หวานหอม
wǎan-hɔ̌ɔmMeaning
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sweet and fragrant
Having a sweet taste and a pleasant, fragrant aroma; often used for fruit, desserts, or perfumes.
Examples
มะม่วงสุกmá-mûuang-sùkมะม่วงสุกmá-mûuang-sùkripe mangoลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)หวานหอมwǎan-hɔ̌ɔmหวานหอมwǎan-hɔ̌ɔmsweet and fragrantมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
This ripe mango is very sweet and fragrant.
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The cake from this shop has a sweet, fragrant, and appetizing smell.
ฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpดื่มน้ำdʉ̀ʉm-náamมะพร้าวน้ำหอมmá-práao-náam-hɔ̌ɔmเพราะprɔ́มันหวานman-wǎanหอมชื่นใจhɔ̌ɔm-chʉ̂ʉn-jai
I like drinking aromatic coconut water because it's sweet, fragrant, and refreshing.
พอpɔɔเปิดbpə̀ətฝาfǎaหม้อmɔ̂ɔข้าวเหนียวมูนkâao-nǐiao-muunกลิ่นglìnกะทิgà-tíหวานหอมwǎan-hɔ̌ɔmก็gɔ̂ลอยlɔɔiออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaทันทีtan-tii
As soon as I opened the lid of the sweet sticky rice pot, the sweet and fragrant smell of coconut milk wafted out immediately.
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 classLeading หA silent ห before ว puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
wǎan
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
หวานwǎanหวานwǎan1sweet (taste)2sweet; endearing (manner/appearance)3romantic; sentimental; saccharine4stripped; worn (of a screw thread)sweet (taste)Part 1
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หอมhɔ̌ɔmหอมhɔ̌ɔm1fragrant; pleasantly scented2[to] smell nice; be fragrant3[to] give [sb] a sniffing kiss4onion; shallot; spring onionfragrant; pleasantly scentedPart 2
หวานหอมwǎan-hɔ̌ɔmหวานหอมwǎan-hɔ̌ɔmsweet and fragrantsweet and fragrantWord