หัวสูง
hǔua-sǔungMeaning
1Adjective
snobbish; status-conscious
Aspire snobbishly to high status or expensive things.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillหัวสูงhǔua-sǔungหัวสูงhǔua-sǔungsnobbish; status-consciousไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent; allow2[to] yield; give in; submit3[to] admit (acknowledge)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)ร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallธรรมดาtam-má-daaธรรมดาtam-má-daa1ordinary; normal; plain2ordinarily; normally; typicallyต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)โรงแรมroong-rɛɛmโรงแรมroong-rɛɛmhotel; lodging establishmentหรูrǔuหรูrǔuluxurious; elegant; upscaleเท่านั้นtâo-nánเท่านั้นtâo-nán1only; just; no more than2that much/that many; to that extent3that’s all; period (sentence‑final)
He's a snob: he won't eat at ordinary restaurants, only luxury hotels.
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อย่าyàaหัวสูงhǔua-sǔungจนjonดูถูกduu-tùukเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanที่tîiใช้cháiของkɔ̌ɔngราคาถูกraa-kaa-tùukกว่าgwàaเราrao
Don't be so status-conscious that you look down on friends who use cheaper things than you.
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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สูงsǔungสูงsǔung1tall; high (physical height)2high (degree/level/price/rank)3up; to a high position4advanced; elevated (abstract)tall; high (physical height)Part 2
หัวสูงhǔua-sǔungหัวสูงhǔua-sǔungsnobbish; status-conscioussnobbish; status-consciousWord