หูหนวก
hǔu-nùuakMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
deaf
unable to hear or having extremely limited hearing
Examples
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He has been deaf since birth.
เวลาway-laaคุยkuiกับgàpคุณยายkun yaaiต้องdtôngพูดpôotเสียงดังๆsĭiang dang dangเพราะpráwท่านtâanหูหนวกhŏo nùuak
When talking to my grandmother, you have to speak loudly because she is deaf.
ถึงแม้ว่าtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-wâaเธอtəəจะjàหูหนวกhǔu-nùuakแต่dtɛ̀ɛเธอtəəก็gɔ̂สามารถsǎa-mâatสื่อสารsʉ̀ʉ-sǎanโดยdooiใช้cháiภาษามือpaa-sǎa-mʉʉได้dâaiเป็นอย่างดีbpen-yàang-dii
Even though she is deaf, she can communicate very well using sign language.
2AdjectiveB2
deaf (figurative); unresponsive
unwilling to listen to advice, requests, or criticism; deaf to something
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เตือนdtʉʉanเตือนdtʉʉan1[to] remind2[to] warnเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillทำเป็นหูหนวกtam-bpen-hǔu-nùuakทำเป็นหูหนวกtam-bpen-hǔu-nùuak[to] pretend not to hear; [to] ignoreไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent; allow2[to] yield; give in; submit3[to] admit (acknowledge)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)อะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
I already warned him, but he was deaf to it, refusing to listen to anything.
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ผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanดูเหมือนduu-mʉ̌ʉanจะjàหูหนวกhǔu-nùuakต่อdtɔ̀ɔข้อร้องเรียนkɔ̂ɔ-rɔ́ɔng-riianของkɔ̌ɔngพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpสภาพsà-pâapการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaan
The manager seems to be deaf to the employees' complaints about working conditions.
ไม่ว่าmâi-wâaเราraoจะjàพยายามpá-yaa-yaamอธิบายà-tí-baaiเหตุผลhèet-pǒnแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongหูหนวกhǔu-nùuakต่อdtɔ̀ɔคำแนะนำkam-nɛ́-namของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoและlɛ́ทำตามtam-dtaamวิธีwí-tiiของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eeng
No matter how we tried to explain the reasoning, he remained deaf to our advice and did things his own way.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanถูกtùukวิพากษ์วิจารณ์wí-pâak-wí-jaanว่าwâaหูหนวกhǔu-nùuakต่อdtɔ̀ɔเสียงเรียกร้องsǐiang-rîiak-rɔ́ɔngของkɔ̌ɔngประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonที่ต้องการtîi-dtɔ̂ng-gaanความโปร่งใสkwaam-bpròong-sǎiมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
The government was criticized for being deaf to the public's calls for more transparency.
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
hǔu
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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หูหนวกhǔu-nùuakหูหนวกhǔu-nùuakdeafdeafWord