หุ่น
hùnMeanings
1NounA2
doll; mannequin; puppet
a human-shaped figure used as a toy, display model, or for puppetry
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)หุ่นhùnหุ่นhùn1doll; mannequin; puppet2figure; physique3robot; automaton; android (colloq.)ไม้máiไม้mái1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องเรียนhông riianห้องเรียนhông riianclassroom
The children play with wooden puppets in the classroom.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnเห็นhěnหุ่นโชว์hùn-chooเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaหุ่นโชว์hùn-chooตั้งอยู่dtâng-yùuหน้าร้านnâa-ráan
Yesterday I saw mannequins (display figures) set up in front of the shop.
Tomorrow he will perform puppetry at the temple fair.
พิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panจัดแสดงjàt sà-daengหุ่นจำลองhùn jam-longทหารtá-hăanเพื่อpêuuaอธิบายà-tí-baaiประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàatสงครามsŏng-kraam
The museum displays human-shaped models of soldiers to explain war history.
2NounB1
figure; physique
the shape or build of a person’s body; physique
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เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillออกกำลังกายɔ̀ɔk-gam-lang-gaaiออกกำลังกายɔ̀ɔk-gam-lang-gaai[to] exercise; work outทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every dayเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoหุ่นhùnหุ่นhùn1doll; mannequin; puppet2figure; physique3robot; automaton; android (colloq.)แข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛng1strong; robust2healthy; fit
He exercises every day because he wants a strong physique.
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ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiเธอtəəลดน้ำตาลlót-nám-dtaanทำให้tam-hâiหุ่นกระชับhùn-grà-chápขึ้นkʉ̂nและlɛ́ใส่sàiเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaได้dâaiพอดีpɔɔ-dii
Lately she has cut down on sugar, which made her physique firmer and her clothes fit better.
ผมpǒmไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเน้นผอมnén-pɔ̌ɔmแต่dtɛ̀ɛอยากyàakมีmiiหุ่นhùnที่tîiสมส่วนsǒm-sùuanและlɛ́คล่องตัวklɔ̂ɔng-dtuuaเวลาwee-laaเล่นกีฬาlên-gii-laa
I’m not aiming to be skinny; I want a well-proportioned, agile physique for sports.
เทรนเนอร์treen-nə̂əประเมินbprà-məənหุ่นhùnของkɔ̌ɔngลูกค้าlûuk-káaจากสัดส่วนjàak-sàt-sùuanไขมันkǎi-manและlɛ́มวลกล้ามเนื้อmuuan-glâam-nʉ́ʉaก่อนgɔ̀ɔnวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnการฝึกgaan-fʉ̀k
The trainer assesses the client’s physique by proportions, fat, and muscle mass before planning the training.
3NounC1
robot; automaton; android (colloq.)
a mechanical or artificial person; a robot or automaton (colloquial extension from 'dummy/mannequin')
Examples
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderหุ่นhùnหุ่นhùn1doll; mannequin; puppet2figure; physique3robot; automaton; android (colloq.)ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]รับrápรับráp1[to] receive; get2[to] accept3[to] pick up; collect4[to] admit; confess5[to] take (a call/order/job)6[to] host; welcome7[to] withstand; bearลูกค้าlûuk-káaลูกค้าlûuk-káacustomer; clientแทนtɛɛnแทนtɛɛn1instead; rather2[to] replace; substitute for3in place of; on behalf ofพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanพนักงานpá-nák-ngaan1employee; staff member; worker2attendant; clerk (service role)ในช่วงnai-chûuangในช่วงnai-chûuangduring; in the period ofดึกdʉ̀kดึกdʉ̀k1late at night; late2late at night
The company started using robots to greet customers instead of staff during late hours.
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หุ่นhùnที่tîiโรงงานroong-ngaanติดตั้งใหม่dtìt-dtâng-màiสามารถsǎa-mâatตรวจสอบคุณภาพdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔp-kun-ná-pâapสินค้าsǐn-káaได้dâaiเองeengและlɛ́รายงานผลraai-ngaan-pǒnแบบเรียลไทม์bɛ̀ɛp-riian-tai
The newly installed robots at the factory can check product quality on their own and report results in real time.
คนไข้kon-kâiรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kอุ่นใจùn-jaiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaหุ่นhùnผ่าตัดpàa-dtàtช่วยchûuaiแพทย์pɛ̂ɛtทำงานtam-ngaanด้วยdûuaiความแม่นยำสูงkwaam-mɛ̂n-yam-sǔungกว่าgwàaมือmʉʉมนุษย์má-nút
Patients feel reassured when surgical robots assist doctors with precision greater than a human hand.
แม้mɛ́ɛหุ่นhùnจะjàไม่mâiแสดงsà-dɛɛngอารมณ์aa-romแต่dtɛ̀ɛการออกแบบgaan-ɔ̀ɔk-bɛ̀ɛpปฏิสัมพันธ์bpà-dtì-sǎm-panที่ดีtîi-diiทำให้tam-hâiผู้ใช้pûu-cháiรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaมันmanเข้าใจkâo-jaiและlɛ́ตอบสนองdtɔ̀ɔp-sà-nɔ̌ɔngอย่างเหมาะสมyàang-mɔ̀-sǒm
Even though robots show no emotion, good interaction design makes users feel understood and appropriately responded to.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
hùn
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |