หวอ

wŏr

Meanings

1NounA2

siren; klaxon; alarm

A loud warning signal, especially the wailing sound from emergency vehicles or alarm systems; also a klaxon or similar horn.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneหวอwŏrหวอwŏr1siren; klaxon; alarm2heads up!; incoming!3[to] swell; [to] puff up
I hear a siren.
2NounB2

heads up!; incoming!

An exclamation used to warn others of immediate danger, especially to duck from incoming fire or falling objects; military slang.

Examples

หวอwŏrหวอwŏr1siren; klaxon; alarm2heads up!; incoming!3[to] swell; [to] puff upระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2[to] watch out for; guard against3watch out!; caution!อันตรายan-dtà-raaiอันตรายan-dtà-raai1danger; hazard2dangerous; hazardous
Incoming! Watch out for danger!
3NounB2

[to] swell; [to] puff up

Colloquial verb meaning to bulge or swell out slightly (e.g., cheeks puffing up, a bump), often suddenly.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillโดนdohnโดนdohn1[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)2[to] be hit; be struck; be affected3[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)ประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goalsหนีบnèepหนีบnèep1[to] pinch; clamp2[to] fasten with a clip/peg3[to] tuck under the arm; carry under the arm4[to] style or hold hair with a clip/straightenerนิ้วníuนิ้วníu1finger; toe2inch (unit)3classifier: fingers; toes; inchesจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofบวมbuuamบวมbuuam1swollen; puffy2[to] swell; [to] puff up3inflated (price/figure), exaggeratedหวอwŏrหวอwŏr1siren; klaxon; alarm2heads up!; incoming!3[to] swell; [to] puff upขึ้นมาkêun maaขึ้นมาkêun maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] arise; appear; emerge5[to] become; start to be (change of state)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
He got his finger caught in the door, causing it to swell up right away.

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