หวูด
wùutMeaning
1NounB1
whistle; siren; horn
a whistle, siren, or horn, or the loud sound it makes, especially on a train, ship, or factory
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneหวูดwùutหวูดwùutwhistle; siren; hornรถไฟrót-faiรถไฟrót-fai1train2railway; rail serviceพวกเราpûuak-raoพวกเราpûuak-rao1we; us2our group; our sideก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerรีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)วิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseไปที่bpai-tîiไปที่bpai-tîi[to] go to [somewhere]ชานชาลาchaan-chaa-laaชานชาลาchaan-chaa-laaplatform (train/BTS/MRT/bus/boat)
As soon as we heard the train whistle, we ran to the platform.
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เรือสำราญreuua săm-raanลำlamใหญ่yàiเปิดbpèrtหวูดwòotเสียงดังsĭiang dangเพื่อpêuuaเตือนdteuuanเรือประมงreuua bprà-mongเล็กๆlék lékให้hâiหลบlòpไปbpai
The large cruise ship blew its loud horn to warn the small fishing boats to move away.
โรงงานroong-ngaanแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiจะjàเป่าbpàoหวูดwùutทุกครั้งtúk-krángเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaถึงเวลาtʉ̌ng-wee-laaพักเที่ยงpák-tîiangและlɛ́เวลาwee-laaเลิกงานlə̂ək-ngaan
This factory blows its whistle whenever it is time for the lunch break and quitting time.
เสียงsǐiangหวูดเตือนภัยwùut-dtʉʉan-paiดังก้องdang-gɔ̂ɔngไปทั่วbpai-tûuaบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenท่าเรือtâa-rʉʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเกิดgə̀ətเหตุเพลิงไหม้hèet-pləəng-mâiในnaiโกดังสินค้าgoo-dang-sǐn-káa
The warning siren echoed throughout the port area when a fire broke out in the cargo warehouse.
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 endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
wùut
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |