ห้อย
hɔ̂ɔiMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] hang; dangle; suspend
to be or place so as to hang down from a support; to dangle; to suspend [sth]
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herห้อยhɔ̂ɔiห้อยhɔ̂ɔi1[to] hang; dangle; suspend2hanging; droopingกุญแจgun-jɛɛกุญแจgun-jɛɛ1key (for a lock)2key; crucial factor3answer key; key (solutions)4clef (music)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตะขอdtà-kɔ̌ɔตะขอdtà-kɔ̌ɔ1hook2fishhook3hook-and-eye fastener (hook part)
She hangs the keys on the hook.
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Yesterday I hung the plant pot on the balcony.
Tomorrow he will hang decorative lights in front of the house.
ครูkruuบอกให้bòk hâiเราraoห้อยhôiแผ่นpàenป้ายชื่อbpâai chêuไว้wáiที่têeคอkoเพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanจำได้jam dâi
The teacher told us to hang name tags around our necks so classmates can remember us.
2AdjectiveB1
hanging; drooping
in a state of hanging down, drooping, or suspended
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเหนื่อยnʉ̀ʉaiเหนื่อยnʉ̀ʉai1tired; exhausted2[to] get tired; become tired3tiring; exhaustingจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofไหล่làiไหล่lài1shoulder (body)2shoulder (of clothing)3shoulder (slope/edge)ห้อยhɔ̂ɔiห้อยhɔ̂ɔi1[to] hang; dangle; suspend2hanging; droopingดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneหมดแรงmòt-rɛɛngหมดแรงmòt-rɛɛng1exhausted; out of strength2[to] lose strength; run out of energyเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
She was so tired that her shoulders drooped, looking exhausted.
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ดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiในnaiแจกันjɛɛ-ganเริ่มrə̂əmห้อยhɔ̂ɔiเพราะprɔ́ไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเปลี่ยนbplìianน้ำnáamหลายlǎaiวันwan
The flowers in the vase started to droop because the water hadn’t been changed for days.
กิ่งมะม่วงgìng-má-mûuangกิ่งgìngนั้นnánดูduuห้อยลงมาhɔ̂ɔi-long-maaเกือบgʉ̀ʉapถึงtʉ̌ngพื้นหลังpʉ́ʉn-lǎngฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàk
That mango branch was drooping almost to the ground after the heavy rain.
ป้ายผ้าbpâai-pâaหน้าร้านnâa-ráanห้อยhɔ̂ɔiระริกrá-ríkตามdtaamลมlomเหมือนจะmʉ̌ʉan-jàหลุดlùtจากjàakเชือกchʉ̂ʉakได้dâaiทุกเมื่อtúk-mʉ̂ʉa
The fabric banner in front of the shop fluttered as it hung, as if it could slip off the rope at any moment.
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
hɔ̂ɔi
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 | — | — |