ฮอ
hɔɔMeanings
1NounA1
Thai consonant ฮ
the name of the 44th and final Thai consonant (ฮ)
Examples
ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureฮอhɔɔฮอhɔɔ1Thai consonant ฮ2helicopterเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)พยัญชนะpá-yan-chá-náพยัญชนะpá-yan-chá-náconsonant (sound or letter)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureสุดท้ายsùt-táaiสุดท้ายsùt-táai1last; final2finally; in the end; ultimately
The letter "Hor" is the last consonant.
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Write the letter "Hor" on the board for the teacher to see.
My name doesn't have the letter "Hor" in it at all.
เด็กๆdèk dèkกำลังgam-langท่องtôngพยัญชนะpá-yan-chá-náไทยtaiตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeตัวdtuuaกอgoไก่gàiถึงtĕungตัวdtuuaฮอhoนกฮูกnók hûuk
The children are reciting the Thai consonants from Gor Gai to Hor Nokhook.
2NounA2
helicopter
helicopter (colloquial abbreviation)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)ฮอhɔɔฮอhɔɔ1Thai consonant ฮ2helicopterไปที่bpai-tîiไปที่bpai-tîi[to] go to [somewhere]เกาะgɔ̀เกาะgɔ̀1island2[to] cling; [to] hold on3[to] perch4[to] stick; [to] adhere5[to] come close to shore (of a boat)6[to] rely on [sb] for support or advantage (figurative)
He took a chopper to the island.
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I have never ridden a helicopter before.
The police sent a copter out to search for the lost child.
วันนี้wan-níiสภาพอากาศsà-pâap-aa-gàatแย่yɛ̂ɛมากmâakฮอhɔɔจึงjʉngไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatบินขึ้นbin-kʉ̂nได้dâai
The weather is very bad today, so the helicopter cannot take off.
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
hɔɔ
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |