ฮวก

hûuak

Meaning

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tadpole (northern and northeastern Thai)

A young frog that lives in water and has a tail before it grows legs; a regional word used in northern and northeastern Thailand.

Examples

เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan ฉันchǎn เห็นhěn ฮวกhûuak หางhǎang ยาวyaao ว่ายwâai อยู่ในyùu-nai บ่อbɔ̀ɔ

Yesterday I saw long-tailed tadpoles swimming in the pond.

3 more examples

หลังlǎng ฝนตกfǒn-dtòk แอ่งน้ำɛ̀ɛng-náam ข้างkâang นาnaa มีmii ฮวกhûuak เต็มไปหมดdtem-bpai-mòt แต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yang ไม่มีmâi-mii ตัวไหนdtuua-nǎi มีmii ขาkǎa เลยləəi

After the rain, the puddle beside the rice field was full of tadpoles, but none of them had legs yet.

ยายyaai บอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa ฮวกhûuak พวกนี้pûuak-níi เป็นbpen ลูกlûuk กบgòp อีกไม่นานìik-mâi-naan ก็gɔ̂จะมีjà-mii ขาkǎa และlɛ́กระโดดgrà-dòot ได้dâai

Grandma said these tadpoles were baby frogs and would soon have legs and be able to jump.

คนอีสานkon ee-săan เรียกrîak ลูกอ๊อดlôok ót ว่าwâa ฮวกhûuak ซึ่งsêung จะjà ค่อยkôiๆ-มีmee ขาkăa และláe หางhăang สั้นsân ลงlong เมื่อmêuua โตdtoh เป็นbpen กบgòp

People in northeastern Thailand call tadpoles “huak”; they gradually develop legs and their tails shorten as they grow into frogs.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

Consonant classLow class
Tone markNo tone mark
Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Falling tone

hûuak

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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	—	—

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Related Words

Variants · Standard

ลูกอ๊อดlûuk-ɔ́ɔt

tadpole