หิ้ว
hîuMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] carry by hand
to carry something in the hand so it hangs down, often by a handle, strap, or the item itself
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseหิ้วhîuหิ้วhîu1[to] carry by hand2[to] bring along; take along (colloq.)ถุงtǔngถุงtǔng1bag; sack; pouch2classifier: bags; sacks; packets3condomผักpàkผักpàkvegetable(s)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)กลับบ้านglàp-bâanกลับบ้านglàp-bâan[to] go (back) home; return home
Mom carried a bag of vegetables from the market home.
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พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiช่วยchûuaiหิ้วhîuกระเป๋าเดินทางgrà-bpǎo-dəən-taangใบbaiเล็กlékให้hâiหน่อยnɔ̀iได้ไหมdâai-mǎi
Could you help carry the small suitcase tomorrow?
ฉันchǎnต้องdtɔ̂ngหิ้วhîuคอมพิวเตอร์kɔm-piu-dtə̂əโน้ตบุ๊กnóot-búkใส่sàiกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoหูhǔuหิ้วhîuไปbpaiประชุมbprà-chumทั้งวันtáng-wan
I had to carry my laptop in a tote bag to meetings all day.
2VerbB1
[to] bring along; take along (colloq.)
to bring or take something or someone along, not necessarily literally carrying them in the hand
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseหิ้วhîuหิ้วhîu1[to] carry by hand2[to] bring along; take along (colloq.)ถุงtǔngถุงtǔng1bag; sack; pouch2classifier: bags; sacks; packets3condomผักpàkผักpàkvegetable(s)กลับบ้านglàp-bâanกลับบ้านglàp-bâan[to] go (back) home; return homeจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)
Mom carried a bag of vegetables home from the market.
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Could you help carry this box up to the second floor?
ผมpǒmต้องdtɔ̂ngหิ้วhîuคอมพิวเตอร์kɔm-piu-dtə̂əโน้ตบุ๊กnóot-búkติดตัวdtìt-dtuuaไปbpaiประชุมbprà-chumทุกเช้าtúk-cháao
I have to take my laptop along with me to the meeting every morning.
เธอterหิ้วhîwกระเป๋าเสื้อผ้าgrà-bpăo sêuua pâaใบbaiใหญ่yàiติดตัวdtìt dtuuaไปbpaiทริปtrípสั้นsânๆ-เพื่อpêuuaจะได้jà dâaiไม่ต้องmâi dtôngรอrorรับrápกระเป๋าgrà-bpăo
She took a large clothes bag along with her for a short trip so she wouldn't have to wait for her luggage.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
hîu
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |