ฮวบฮาบ
hûuap-hâapMeaning
1AdverbB2
sharply; steeply; drastically
in a very rapid and large way, especially when an amount, level, price, health, or condition drops or worsens
Examples
ราคาraa-kaaราคาraa-kaa1price; cost2[to] cost; [to be] priced atทองคำtɔɔng-kamทองคำtɔɔng-kam1gold (chemical element; precious metal)2figurative: something precious/valuableในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)ลดลงlót-longลดลงlót-long[to] decrease; drop; fall; decline; go downฮวบฮาบhûuap-hâapฮวบฮาบhûuap-hâapsharply; steeply; drasticallyเมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níiเมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níi1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; on the previous dayทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]หลายคนlǎai-konหลายคนlǎai-konmany/several peopleตกใจdtòk-jaiตกใจdtòk-jaibe startled; be frightened
The price of gold in the market dropped rapidly yesterday, shocking many people.
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สุขภาพsùk-kà-pâapของkɔ̌ɔngคุณตาkun-dtaaแย่ลงyɛ̂ɛ-longฮวบฮาบhûuap-hâapหลังจากที่lǎng-jàak-tîiป่วยbpùuaiเป็นbpenไข้หวัดใหญ่kâi-wàt-yài
Grandpa's health deteriorated rapidly after he caught the flu.
ผลกำไรpǒn-gam-raiของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtลดลงlót-longฮวบฮาบhûuap-hâapเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakวิกฤตเศรษฐกิจwí-grìt-sèet-tà-gìtที่tîiเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nทั่วโลกtûua-lôok
The company's profits plummeted drastically due to the global economic crisis.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunหยุดyùtรับประทานยาráp-bprà-taan-yaaนี้níiกะทันหันgà-tan-hǎnความดันโลหิตkwaam-dan-loo-hìtของkɔ̌ɔngคุณkunอาจจะàat-jàลดลงlót-longฮวบฮาบhûuap-hâapจนjonเป็นอันตรายbpen-an-dtà-raaiได้dâai
If you stop taking this medication abruptly, your blood pressure might drop precipitously to a dangerous level.
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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
hûuap
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 | — | — |