หอน
hɔ̌ɔnMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] howl
to make a long, drawn-out cry like a dog or wolf; to emit a mournful, sustained cry
Examples
กลางคืนglaang-kʉʉnกลางคืนglaang-kʉʉn1night; nighttime2at night; during the nightสุนัขsù-nákสุนัขsù-nákdog (formal)หน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing sideหอนยาวhɔ̌ɔn-yaaoหอนยาวhɔ̌ɔn-yaao[to] howl for a long timeน่าขนลุกnâa-kǒn-lúkน่าขนลุกnâa-kǒn-lúkcreepy; chilling
At night, the dog in front of the house howls for a long time, giving me chills.
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Last night, wolves howled to one another in the forest.
พอpɔɔลมแรงlom-rɛɛngขึ้นkʉ̂nสุนัขsù-nákก็gɔ̂เงยหน้าngəəi-nâaหอนยาวhɔ̌ɔn-yaaoอย่างyàangโหยหวนhǒoi-hǔuan
As the wind picked up, the dog lifted its head and let out a long, mournful howl.
ตอนdtɔɔnพระจันทร์เต็มดวงprá-jan-dtem-duuangเสียงsǐiangสุนัขsù-nákหอนยาวhɔ̌ɔn-yaaoก้องgɔ̂ɔngไปทั่วbpai-tûuaหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan
When the moon is full, the dogs’ prolonged howls echo throughout the village.
2VerbB1
[to] wail; blare
to produce a long, high, continuous sound, as with a siren or alarm; to emit a piercing, mournful sound
Examples
ตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; periodตีสี่dtii-sìiตีสี่dtii-sìi1four o’clock in the morning; 4 a.m.2at 4 a.m.ไซเรนหอนsai-reen-hɔ̌ɔnไซเรนหอนsai-reen-hɔ̌ɔna siren wailsดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeไปทั่วbpai-tûuaไปทั่วbpai-tûua1[to] go everywhere; travel all over2all over; everywhere (extent marker)หมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated community
At 4 a.m., the siren howled loudly throughout the village.
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ทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiสัญญาณเตือนsǎn-yaan-dtʉʉanไฟไหม้fai-mâiเริ่มrə̂əmหอนhɔ̌ɔnทุกคนtúk-konก็gɔ̂รีบrîipออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakอาคารaa-kaan
As soon as the fire alarm started to wail, everyone hurried out of the building.
เสียงsĭiangหวอหอนwŏr hŏnยาวๆyaao yaaoทำให้tam hâiคนkonในnaiโรงงานrohng ngaanรู้rúuว่าwâaต้องdtôngอพยพòp-pá-yóp
The long, wailing siren sound let the people in the factory know they had to evacuate.
พอpɔɔเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangเตือนภัยdtʉʉan-paiหอนhɔ̌ɔnเป็นจังหวะbpen-jang-wàถี่ขึ้นtìi-kʉ̂nเราraoก็gɔ̂เข้าใจว่าkâo-jai-wâaภัยpaiใกล้เข้ามาglâi-kâo-maaแล้วlɛ́ɛo
When the alarm wailed with increasing frequency, we understood the danger was approaching.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
hɔ̌ɔn
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 | — | — |