หัวแดง
hǔua-dɛɛngMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
red-haired; red-headed
Having red or reddish hair, or, when describing an animal, having a red head.
Examples
นกnókนกnók1bird2[to] get stood up; miss out (slang)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneหัวแดงhǔua-dɛɛngหัวแดงhǔua-dɛɛng1red-haired; red-headed2redhead (colloquial)
This bird has a red head.
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This child has red hair like his father.
Yesterday, I saw a red-headed bird in a tree.
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanฉันchǎnย้อมผมyɔ́ɔm-pǒmจนjonหัวแดงhǔua-dɛɛngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเลียนแบบliian-bɛ̀ɛpนักร้องnák-rɔ́ɔngคนโปรดkon-bpròotแต่dtɛ̀ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiย้อมyɔ́ɔmกลับเป็นglàp-bpenสีดำsǐi-dam
My friend dyed his hair red to look like his favorite singer, but his mother told him to dye it black again.
2NounB1
redhead (colloquial)
A colloquial term for a person with red or reddish hair, sometimes used loosely in references to Westerners.
Examples
เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2companion; peer (classmate, colleague)ๆ-เรียกrîakเรียกrîak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeหัวแดงhŭua daengหัวแดงhŭua daeng1red-haired; red-headed2redhead (colloquial)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)สีแดงsĕe daengสีแดงsĕe daeng1the color red2red; red-colored
His friends call him 'Redhead' because he has red hair.
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หัวแดงhǔua-dɛɛngที่นั่งtîi-nângข้างkâangฉันchǎnบนbonรถเมล์rót-meeพูดpûutไทยtaiคล่องklɔ̂ɔngมากmâakทั้งที่táng-tîiเพิ่งpə̂ngย้ายyáaiมาmaaอยู่yùuเมืองไทยmʉʉang-tai
The redhead sitting next to me on the bus spoke Thai very fluently, even though he had only recently moved to Thailand.
ลุงlungเรียกrîiakนักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoชาวยุโรปchaao-yú-ròopว่าwâaหัวแดงhǔua-dɛɛngทั้งที่táng-tîiบางคนbaang-konมีmiiผมpǒmสีดำsǐi-dam
My uncle calls European tourists 'redheads,' even though some of them have black hair.
คำว่าkam-wâaหัวแดงhǔua-dɛɛngที่tîiบางคนbaang-konใช้cháiเรียกrîiakชาวตะวันตกchaao-dtà-wan-dtòkอาจàatฟังfangไม่สุภาพmâi-sù-pâapโดยเฉพาะdooi-chà-pɔ́เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaใช้cháiเรียกrîiakคนkonที่tîiไม่mâiสนิทsà-nìtกันgan
The term 'redhead,' which some people use to refer to Westerners, can sound impolite, especially when used for someone they don't know well.
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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แดงdɛɛngแดงdɛɛng1red (color)2red color3[to] turn red; blush4[to] be exposed; come to light5red-shirt (Thai politics)red (color)Part 2
หัวแดงhǔua-dɛɛngหัวแดงhǔua-dɛɛngred-haired; red-headedred-haired; red-headedWord