หวอหอน
wɔ̌ɔ-hɔ̌ɔnMeanings
1NounB2
wailing, siren-like sound
A long, rising-and-falling wail like a siren or howl; onomatopoeic.
Examples
กลางดึกglaang-dʉ̀kกลางดึกglaang-dʉ̀k1the middle of the night2late at night; in the small hoursได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneไซเรนหวอหอนsai-reen-wɔ̌ɔ-hɔ̌ɔnไซเรนหวอหอนsai-reen-wɔ̌ɔ-hɔ̌ɔnwailing sirenยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longerผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3[to] experience; go through4past; via; throughหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing sideทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyซอยsɔɔiซอยsɔɔi1lane; small street2[to] finely slice; shred3classifier for lanes/alleysตื่นdtʉ̀ʉnตื่นdtʉ̀ʉn1[to] wake up; awaken2be awake; stay awake3[to] be startled; be alarmed; get excited about
In the middle of the night, a long wailing siren passed in front of the house, waking the whole alley.
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ลมแรงlom-rɛɛngพัดผ่านpát-pàanปล่องbplɔ̀ɔngเหล็กlèkจนjonเกิดgə̀ətเสียงsǐiangหวอหอนwɔ̌ɔ-hɔ̌ɔnคล้ายkláaiไซเรนsai-reen
Strong winds blew through the metal vent, creating a wavering wail like a siren.
ทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiโรงงานroong-ngaanเกิดgə̀ətเหตุฉุกเฉินhèet-chùk-chə̌ənสัญญาณเตือนsǎn-yaan-dtʉʉanหวอหอนwɔ̌ɔ-hɔ̌ɔnขึ้นลงkʉ̂n-longเป็นจังหวะbpen-jang-wàเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiทุกคนtúk-konอพยพòp-pá-yóp
As soon as an emergency occurred at the factory, the alarm wailed up and down to prompt everyone to evacuate.
เสียงsǐiangหวอหอนwɔ̌ɔ-hɔ̌ɔnยืดยาวyʉ̂ʉt-yaaoของkɔ̌ɔngรถพยาบาลrót-pá-yaa-baanแตกต่างdtɛ̀ɛk-dtàangจากjàakแตรdtrɛɛทั่วไปtûua-bpaiเพราะprɔ́มีmiiโทนtoonสูงต่ำsǔung-dtàmสลับกันsà-làp-ganชัดเจนchát-jeen
The prolonged wavering wail of an ambulance differs from a regular horn because it alternates clearly between high and low tones.
2VerbB2
[to] wail/howl like a siren
[to] make a long, rising-and-falling, siren-like wail; to howl with a wavering pitch.
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightลมlomลมlom1wind2gas; flatulence3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)พัดpátพัดpát1[to] blow; [to] fan2fan; hand fan3classifier: อัน4[to] blow; sweep; carry alongแรงrɛɛngแรงrɛɛng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)4very; extremely (Southern Thai)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofสุนัขsù-nákสุนัขsù-nákdog (formal)แถวบ้านtɛ̌ɛo-bâanแถวบ้านtɛ̌ɛo-bâanneighborhood; local areaหวอหอนwɔ̌ɔ-hɔ̌ɔnหวอหอนwɔ̌ɔ-hɔ̌ɔn1wailing, siren-like sound2[to] wail/howl like a sirenทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉnทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉn1all night; the whole night2the entire night
Last night the wind was strong, and the neighborhood dogs howled with a siren-like wail all night.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaรถพยาบาลrót-pá-yaa-baanผ่านpàanเสียงsǐiangหวอwɔ̌ɔทำให้tam-hâiสุนัขsù-nákเริ่มrə̂əmหวอหอนwɔ̌ɔ-hɔ̌ɔnตามdtaam
When the ambulance passed, the siren made the dogs start howling with a wavering pitch.
พอporฟ้าร้องfáa róngยาวyaaoๆ-เจ้าเหมียวjâo mĭiaoกลับglàpหวอหอนwŏr hŏnเสียงsĭiangสั่นsànๆ-เหมือนmĕuuanกำลังgam-langตื่นกลัวdtèun gluua
When the thunder rolled for a long stretch, the cat let out a wavering, siren-like howl as if frightened.
เสียงsǐiangหมาmǎaในnaiซอยsɔɔiหวอหอนwɔ̌ɔ-hɔ̌ɔnเป็นจังหวะbpen-jang-wàขึ้นลงkʉ̂n-longไม่หยุดmâi-yùtจนjonคนkonทั้งtángตึกdtʉ̀kต้องdtɔ̂ngลุกมาlúk-maaดูว่าduu-wâaเกิดgə̀ətอะไรà-raiขึ้นkʉ̂n
The dogs in the alley howled with a rising-and-falling pitch nonstop, until everyone in the building got up to see what was happening.
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
wɔ̌ɔ
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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หวอหอนwɔ̌ɔ-hɔ̌ɔnหวอหอนwɔ̌ɔ-hɔ̌ɔnwailing, siren-like soundwailing, siren-like soundWord