หัวแรง
hǔua-rɛɛngMeaning
1NounB1
prime mover; key driver; lead worker
The person who is the main driving force or lead worker behind a task or project; the one who takes charge and does much of the work.
Examples
โครงการkroong-gaanโครงการkroong-gaanproject; schemeนี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneพี่เมย์pîi-meeพี่เมย์pîi-meeolder/senior female named Mayเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)หัวแรงhǔua-rɛɛngหัวแรงhǔua-rɛɛngprime mover; key driver; lead workerคอยkɔɔiคอยkɔɔi1[to] wait (for [sb]/[sth])2keep (doing); regularly (do)3[to] be on standby; be readyขับเคลื่อนkàp-klʉ̂ʉanขับเคลื่อนkàp-klʉ̂ʉan1[to] drive; propel; power [sth]2[to] drive; advance; push forward [sth abstract]ทุกอย่างtúk-yàangทุกอย่างtúk-yàangeverything; all things
In this project, P’May is the main driving force, pushing everything forward.
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งานกีฬาสีngaan-gii-laa-sǐiปีนี้bpii-níiเขาkǎoเป็นbpenหัวแรงhǔua-rɛɛngจัดทีมjàt-tiimและlɛ́แบ่งbɛ̀ngหน้าที่nâa-tîiให้hâiทุกคนtúk-kon
For this year’s school sports event, he’s the lead worker organizing teams and assigning tasks to everyone.
ถ้าtâaไม่มีmâi-miiหัวแรงhǔua-rɛɛngอย่างyàangป้าแอ๊ดbpâa-ɛ́ɛtงานngaanชุมชนchum-chonคงไม่kong-mâiเสร็จทันเวลาsèt-tan-wee-laa
Without a lead worker like Aunt Aed, the community work probably wouldn’t be finished on time.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàมีmiiคณะทำงานká-ná-tam-ngaanหลายฝ่ายlǎai-fàaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛหัวแรงhǔua-rɛɛngตัวจริงdtuua-jingที่tîiลงมือทำlong-mʉʉ-tamหนักnàkสุดsùtคือkʉʉประธานbprà-taanชมรมchom-rom
Even with many working committees, the real driving force who does the most hands-on work is the club president.
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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แรงrɛɛngแรงrɛɛng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)4very; extremely (Southern Thai)5expensive; steep (informal)strong; intense; severePart 2
หัวแรงhǔua-rɛɛngหัวแรงhǔua-rɛɛngprime mover; key driver; lead workerprime mover; key driver; lead workerWord