ห้วน
hûuanMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
curt; brusque (speech/tone)
Short and abrupt in wording or tone, lacking softeners or politeness; clipped.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตอบdtɔ̀ɔpตอบdtɔ̀ɔp1[to] answer; reply2[to] respond; react3sunken; hollow (of cheeks/abdomen)สั้นsânสั้นsân1short (length)2short (time; brief)3conciseและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ห้วนhûuanห้วนhûuan1curt; brusque (speech/tone)2truncated; clipped; incompleteทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]คนฟังkon-fangคนฟังkon-fang1listener2listening audienceรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)ไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂i1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)ดีdiiดีdii1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bile
He replied short and abrupt, which made the listener feel uneasy.
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น้ำเสียงnáam-sǐiangของkɔ̌ɔngเจ้านายjâo-naaiดูduuห้วนhûuanจนjonฉันchǎnคิดว่าkít-wâaเขาkǎoไม่พอใจmâi-pɔɔ-jaiอะไรบางอย่างà-rai-baang-yàang
The boss’s tone sounded so abrupt that I thought he was displeased about something.
ข้อความkɔ̂ɔ-kwaamที่tîiเธอtəəส่งมาsòng-maaห้วนhûuanมากmâakไม่มีmâi-miiคำลงท้ายkam-long-táaiหรือrʉ̌ʉคำkamสุภาพsù-pâapเลยləəi
The message she sent was very clipped, with no closing or polite words at all.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunพูดpûutห้วนhûuanเกินไปgəən-bpaiคนkonอาจตีความàat-dtii-kwaamว่าwâaไม่mâiให้เกียรติhâi-gìiatแม้mɛ́ɛคุณkunจะjàไม่ได้mâi-dâaiตั้งใจdtâng-jaiก็ตามgɔ̂-dtaam
If you speak too abruptly, people may interpret it as disrespect, even if you don't intend it.
2AdjectiveB2
truncated; clipped; incomplete
Cut short or lacking connective parts, giving a choppy or unfinished feel (e.g., sentences, lines, musical phrases).
Examples
ประโยคbprà-yòokประโยคbprà-yòoksentence (grammar)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ย่อyɔ̂ɔย่อyɔ̂ɔ1[to] condense; abridge2[to] abbreviate3[to] minimize; shrink4condensed; abbreviatedนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ห้วนhûuanห้วนhûuan1curt; brusque (speech/tone)2truncated; clipped; incompleteไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀iไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀i1a little (farther/over); slightly2a bit (too); somewhat excessiveอ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense of4[to] read data (computing)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)สะดุดsà-dùtสะดุดsà-dùt1[to] trip; stumble2[to] snag; get caught3[to] falter; be interruptedเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingขาดคำkàat-kamขาดคำkàat-kam[to] finish speaking; finish an utteranceเชื่อมchʉ̂ʉamเชื่อมchʉ̂ʉam1[to] connect; link2[to] weld; solder; braze3[to] sweeten with syrup
The sentences in this paragraph are a bit choppy; they read awkwardly because they lack connectors.
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ท่อนฮุคtɔ̂ɔn-húkของkɔ̌ɔngเพลงpleengยังyangห้วนhûuanทำให้tam-hâiจังหวะjang-wàต่อdtɔ̀ɔกับgàpท่อนtɔ̂nถัดไปtàt-bpaiไม่mâiลื่นไหลlʉ̂ʉn-lǎi
The song’s hook is still cut short, making the transition to the next section not smooth.
ลองเติมlɔɔng-dtəəmวลีwá-liiเชื่อมchʉ̂ʉamความkwaamเข้าkâoไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀iนะnáตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiเนื้อหาnʉ́ʉa-hǎaห้วนhûuanจนjonผู้อ่านpûu-àanตามdtaamความคิดkwaam-kítไม่ทันmâi-tan
Try adding some connective phrases; right now the content is so choppy that readers can’t follow the ideas.
บทกวีbòt gà-weeเวอร์ชันwêr chánนี้néeจบวรรคjòp wákห้วนhûuanๆ-ทำให้tam hâiความรู้สึกkwaam róo-sèukขาดตอนkàat dtonเหมือนmĕuuanประโยคprà-yôhkยังyangไม่สมบูรณ์mâi sŏm-boon
This version of the poem ends its lines abruptly, creating a sense of interruption, as if the sentences are unfinished.
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
hûuan
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 | — | — |