ฮีต
hîitMeanings
1NounB2
heat (sport)
A qualifying race or round in a competition, borrowed from English “heat.”
Examples
เพลงpleengเพลงpleeng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)ของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsฮีตhîitฮีตhîit1heat (sport)2custom; tradition (Isan/Lanna)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedเปิดฟังbpə̀ət-fangเปิดฟังbpə̀ət-fang[to] play/turn on (audio) to listenกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkทั่วบ้านทั่วเมืองtûua-bâan-tûua-mʉʉangทั่วบ้านทั่วเมืองtûua-bâan-tûua-mʉʉang1everywhere; all over town/country2widespread; widely known
His new song is a huge hit; it's being played all over the country.
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ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiแฟชั่นfɛɛ-chânวายwaaiทูtuuเคkeeกำลังgam-langกลับมาglàp-maaฮีตhîitอีกครั้งìik-krángในnaiกลุ่มวัยรุ่นglùm-wai-rûn
Right now, Y2K fashion is becoming a hot trend again among teenagers.
ซีรีส์sii-rîiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiกลายเป็นglaai-bpenประเด็นbprà-denสุดsùtฮีตhîitในnaiโซเชียลมีเดียsoo-chiian-mii-diiaมีmiiคนพูดkon-pûutถึงtʉ̌ngทุกวันtúk-wan
This series has become a hot topic on social media, with people talking about it every day.
การลงทุนgaan-long-tunในnaiสินทรัพย์ดิจิทัลsǐn-sáp-dì-jì-tâlเคยkəəiเป็นกระแสbpen-grà-sɛ̌ɛที่tîiฮีตhîitมากmâakเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaหลายlǎaiปีก่อนbpii-gɔ̀ɔnแต่dtɛ̀ɛตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiความนิยมkwaam-ní-yomลดลงlót-longไปbpaiเยอะyə́แล้วlɛ́ɛo
Investing in digital assets used to be a very hot trend a few years ago, but its popularity has declined significantly now.
2NounB2
custom; tradition (Isan/Lanna)
Custom or traditional practice; most often seen in the set phrase “ฮีตคองฮีตคองhîit-kɔɔngcustoms and traditions (Isan/Lao)” (customs and moral conduct) in the Isan/Lanna dialect. Example: รักษาฮีตคอง (uphold customs and moral conduct).
Examples
ผู้เฒ่าผู้แก่pôo tâo pôo gàeผู้เฒ่าผู้แก่pôo tâo pôo gàethe elders; elderly people (respectful)พยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptสอนsŏnสอนsŏn1[to] teach [sb] [sth]2[to] instruct; train [sb]3[to] admonish; give moral guidanceให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ลูกหลานlôok lăanลูกหลานlôok lăan1descendants; offspring2younger generation (collective)สืบสานฮีตคองsèup săan hêet kongสืบสานฮีตคองsèup săan hêet kong[to] preserve traditional customs (Isan/Lao)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerดีงามdee ngaamดีงามdee ngaam1beautiful; admirable2awesome!; excellent! (colloq.)3virtuous; morally goodเอาไว้ao wáiเอาไว้ao wái1[to] keep [sth]; save [sth]; set [sth] aside (for later)2[to] leave [sth] for later; postpone3purpose marker (‘for; in order to’)4[to] keep [sth] (in a given state)
The elders try to teach the younger generation to carry on the good old traditions.
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บุญเดือนสี่bun deuuan sèeเป็นหนึ่งbpen nèungในnaiฮีตสิบสองคองสิบสี่hêet sìp sŏng kong sìp sèeของkŏngชาวอีสานchaao ee-săan
The merit-making ceremony in the fourth lunar month is one of the twelve traditional rites of the Isan people.
การศึกษาgaan-sʉ̀k-sǎaฮีตคองhîit-kɔɔngของkɔ̌ɔngล้านนาláan-naaทำtamให้hâiเราraoเข้าใจkâo-jaiวิถีชีวิตwí-tǐi-chii-wítและlɛ́ความเชื่อkwaam-chʉ̂ʉaของkɔ̌ɔngผู้คนpûu-konในอดีตnai-à-dìitได้dâaiลึกซึ้งlʉ́k-sʉ́ngยิ่งขึ้นyîng-kʉ̂n
Studying the 'heet-khong' (traditions and customs) of Lanna allows us to gain a deeper understanding of the lifestyle and beliefs of people in the past.
ฮีตคองhîit-kɔɔngไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangพิธีกรรมpí-tii-gamที่tîiปฏิบัติbpà-dtì-bàtสืบต่อกันมาsʉ̀ʉp-dtɔ̀ɔ-gan-maaแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangทำหน้าที่tam-nâa-tîiเป็นbpenเครื่องมือkrʉ̂ʉang-mʉʉสร้างsâangความสามัคคีkwaam-sǎa-mák-kiiและlɛ́ความเป็นปึกแผ่นkwaam-bpen-bpʉ̀k-pɛ̀nในnaiชุมชนchum-chonด้วยdûuai
'Heet-khong' is not just a ritual passed down through generations, but it also functions as a tool for creating unity and solidarity within the community.
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 -ต, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
hîit
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 | — | — |