หิวโหย(hĭu hŏi)

Meanings

1AdjectiveA2

very hungry; starving

Extremely hungry or famished; starving.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)หิวโหยhĭu hŏiหิวโหยhĭu hŏi1starvation; severe hunger2very hungry; starvingมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketอะไรสักอย่างà-rai sàk yàangอะไรสักอย่างà-rai sàk yàangsomething
I'm starving. I want to eat something.
2NounB1

starvation; severe hunger

A state of severe or prolonged hunger; starvation (often used in descriptive or literary contexts).

Examples

สงครามsŏng-kraamสงครามsŏng-kraamwarทำให้เกิดtam hâi gèrtทำให้เกิดtam hâi gèrt1[to] cause; bring about; give rise to; lead to2[to] produce; generate; create (an effect/output)ภาวะpaa-wáภาวะpaa-wá1state; condition2situation; circumstance3medical condition/state4economic condition; economic stateความหิวkwaam hĭuความหิวkwaam hĭuhungerโหยhŏiโหยhŏi1whoa; wow (expressing amazement or longing)2plaintive; drawn-out (sound/voice)3[to] crave; [to] long for (colloquial)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ทั่วประเทศtûua bprà-têetทั่วประเทศtûua bprà-têet1nationwide; throughout the country2nationwide; countrywide
The war caused a state of severe hunger throughout the country.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

หิวhĭuหิวhĭu1hungry2[to] be hungry; feel hungryPart 1
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โหยhŏiโหยhŏi1whoa; wow (expressing amazement or longing)2plaintive; drawn-out (sound/voice)3[to] crave; [to] long for (colloquial)Part 2
หิวโหยhĭu hŏiหิวโหยhĭu hŏivery hungry; starving