หอมหวล
hɔ̌ɔm-hǔuanMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
fragrant; sweet-smelling (literary)
Having a pleasant fragrance that spreads through the surrounding air; chiefly used in literary language.
Examples
ลมเย็นlom-yenลมเย็นlom-yencool breeze; cool airพัดพาpát-paaพัดพาpát-paa1[to] carry/sweep [sb/sth] along (by wind/water/flow)2(figurative) [to] carry along; lead or bring [sb/sth]กลิ่นglìnกลิ่นglìnsmell; odor; scentหอมหวลhɔ̌ɔm-hǔuanหอมหวลhɔ̌ɔm-hǔuanfragrant; sweet-smelling (literary)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffดอกมะลิdɔ̀ɔk-má-líดอกมะลิdɔ̀ɔk-má-líjasmine flowerไปทั่วbpai-tûuaไปทั่วbpai-tûua1[to] go everywhere; travel all over2all over; everywhere (extent marker)สวนsǔuanสวนsǔuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)
A cool breeze blew, carrying the sweet fragrance of jasmine throughout the garden.
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เธอtəəเปิดbpə̀ətหน้าต่างnâa-dtàangรับrápกลิ่นglìnหอมหวลhɔ̌ɔm-hǔuanของkɔ̌ɔngดอกdɔ̀ɔkแก้วgɛ̂ɛoที่tîiบานbaanอยู่yùuหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan
She opened the window to let in the sweet fragrance of the orange jasmine blooming in front of the house.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaฝนfǒnหยุดyùtตกdtòkกลิ่นglìnหอมหวลhɔ̌ɔm-hǔuanของkɔ̌ɔngดอกปีบdɔ̀ɔk-bpìipก็gɔ̂ลอยมาlɔɔi-maaตามdtaamลมlomราวกับraao-gàpจะjàชวนให้chuuan-hâiคนkonในบ้านnai-bâanออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaรับrápอากาศaa-gàatยามค่ำyaam-kâm
When the rain stopped, the sweet fragrance of the Indian cork tree blossoms drifted on the breeze, as if inviting everyone inside to come out into the evening air.
แม้mɛ́ɛดอกdɔ̀ɔkกระgràดังdangงาngaaจะjàซ่อนอยู่sɔ̂ɔn-yùuท่ามกลางtâam-glaangใบไม้bai-máaiหนาทึบnǎa-tʉ́pแต่dtɛ̀ɛกลิ่นglìnหอมหวลhɔ̌ɔm-hǔuanที่tîiลอยมาlɔɔi-maaในnaiยามเย็นyaam-yenก็gɔ̂ทำให้tam-hâiรู้rúuว่าwâaมันmanกำลังgam-langผลิบานplì-baan
Although the ylang-ylang flowers were hidden among thick foliage, their sweet fragrance drifting through the evening air revealed that they were blooming.
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 class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
hɔ̌ɔm
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 | — | — |