ห้วย
hûuaiMeanings
1NounB1
stream; creek
a small natural watercourse, often seasonal, smaller than a river, typically flowing through a valley or forest
Examples
หน้าฝนnâa-fǒnหน้าฝนnâa-fǒn1rainy season; monsoon season2during the rainy seasonห้วยhûuaiห้วยhûuai1stream; creek2ravine; gully (water-cut channel)3classifier: สายหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerไหลแรงlǎi-rɛɛngไหลแรงlǎi-rɛɛng[to] flow strongly; [to] gushมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
In the rainy season, the small stream behind the village flows strongly.
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We walked along the small stream through the bamboo forest until we reached the rice fields.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชอบchɔ̂ɔpนั่งพักnâng-pákริมrimห้วยhûuaiเพราะprɔ́มีmiiลมเย็นlom-yenและlɛ́เสียงน้ำไหลsǐiang-náam-lǎi
Villagers like to rest by the small stream because there’s a cool breeze and the sound of flowing water.
ในnaiฤดูแล้งréu-doo láengห้วยตื้นhûuai dtêunลงlongแต่ยังdtàe yangพอporมีmeeน้ำใสnáam săiไหลผ่านlăi pàanหุบเขาhùp kăoแคบkâepๆ-
In the dry season the small watercourse becomes shallow, but there is still clear water flowing through the narrow valley.
2NounB2
ravine; gully (water-cut channel)
a narrow valley or channel formed by water erosion, which may be dry outside the rainy season
Examples
หน้าฝนnâa fŏnหน้าฝนnâa fŏn1rainy season; monsoon season2during the rainy seasonน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerกัดเซาะgàt sóกัดเซาะgàt só[to] erode; wear away [sth]ดินdinดินdin1soil; earth; dirt2the ground; land (surface)3clay; earthen material4earth (electrical)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ห้วยhûuaiห้วยhûuai1stream; creek2ravine; gully (water-cut channel)3classifier: สายแคบkâepแคบkâep1narrow2limited; not broad (scope or view)ๆ-ระหว่างrá-wàangระหว่างrá-wàang1between; among2during3interval; in-between timeสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondเนินเขาnern kăoเนินเขาnern kăoa hill; gentle rise of land
In the rainy season, water erodes the soil into a narrow gully between two hills.
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พอถึงpɔɔ-tʉ̌ngหน้าแล้งnâa-lɛ́ɛngห้วยhûuaiที่tîiเกิดจากgə̀ət-jàakการกัดเซาะgaan-gàt-sɔ́นั้นnánแห้งสนิทhɛ̂ɛng-sà-nìtเดินข้ามdəən-kâamได้dâaiสบายsà-baai
When the dry season comes, the erosion-formed gully dries up completely and is easy to walk across.
ชาวบ้านchaao bâanสร้างsâangคันดินkan dinเล็กlékๆ-ขวางkwăangห้วยhûuaiเพื่อpêuuaชะลอchá-loน้ำnáamในช่วงnai chûuangฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàkและláeป้องกันbpông ganดินdinพังpang
Villagers built small embankments across the gully to slow water during heavy rains and prevent soil collapse.
เส้นทางเดินป่าsên-taang-dəən-bpàaตัดผ่านdtàt-pàanห้วยhûuaiแคบkɛ̂ɛpที่tîiเกิดจากgə̀ət-jàakการกัดเซาะgaan-gàt-sɔ́ยาวyaaoหลายlǎaiกิโลเมตรgì-loo-méetซึ่งsʉ̂ngส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yàiจะjàแห้งhɛ̂ɛngนอกฤดูnɔ̂ɔk-rʉ́-duuฝนfǒn
The hiking trail cuts through a narrow erosion-formed gully stretching several kilometers, which is mostly dry outside the rainy season.
3ClassifierB2
classifier: สายสายsǎai1late (in the day); running late2classifier for rivers and streams3phone call4string; strap; band5lineage; affiliation; branch6line; wire; cable7classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)8route; line (transport/communication)9morning (late morning period)10informant; spy; secret agent
สายสายsǎai1late (in the day); running late2classifier for rivers and streams3phone call4string; strap; band5lineage; affiliation; branch6line; wire; cable7classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)8route; line (transport/communication)9morning (late morning period)10informant; spy; secret agent is a classifier used when counting streams or creeks.
Examples
ปีนี้bpee néeปีนี้bpee née1this year2this year; during the current yearฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàkฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàk[to] rain heavily; pourจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)อำเภอam-perอำเภอam-per1district (administrative unit)2district office / district town (metonymy)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoลำห้วยlam hûayลำห้วยlam hûaystream; brook; creekเล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightๆ-เอ่อล้นèr lónเอ่อล้นèr lón1to overflow; brim over2to be overflowing with (emotion)ถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingสามsăamสามsăamthree (3)ห้วยhûuaiห้วยhûuai1stream; creek2ravine; gully (water-cut channel)3classifier: สาย
This year it rained so hard that three small streams in the district overflowed.
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นักเดินป่าnák-dəən-bpàaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaทางผ่านtaang-pàanจะjàตัดdtàtข้ามkâamห้วยhûuaiสองsɔ̌ɔngห้วยhûuaiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnถึงtʉ̌ngน้ำตกnáam-dtòk
The hiker said the route crosses two creeks before reaching the waterfall.
ระหว่างrá-wàangหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanมีmiiห้วยhûuaiห้าhâaห้วยhûuaiคดเคี้ยวkót-kíiaoไปตามbpai-dtaamทุ่งนาtûng-naaทำให้tam-hâiชาวบ้านchaao-bâanต้องdtɔ̂ngสร้างsâangสะพานไม้sà-paan-máaiหลายlǎaiจุดjùt
Between the villages, five winding creeks run through the fields, so locals had to build several wooden bridges.
แผนที่pɛ̌ɛn-tîiสำรวจsǎm-rùuatแสดงsà-dɛɛngตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngห้วยhûuaiสิบsìpห้วยhûuaiที่tîiไหลlǎiรวมกันruuam-ganเป็นbpenลำธารlam-taanใหญ่yàiในnaiหน้าฝนnâa-fǒn
The survey map shows the locations of ten creeks that converge into a larger stream during the rainy season.
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
hûuai
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 | — | — |