ฮึม
hʉmMeanings
1InterjectionB1
hmm; grr
A sound made in the throat to express dissatisfaction, anger, or a threat.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำเสียงtam-sǐiangทำเสียงtam-sǐiang1[to] make a sound; produce a noise2[to] imitate or put on a voice/soundฮึมhʉmฮึมhʉm1hmm; grr2rumbling sound; growling soundในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)คอkɔɔคอkɔɔ1neck2throat3collar; neckline4neck (of an object)5enthusiast; fan; loverเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)ทำตามtam-dtaamทำตามtam-dtaam1follow; comply; obey2[to] imitate [sb]; copy; do likewise3conform to; follow a modelที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerบอกbɔ̀ɔkบอกbɔ̀ɔk1[to] tell; inform2[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]3[to] indicate; show
He made a 'humph' sound in his throat when his friend refused to do as told.
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แม่mâeส่งเสียงsòng sĭiangฮึมheumออกมาòk maaเบาๆbao baoเพื่อpêuuaเตือนdteuuanให้hâiลูกๆlôok lôokหยุดyùtวิ่งเล่นwîng lênในnaiร้านอาหารráan aa-hăan
Mom let out a soft 'humph' sound to warn the children to stop running around in the restaurant.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaได้ยินdâi-yinข้อเสนอkɔ̂ɔ-sà-nə̌əที่tîiไม่เป็นธรรมmâi-bpen-tamเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ร้องrɔ́ɔngฮึมhʉmออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaด้วยdûuaiความไม่พอใจkwaam-mâi-pɔɔ-jaiอย่างเห็นได้ชัดyàang-hěn-dâai-chát
Upon hearing the unfair proposal, he let out a 'humph' with obvious dissatisfaction.
ชายชราchaai-chá-raaทำเสียงtam-sǐiangฮึมhʉmในnaiลำคอlam-kɔɔอย่างyàangหงุดหงิดngùt-ngìtเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเห็นhěnวัยรุ่นwai-rûnมักง่ายmák-ngâaiทิ้งขยะtíng-kà-yàลงบนlong-bonพื้นถนนpʉ́ʉn-tà-nǒn
The old man grunted a 'humph' in his throat in frustration when he saw the careless teenager throw trash on the street.
2AdverbB2
rumbling sound; growling sound
A low rumbling or growling noise, such as that of thunder, an engine, or an animal.
Examples
รถบรรทุกrót-ban-túkรถบรรทุกrót-ban-túktruck; lorryคันkanคันkan1itchy2[to] itch; feel itchy3classifier for vehicles4lever; handle5shaft; rod; pole6classifier for fishing rods; poles; handlesใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; seniorสตาร์ทเครื่องsà-dtàat-krʉ̂ʉangสตาร์ทเครื่องsà-dtàat-krʉ̂ʉang[to] start an engine; [to] start a machineเสียงดังsǐiang-dangเสียงดังsǐiang-dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noiseฮึมhʉmฮึมhʉm1hmm; grr2rumbling sound; growling soundก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàbefore (introducing a clause)ขับkàpขับkàp1[to] drive; operate (a vehicle)2[to] expel; drive out; repel3[to] sing; chant (traditional)4[to] excrete; secrete; emitออกไปจากɔ̀ɔk-bpai-jàakออกไปจากɔ̀ɔk-bpai-jàak[to] go out of; [to] leave [somewhere]เขตก่อสร้างkèet-gɔ̀ɔ-sâangเขตก่อสร้างkèet-gɔ̀ɔ-sâangconstruction site
The large truck started its engine with a low rumble before driving out of the construction site.
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ฉันchănได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงฟ้าร้องsĭiang fáa róngดังdangฮึมheumมาจากmaa jàakไกลๆglai glaiสงสัยsŏng săiฝนfŏnกำลังจะgam-lang jàตกหนักdtòk nàk
I heard the low rumble of thunder from afar; I guess it's going to rain heavily.
สุนัขsù-nákเฝ้าfâoบ้านbâanยืนyʉʉnจ้องjɔ̂ngคนแปลกหน้าkon-bplɛ̀ɛk-nâaพร้อมกับprɔ́ɔm-gàpส่งเสียงsòng-sǐiangขู่kùuฮึมhʉmอยู่ในyùu-naiลำคอlam-kɔɔอย่างyàangน่ากลัวnâa-gluua
The guard dog stood staring at the stranger, making a frighteningly low rumbling growl in its throat.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaพายุฤดูร้อนpaa-yú-rʉ́-duu-rɔ́ɔnพัดpátเข้ามาkâo-maaใกล้glâiเราraoก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงฟ้าร้องsǐiang-fáa-rɔ́ɔngดังdangฮึมhʉmอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang-dtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangจนjonน่าขนลุกnâa-kǒn-lúk
As the summer storm approached, we began to hear the continuous, eerie low rumble of thunder.
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 syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
hʉm
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 | — | — |