หิวโหย
hǐu-hǒoiMeaning
1AdjectiveA2
very hungry; starving
Extremely hungry or famished; starving.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)หิวโหยhǐu-hǒoiหิวโหยhǐu-hǒoivery hungry; starvingมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forกินginกินgin1[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); pocketอะไรสักอย่างà-rai-sàk-yàangอะไรสักอย่างà-rai-sàk-yàangsomething
I'm starving. I want to eat something.
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หลังจากlăng jàakปีนเขาbpeen kăoมาmaaทั้งวันtáng wanพวกเราpûuak raoรู้สึกrúu-sèukหิวโหยhĭu hŏiและláeเหนื่อยมากnèuua-i mâak
After hiking all day, we felt starving and very tired.
เขาkǎoไม่ได้mâi-dâaiกินข้าวgin-kâaoมาmaaสองsɔ̌ɔngมื้อmʉ́ʉแล้วlɛ́ɛoตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiคงkongกำลังgam-langหิวโหยhǐu-hǒoiน่าดูnâa-duu
He hasn't eaten for two meals already. He must be really starving now.
พอpɔɔถึงบ้านtʉ̌ng-bâanฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂รีบrîipหาhǎaของกินkɔ̌ɔng-ginทันทีtan-tiiเพราะprɔ́หิวโหยhǐu-hǒoiจนjonแทบจะtɛ̂ɛp-jàเป็นลมbpen-lom
When I got home, I immediately looked for something to eat because I was so starving I almost fainted.
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 syllableEnds in -ว, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
hǐu
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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โหยhǒoiโหยhǒoi1whoa; wow (expressing amazement or longing)2plaintive; drawn-out (sound/voice)3[to] yearn; [to] long forwhoa; wow (expressing amazement or longing)Part 2
หิวโหยhǐu-hǒoiหิวโหยhǐu-hǒoivery hungry; starvingvery hungry; starvingWord