ฮุย
huiMeaning
1InterjectionB2
heave-ho
a sound or chant made to coordinate physical effort, such as when pulling or lifting something heavy together
Examples
พวกเราpûuak-raoพวกเราpûuak-rao1we; us2our group; our sideส่งเสียงร้องsòng-sǐiang-rɔ́ɔngส่งเสียงร้องsòng-sǐiang-rɔ́ɔng[to] cry out; call out; make a soundฮุยเลฮุยhui-lee-huiฮุยเลฮุยhui-lee-huiheave-hoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofช่วยกันchûuai-ganช่วยกันchûuai-gan1[to] help each other; cooperate2[to] do jointly; pitch in togetherดึงdʉngดึงdʉng1[to] pull; draw (toward oneself)2[to] attract; draw (attention/interest)3[to] drag (on a screen)4[to] hold back; delay; stallเชือกchʉ̂ʉakเชือกchʉ̂ʉak1rope; cord; line2classifier for domesticated elephantsเส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3CL: strand-like things4tendon; nerve; sinew5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)
We chanted "hui-le-hui" to help each other pull this rope.
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พอpɔɔหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaนับnápหนึ่งnʉ̀ngสองสามsɔ̌ɔng-sǎamทุกคนtúk-konก็gɔ̂ร้องrɔ́ɔngฮุยhuiแล้วlɛ́ɛoยกyókตู้dtûuขึ้นkʉ̂nพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-gan
When the boss counted one, two, three, everyone shouted "hui" and lifted the cabinet together.
เสียงร้องsǐiang-rɔ́ɔngฮุยhuiของkɔ̌ɔngชาวประมงchaao-bprà-mongดังdangประสานกันbprà-sǎan-ganขณะที่kà-nà-tîiพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoกำลังgam-langลากlâakอวนuuanขึ้นฝั่งkʉ̂n-fàng
The fishermen's chanting of "hui" harmonized as they were dragging the net ashore.
การgaanส่งเสียงsòng-sǐiangฮุยhuiเป็นจังหวะbpen-jang-wàช่วยให้chûuai-hâiคนงานkon-ngaanสามารถsǎa-mâatออกแรงɔ̀ɔk-rɛɛngผลักplàkรถrótที่tîiติดหล่มdtìt-lòmได้dâaiอย่างyàangพร้อมเพรียงprɔ́ɔm-priiang
Chanting "hui" rhythmically helps the workers exert effort to push the stuck car in unison.
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 -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
hui
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 | — | — |