หัวหอม
hǔua-hɔ̌ɔmMeanings
1NounA1
onion (bulb onion)
the common round bulb used as a vegetable in cooking; onion
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)หั่นhànหั่นhàn1[to] slice; cut [sth] into pieces; chop2[to] slash; sharply reduce [sth]หัวหอมhǔua-hɔ̌ɔmหัวหอมhǔua-hɔ̌ɔm1onion (bulb onion)2shallotใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ผัดpàtผัดpàt1[to] stir-fry [sth]2stir-fry; stir-fried dish3[to] postpone; put off; delayไข่kàiไข่kài1egg2[to] lay eggs; spawn3testicles (vulgar/slang)4zero score (slang, sports/exams)
I chop onions and add them to the egg stir-fry.
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Onions have a strong smell, but they make food aromatic.
When frying onions, you need to stir them to keep them from burning.
He peeled onions until he cried, then quickly washed his face.
2NounA2
shallot
A small onion-like bulb used in cooking, especially the red shallot common in Thai cuisine.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)หัวหอมhǔua-hɔ̌ɔmหัวหอมhǔua-hɔ̌ɔm1onion (bulb onion)2shallotลงในlong-naiลงในlong-nai1to put into; to enter (data into)2into; onto; inน้ำพริกnáam-príkน้ำพริกnáam-príkchili paste; chili dipให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)หอมhɔ̌ɔmหอมhɔ̌ɔm1fragrant; pleasantly scented2[to] smell nice; be fragrant3[to] give [sb] a sniffing kiss4onion; shallot; spring onionขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)
I put shallots into the chili paste to make it more fragrant.
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Yesterday, mom chopped shallots to make seafood dipping sauce.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiช่วยchûuaiซื้อsʉ́ʉต้นdtônหัวหอมhǔua-hɔ̌ɔmมาmaaด้วยdûuaiนะnáจะjàทำtamไข่เจียวkài-jiiaoใส่sàiต้นหอมdtôn-hɔ̌ɔm
Please buy some green onions tomorrow; I’m making an omelet with scallions.
สูตรsòotนี้néeใช้cháiหัวhŭuaหอมแดงhŏm daengซอยsoiบางbaangๆ-ผัดpàtกับgàpหมูสามชั้นmŏo săam chánให้hâiหวานหอมwăan hŏmก่อนgònปรุงรสbprung rót
This recipe uses thinly sliced shallots stir-fried with pork belly to bring out sweetness before seasoning.
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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หอมhɔ̌ɔmหอมhɔ̌ɔm1fragrant; pleasantly scented2[to] smell nice; be fragrant3[to] give [sb] a sniffing kiss4onion; shallot; spring onionfragrant; pleasantly scentedPart 2
หัวหอมhǔua-hɔ̌ɔmหัวหอมhǔua-hɔ̌ɔmonion (bulb onion)onion (bulb onion)Word