ฮีตฮอย
hîit-hɔɔiMeaning
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traditions and customs (Isan/Lao culture)
Traditional customs and practices, especially in Isan/Lao culture (e.g., customary festivals and rituals through the year).
Examples
การทำบุญgaan-tam-bunการทำบุญgaan-tam-bun1merit-making (Buddhist practice)2merit-making ceremony/eventตามประเพณีdtaam-bprà-pee-niiตามประเพณีdtaam-bprà-pee-niitraditionallyสิบสองsìp-sɔ̌ɔngสิบสองsìp-sɔ̌ɔngtwelve (12)เดือนdʉʉanเดือนdʉʉan1month2the Moon; moonถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpen1[to] be considered; be regarded; count as2[to] constitute; amount toฮีตฮอยhîit-hɔɔiฮีตฮอยhîit-hɔɔitraditions and customs (Isan/Lao culture)อันanอันan1general classifier for objects, items, or abstract things2which; that (relative pronoun, formal/literary)3as for; concerning (formal/literary topic marker)4thing; item; oneดีงามdii-ngaamดีงามdii-ngaam1beautiful; admirable2awesome!; excellent! (colloq.)3virtuous; morally goodของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsชาวอีสานchaao-ii-sǎanชาวอีสานchaao-ii-sǎanperson from northeastern Thailand
Making merit according to the twelve-month tradition is considered a virtuous custom (heet hoy) of the Isan people.
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คนรุ่นใหม่kon-rûn-màiควรkuuanช่วยกันchûuai-ganสืบสานsʉ̀ʉp-sǎanฮีตฮอยhîit-hɔɔiของkɔ̌ɔngปู่ย่าตายายbpùu-yâa-dtaa-yaaiเอาไว้ao-wáiไม่ให้mâi-hâiสูญหายsǔun-hǎai
The new generation should help carry on the traditions and customs (heet hoy) of their ancestors so they don't disappear.
ฮีตฮอยhîit-hɔɔiของkɔ̌ɔngชาวอีสานchaao-ii-sǎanสะท้อนให้เห็นถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-hâi-hěn-tʉ̌ngวิถีชีวิตwí-tǐi-chii-wítที่tîiผูกพันpùuk-panกับgàpฤดูกาลrʉ́-duu-gaanเกษตรกรรมgà-sèet-dtà-gamและlɛ́ความเชื่อkwaam-chʉ̂ʉaทางtaangพระพุทธศาสนาprá-pút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaอย่างลึกซึ้งyàang-lʉ́k-sʉ́ng
The traditional customs (heet hoy) of the Isan people reflect a way of life that is deeply intertwined with the agricultural seasons and Buddhist beliefs.
ประเพณีbprà-pee-niiบุญบั้งไฟbun-bâng-faiเป็นส่วนหนึ่งbpen-sùuan-nʉ̀ngของkɔ̌ɔngฮีตฮอยhîit-hɔɔiเดือนหกdʉʉan-hòkซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenกุศโลบายgù-sà-loo-baaiในnaiการgaanขอฝนkɔ̌ɔ-fǒnให้hâiตกต้องdtòk-dtɔ̂ngตามdtaamฤดูกาลrʉ́-duu-gaanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเริ่มต้นrə̂əm-dtônการทำนาgaan-tam-naa
The Bun Bang Fai festival is part of the 'heet hoy' for the sixth lunar month, which is a ritualistic strategy to ask for seasonal rain to begin the rice planting season.
Tones
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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 | — | — |