ฮัก
hákMeaning
1NounB1
love; [to] love (Isan/Lao)
a dialectal term (Isan/Thai Lao; Lao language) meaning love or to love; used both as a noun and a verb in regional speech and media
Examples
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เพลงลูกทุ่งpleeng-lûuk-tûngหมอลำmɔ̌ɔ-lamหลายlǎaiเพลงpleengมักจะmák-jàพูดถึงpûut-tʉ̌ngความkwaamฮักhákที่tîiไม่สมหวังmâi-sǒm-wǎng
Many 'Mor Lam' country songs often talk about unrequited love.
ความkwaamฮักhákของkɔ̌ɔngพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛนั้นnánยิ่งใหญ่ไพศาลyîng-yài-pai-sǎanเปรียบเสมือนbprìiap-sà-mʉ̌ʉanฟ้ากับดินfáa-gàp-dinที่tîiคอยkɔɔiโอบอุ้มòop-ûmลูกlûukไว้wáiเสมอsà-mə̌ə
A parent's love is immense, like the sky and earth that always embrace their child.
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 syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
hák
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |