery.
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offหวยhǔuaiหวยhǔuailottery; numbers game; [Thai] lotteryรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanรัฐบาลrát-tà-baan1government (executive)2government; state authoritiesทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)งวดngûuatงวดngûuat1installment; installment period2round; draw (e.g., lottery issue)หวังว่าwǎng-wâaหวังว่าwǎng-wâa1[to] hope (that)2hopefully; I/we hope (that)คราวนี้kraao-níiคราวนี้kraao-níithis timeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ถูกรางวัลtùuk-raang-wanถูกรางวัลtùuk-raang-wan[to] win a prize
Dad buys the government lottery every draw, hoping this time he will win a prize.
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เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanชวนchuuanรวมเงินruuam-ngənกันganซื้อsʉ́ʉหวยhǔuaiชุดchútเผื่อpʉ̀ʉaจะjàมีโอกาสmii-oo-gàatถูกtùukรางวัลใหญ่raang-wan-yài
My friend invited me to pool money to buy a lottery set in case we have a chance to win the big prize.
เขาkǎoเลิกlə̂əkแทงtɛɛngหวยใต้ดินhǔuai-dtâai-dinเพราะprɔ́กลัวgluuaถูกtùukโกงgoongและlɛ́ผิดกฎหมายpìt-gòt-mǎai
He stopped betting on the underground lottery because he was afraid of being cheated and it being illegal.
หลังlăngประกาศbprà-gàatผลpŏnหวยhŭuayคนkonในnaiตลาดdtà-làatคึกคักkúk kákบางคนbaang konดีใจdee jaiสุดsùtๆ-บางคนbaang konก็gâwเงียบngîiapไปbpai
After the lottery results are announced, the market becomes lively; some people are ecstatic while others fall silent.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
hǔuai
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 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 | — | — |