หวือ
wʉ̌ʉMeanings
1InterjectionB1
whoosh!; swoosh!
an exclamation imitating a rushing or whooshing sound
Examples
เครื่องบินkrʉ̂ʉang-binเครื่องบินkrʉ̂ʉang-binairplane; aeroplane; plane (fixed-wing aircraft)บินbinบินbin1[to] fly2[to] fly (by air travel)ผ่านไปpàan-bpaiผ่านไปpàan-bpai1[to] pass by; go past2[to] elapse; go by (time)3[to] pass; be over (an event or experience)เร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2quickly; fast3early; soonมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousหวือwʉ̌ʉหวือwʉ̌ʉ1whoosh!; swoosh!2whooshing sound; swish
The airplane flew by so fast, whoosh!
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จู่ๆjòo jòoก็gâwมีmeeเงาดำngao damวิ่งผ่านwîng pàanหน้าnâaไปbpaiหวือwĕuuเดียวdiiaoก็gâwลับตาláp dtaaไปแล้วbpai láew
Suddenly a black shadow ran past, whoosh, and it was gone from sight.
เด็กๆdèk dèkเล่นlênโยนyohnจานร่อนjaan rônกันganแล้วláeoอุทานù-taanว่าwâaหวือwĕuuทุกครั้งที่túk kráng têeจานjaanลอยloiไปbpaiไกลๆglai glai
The kids were playing with a frisbee, exclaiming "Whoosh!" every time it flew far.
ผมpǒmกำลังจะgam-lang-jàข้ามถนนkâam-tà-nǒnแต่dtɛ̀ɛมีmiiมอเตอร์ไซค์mɔɔ-dtəə-sáiบิดbìtคันเร่งkan-rêngผ่านpàanหน้าnâaไปbpaiแบบbɛ̀ɛpหวือwʉ̌ʉใจหายjai-hǎaiแวบwɛ̂ɛpเลยləəi
I was about to cross the street, but a motorcycle revved its engine and sped past my face like... whoosh! It scared the life out of me.
2NounB2
whooshing sound; swish
a rushing or whooshing sound made by something moving quickly through air
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneรถแข่งrót-kɛ̀ngรถแข่งrót-kɛ̀ngrace car; racing carขับkàpขับkàp1[to] drive; operate (a vehicle)2[to] expel; drive out; repel3[to] sing; chant (traditional)4[to] excrete; secrete; emitผ่านไปpàan-bpaiผ่านไปpàan-bpai1[to] pass by; go past2[to] elapse; go by (time)3[to] pass; be over (an event or experience)ดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeหวือwʉ̌ʉหวือwʉ̌ʉ1whoosh!; swoosh!2whooshing sound; swish
I heard the whooshing sound of a race car driving past.
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ลูกธนูlûuk-tá-nuuพุ่งpûngผ่านpàanหน้าnâaเขาkǎoไปbpaiอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoจนjonเกิดgə̀ətเสียงsǐiangหวือwʉ̌ʉในnaiอากาศaa-gàat
The arrow shot past his face so quickly that it made a whooshing sound in the air.
เครื่องบินเจ็ตkrʉ̂ʉang-bin-jètบินbinผ่านไปpàan-bpaiด้วยdûuaiความเร็วkwaam-reoจนjonเกิดgə̀ətเสียงดังsǐiang-dangหวือwʉ̌ʉสนั่นหวั่นไหวsà-nàn-wàn-wǎi
The jet plane flew by at such a high speed that it created a deafening whoosh.
ลมพายุlom-paa-yúพัดpátหวือwʉ̌ʉเข้ามาkâo-maaทางtaangหน้าต่างnâa-dtàangที่tîiเปิดbpə̀ətทิ้งไว้tíng-wáiทำให้tam-hâiข้าวของkâao-kɔ̌ɔngบนbonโต๊ะdtóปลิวbpliuกระจายgrà-jaai
The storm wind whooshed in through the open window, scattering the things on the table.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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 syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
wʉ̌ʉ
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 | — | — |