ห่วงใย
hùuang-yaiMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] care about; be concerned for; be solicitous of
To feel caring concern or protective attention for [sb/sth] and think about their well-being.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseห่วงใยhùuang-yaiห่วงใยhùuang-yai[to] care about; be concerned for; be solicitous ofสุขภาพsùk-kà-pâapสุขภาพsùk-kà-pâaphealthของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsเสมอsà-mə̌əเสมอsà-mə̌ə1always; invariably2constantly; habitually3equal; level; even4[to] draw; [to] tie
Mom always cares about her child’s health.
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เพื่อนpêuuanๆ-ห่วงใยhùuang yaiฉันchănจึงjeungโทรมาtoh maaถามtăamว่าwâaเป็นอย่างไรบ้างbpen yàang-rai bâang
My friends care about me, so they called to ask how I was doing.
พี่ชายpîi-chaaiห่วงใยhùuang-yaiน้องnɔ́ɔngเลยləəiเตือนdtʉʉanให้hâiนอนnɔɔnเร็วreoและlɛ́กินข้าวgin-kâaoให้hâiครบkrópมื้อmʉ́ʉ
The older brother is concerned about his younger sibling, so he reminds them to sleep early and eat full meals.
เธอtəəบอกbɔ̀ɔkอย่างจริงใจyàang-jing-jaiว่าwâaไม่ได้mâi-dâaiจู้จี้jûu-jîiแค่kɛ̂ɛห่วงใยhùuang-yaiและlɛ́อยากyàakให้เราhâi-raoปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-pai
She sincerely said she wasn’t being fussy; she just cares and wants us to be safe.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
hùuang
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ห่วงhùuangห่วงhùuang1ring; hoop; loop2worry; concern; care3[to] worry about; care for4attachment; emotional hold5classifier: วงring; hoop; loopPart 1
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ใยyaiใยyai1spider silk; cobweb2fiber; filament; thread3fiber (dietary)4why (archaic/literary)spider silk; cobwebPart 2
ห่วงใยhùuang-yaiห่วงใยhùuang-yai[to] care about; be concerned for; be solicitous of[to] care about; be concerned for; be solicitous ofWord