ฮุฮิ
hú-híMeaning
1InterjectionA2
tee-hee; hehe
A sound representing a cute, shy, or mischievous giggle
Examples
น้องสาวnɔ́ɔng-sǎaoน้องสาวnɔ́ɔng-sǎaoyounger sister; younger female siblingอ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense of4[to] read data (computing)การ์ตูนgaa-dtuunการ์ตูนgaa-dtuun1cartoon (animation)2comic; comic stripแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)หัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́หัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́1[to] laugh2[to] laugh at; ridiculeฮุฮิhú-híฮุฮิhú-hítee-hee; hehe
My younger sister read a comic book and let out a cute giggle.
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My boyfriend secretly bought me snacks and smiled with a mischievous giggle.
ทำไมtam-maiเธอtəəต้องdtɔ̂ngพิมพ์pimคำว่าkam-wâaฮุฮิhú-híมาmaaในnaiแชทchɛ́tมีmiiความลับkwaam-lápอะไรà-raiหรือเปล่าrʉ̌ʉ-bplàao
Why did you type 'hu-hi' in the chat? Do you have a secret?
เวลาที่way-laa têeเธอterเขินkŏenเธอterจะjàชอบchôpเอาaoมือmeuuปิดปากbpìt bpàakแล้วláeoหัวเราะhŭua róฮุฮิhú-híออกมาòk maaเบาๆbao bao
Whenever she is shy, she likes to cover her mouth with her hand and let out a soft giggle.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
hú
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 | — | — |