หอน(hŏn)

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] howl

to make a long, drawn-out cry like a dog or wolf; to emit a mournful, sustained cry

Examples

กลางคืนglaang keunกลางคืนglaang keun1night; nighttime2at night; during the nightสุนัขsù-nákสุนัขsù-nákdog (formal)หน้าบ้านnâa bâanหน้าบ้านnâa bâan1front of the house; frontage2public-facing front; facade (figurative)หอนยาวhŏn yaaoหอนยาวhŏn yaao1[to] howl for a long time2a prolonged howlน่าขนลุกnâa kŏn lúkน่าขนลุกnâa kŏn lúkcreepy; chilling
At night, the dog in front of the house howls for a long time, giving me chills.
2VerbB1

[to] wail; blare

to produce a long, high, continuous sound, as with a siren or alarm; to emit a piercing, mournful sound

Examples

ตอนdtonตอนdton1episode; chapter2when; at the time (of)3section; part4time segment; periodตีสี่dtee sèeตีสี่dtee sèe1four o’clock in the morning; 4 a.m.2at 4 a.m.ไซเรนหอนsai-ren hŏnไซเรนหอนsai-ren hŏnwail siren; yelp sirenดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeไปทั่วbpai tûuaไปทั่วbpai tûua1[to] go everywhere; travel all over2[to] spread all over; become widespread3all over; everywhere (extent marker)หมู่บ้านmòo bâanหมู่บ้านmòo bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated community
At 4 a.m., the siren howled loudly throughout the village.