หัวอก
hǔua-òkMeanings
1NounB2
feelings; inner feelings
A person's inner feelings, often used for the feelings of someone in a role, like a mother or a lover.
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengone's ownก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerคงไม่kong-mâiคงไม่kong-mâiprobably not; unlikely; I don't think soเข้าใจkâo-jaiเข้าใจkâo-jai1[to] understand; grasp2[to] assume; take sth to be true3[to be] understanding (of [sb])หัวอกhǔua-òkหัวอกhǔua-òk1feelings; inner feelings2bosom; chest (literary)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseหรอกrɔ̀kหรอกrɔ̀k1emphatic denial (actually not; certainly not)2assurance/softener particle (explanatory tone)
If you don't have your own children, you probably won't understand the feelings of a mother.
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ผมpǒmเข้าใจkâo-jaiหัวอกhǔua-òkลูกน้องlûuk-nɔ́ɔngที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngทำงานtam-ngaanกับgàpเจ้านายjâo-naaiเจ้าอารมณ์jâao-aa-romดีdii
I really understand the feelings of a subordinate who has to work with a moody boss.
พอpɔɔโดนdoonเพื่อนสนิทpʉ̂ʉan-sà-nìtหักหลังhàk-lǎngเธอtəəถึงtʉ̌ngได้dâaiเข้าใจkâo-jaiหัวอกhǔua-òkของkɔ̌ɔngคนkonถูกtùukทิ้งtíngอย่างแท้จริงyàang-tɛ́ɛ-jing
After being betrayed by a close friend, she finally truly understood the feelings of someone who has been abandoned.
ไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiเข้าใจkâo-jaiหัวอกhǔua-òkของkɔ̌ɔngผู้นำpûu-namที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiในnaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangที่tîiส่งผลกระทบต่อsòng-pǒn-grà-tóp-dtɔ̀ɔคนkonจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâakได้dâaiหรอกrɔ̀k
No one can understand the inner feelings of a leader who must make a decision that affects a great number of people.
2NounC1
bosom; chest (literary)
The upper chest or bosom; used in literary or emotional speech.
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herโอบกอดòop-gɔ̀ɔtโอบกอดòop-gɔ̀ɔt1[to] hug; embrace (physically)2[to] embrace; adopt (figurative)ลูกน้อยlûuk-nɔ́ɔiลูกน้อยlûuk-nɔ́ɔi1baby; little child2young offspringไว้wáiไว้wái1[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.)แนบnɛ̂ɛpแนบnɛ̂ɛp1[to] attach; enclose2[to] press close; hold closeหัวอกhǔua-òkหัวอกhǔua-òk1feelings; inner feelings2bosom; chest (literary)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooความรักkwaam-rákความรักkwaam-rák1love; affection2romance; romantic relationship
She embraced her little child tightly to her bosom with love.
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เขาkǎoรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kเจ็บแปลบjèp-bplɛ̀ɛpที่tîiหัวอกhǔua-òkราวกับraao-gàpใจจะขาดjai-jà-kàatเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaได้ยินdâi-yinข่าวร้ายkàao-ráaiนั้นnán
He felt a sharp pain in his chest as if his heart would break upon hearing that bad news.
หยาดน้ำตาyàat-náam-dtaaของkɔ̌ɔngหญิงyǐngม่ายmâaiผู้pûuโศกเศร้าsòok-sâoหลั่งรินlàng-rinลงบนlong-bonหัวอกhǔua-òkอาบàapชุ่มchûmอาภรณ์aa-pɔɔnสีดำsǐi-damไว้ทุกข์wái-túk
The tears of the grieving widow streamed down onto her bosom, soaking her black mourning garments.
ทหารหาญtá-hǎan-hǎanผู้นั้นpûu-nánเอาaoหัวอกhǔua-òkรับrápคมดาบkom-dàapแทนtɛɛnองค์ongราชาraa-chaaโลหิตloo-hìtแดงฉานdɛɛng-chǎanย้อมyɔ́ɔmผืนดินpʉ̌ʉn-din
That brave soldier took the sharp blade to his chest for the king, his crimson blood staining the earth.
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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หัวอกhǔua-òkหัวอกhǔua-òkfeelings; inner feelingsfeelings; inner feelingsWord