หัวดี
hǔua-diiMeaning
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smart; clever
Smart; clever; intelligent.
Examples
ลูกสาวlûuk-sǎaoลูกสาวlûuk-sǎaodaughterของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsหัวhǔuaหัวhǔua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins6header; title; headline7beginning; initial part8[to] laugh (Isan; archaic in standard Thai)ดีมากdii-mâakดีมากdii-mâak1very good; excellent2Excellent!; Well done!3very well
His daughter is very smart.
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He's clever; he learns things very quickly.
สมชายsǒm-chaaiเป็นbpenคนkonหัวดีhǔua-diiนะnáแค่kɛ̂ɛอธิบายà-tí-baaiครั้งเดียวkráng-diiaoก็gɔ̂เข้าใจkâo-jaiแล้วlɛ́ɛo
Somchai is a smart guy, you know. You only need to explain once and he gets it.
ถึงtʉ̌ngงานngaanจะjàยากyâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoเป็นbpenคนkonหัวดีhǔua-diiเลยləəiหาhǎaทางแก้ปัญหาtaang-gɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaจนjonสำเร็จได้sǎm-rèt-dâaiเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Even though the work is difficult, because he's a clever person, he can always find a way to solve the problem successfully.
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 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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หัวดีhǔua-diiหัวดีhǔua-diismart; cleversmart; cleverWord