หอมใหญ่
hɔ̌ɔm-yàiMeaning
1NounA2
onion
A large, round bulb vegetable with a strong taste and smell, used in cooking; an onion.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ไม่ชอบmâi-chɔ̂ɔpไม่ชอบmâi-chɔ̂ɔp[to] dislike [sth/sb]; [to] not like [sth/sb]กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)หอมใหญ่hɔ̌ɔm-yàiหอมใหญ่hɔ̌ɔm-yàionion
I don't like eating onions.
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Mom is chopping an onion to make an omelet.
When I slice onions, I cry every time.
ถ้าtâaอยากyàakให้น้ำhâi-náamซุปsúpมีmiiรสหวานrót-wǎanขึ้นkʉ̂nลองlɔɔngใส่sàiหอมใหญ่hɔ̌ɔm-yàiลงไปlong-bpaiต้มdtômด้วยdûuaiสิsì
If you want the soup to taste sweeter, try adding an onion to boil with it.
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
หอมhɔ̌ɔmหอมhɔ̌ɔm1fragrant; pleasantly scented2[to] smell nice; be fragrant3[to] give [sb] a sniffing kiss4onion; shallot; spring onionfragrant; pleasantly scentedPart 1
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หอมใหญ่hɔ̌ɔm-yàiหอมใหญ่hɔ̌ɔm-yàioniononionWord