หัวนอน
hǔua-nɔɔnMeanings
1NounB1
head end of a sleeping place
The end of a bed or sleeping place where the sleeper's head rests, or the direction toward which the head points during sleep.
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)วางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)5[to] set; assign; impose6[to] let go of; relinquish (attachment/prejudice)หมอนmɔ̌ɔnหมอนmɔ̌ɔnpillowไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerหัวนอนhǔua-nɔɔnหัวนอนhǔua-nɔɔn1head end of a sleeping place2south (historical)
Last night, I put the pillow at the head of the bed.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛจัดjàtที่นอนtîi-nɔɔnให้hâiลูกlûukโดยdooiวางwaangหมอนmɔ̌ɔnไว้wáiทางtaangหัวนอนhǔua-nɔɔnและlɛ́ผ้าห่มpâa-hòmไว้wáiทางtaangปลายเท้าbplaai-táao
The mother prepared her child's sleeping space, placing a pillow at the head end and a blanket at the foot end.
ห้องนี้hɔ̂ng-níiแคบkɛ̂ɛpเราraoเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngหันhǎnหัวนอนhǔua-nɔɔnไปbpaiทางtaangหน้าต่างnâa-dtàang
This room is narrow, so we have to sleep with our heads toward the window.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnย้ายyáaiเตียงdtiiangเข้าkâoห้องhɔ̂ngใหม่màiเราraoควรkuuanเลือกlʉ̂ʉakตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngหัวนอนhǔua-nɔɔnให้hâiห่างhàangจากjàakประตูbprà-dtuuเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiเสียงรบกวนsǐiang-róp-guuanเวลาพักผ่อนwee-laa-pák-pɔ̀ɔn
Before moving the bed into the new room, we should position its head end away from the door so that noise does not disturb our rest.
2NounC2
south (historical)
The southern direction in historical Thai usage, associated with the traditional practice of sleeping with one's head toward the south.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-taiภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-tai1Thai language2Thai-language; in Thai3Thai (school subject)สมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔn1formerly; in the past; back then2the old days; former timesคำว่าkam-wâaคำว่าkam-wâathe word/term (introductory marker)หัวนอนhǔua-nɔɔnหัวนอนhǔua-nɔɔn1head end of a sleeping place2south (historical)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderเรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionทิศใต้tít-dtâaiทิศใต้tít-dtâaisouth; southern directionเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringมักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toนอนnɔɔnนอนnɔɔn1[to] sleep2[to] lie down; recline3reclining; lying downหันhǎnหันhǎn1[to] see (Northern Thai)2[to] turn; turn towardศีรษะsǐi-sàศีรษะsǐi-sà1head (body part; formal)2top; tip; end (literary)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6in terms of; in the field of7side/party (institutional)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)
In older Thai usage, the word “หัวนอน” referred to the south because people commonly slept with their heads pointing in that direction.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaอ่านàanเอกสารโบราณèek-gà-sǎan-boo-raanที่tîiระบุว่าrá-bù-wâaหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanตั้งอยู่dtâng-yùuทางtaangหัวนอนhǔua-nɔɔnของkɔ̌ɔngเมืองmʉʉangเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngเข้าใจว่าkâo-jai-wâaหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ngทางtaangทิศใต้tít-dtâai
When reading an old document that places a village on the city's “หัวนอน” side, we must understand that it means the southern side.
คำเรียกkam-rîiakทิศใต้tít-dtâaiว่าwâaหัวนอนhǔua-nɔɔnสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnธรรมเนียมtam-niiamการนอนgaan-nɔɔnหันhǎnศีรษะsǐi-sàไปbpaiทางใต้taang-dtâaiที่tîiมีmiiอยู่ในyùu-naiสังคมไทยsǎng-kom-taiแต่เดิมdtɛ̀ɛ-dəəm
Calling the south “หัวนอน” reflects the traditional Thai custom of sleeping with one's head pointing south.
ในnaiการตีความgaan-dtii-kwaamคำบรรยายkam-ban-yaaiอาณาเขตaa-naa-kèetในnaiเอกสารโบราณèek-gà-sǎan-boo-raanจำเป็นต้องjam-bpen-dtɔ̂ngตระหนักdtrà-nàkว่าwâaหัวนอนhǔua-nɔɔnเป็นbpenคำเรียกkam-rîiakทิศใต้tít-dtâaiที่tîiสัมพันธ์sǎm-panกับgàpคติká-dtìการนอนgaan-nɔɔnหันhǎnศีรษะsǐi-sàไปbpaiทางtaangทิศtítนั้นnánมิฉะนั้นmí-chà-nánอาจàatระบุrá-bùตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngสถานที่sà-tǎan-tîiคลาดเคลื่อนklâat-klʉ̂ʉanได้dâai
When interpreting territorial descriptions in historical documents, one must recognize that “หัวนอน” denotes the south and is associated with the traditional practice of sleeping with one's head pointing in that direction; otherwise, locations may be identified incorrectly.
Tones
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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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หัวนอนhǔua-nɔɔnหัวนอนhǔua-nɔɔnhead end of a sleeping placehead end of a sleeping placeWord