หัวขโมย
hǔua-kà-mooiMeaning
1NounA2
thief; robber
A person who steals others' property illegally; informal and disapproving.
Examples
เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightหัวขโมยhŭua kà-moiหัวขโมยhŭua kà-moithief; robberเข้าบ้านkâo bâanเข้าบ้านkâo bâan[to] enter the house; [to] come into the houseข้างkâangข้างkâang1side; flank2beside; next to; by3classifier: sides; paired parts4side; party (in a dispute or game)5side; lateral (modifier)ๆ-
Last night a thief broke into the house next door.
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The police caught the thief who stole a bicycle in front of the shop.
Watch your bag; there are thieves around here who like to snatch things.
ชุมชนchum-chonช่วยกันchûuai-ganติดdtìtกล้องวงจรปิดglɔ̂ng-wong-jɔɔn-bpìtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaลดlótปัญหาbpan-hǎaหัวขโมยhǔua-kà-mooiในnaiตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉn
The community installed CCTV together to reduce the problem of thieves at night.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is หัวขโมย said หัว-ขะ-โมย?
hǔua-kà-mooi
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
hǔua
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
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หัวขโมยhǔua-kà-mooiหัวขโมยhǔua-kà-mooithief; robberthief; robberWord