ฮุ่ง
hûngMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
bright; shining
bright or shining; a regional Isan/Northeastern Thai form equivalent to Central Thai 'รุ่งรุ่งrûng1[to] flourish; prosper; succeed2[to] dawn; break (of day)3dawn; daybreak4bright; successful; prosperous'
Examples
หลอดไฟlɔ̀ɔt-faiหลอดไฟlɔ̀ɔt-failight bulb; light tubeดวงduuangดวงduuang1orb; sun/moon; lamp; round spot2fortune; fate; horoscope3classifier: round/bright objects (lamps, bulbs, celestial bodies); spotsใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ฮุ่งhûngฮุ่งhûng1bright; shining2dawn; daybreakดีdiiดีdii1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bileแท้tɛ́ɛแท้tɛ́ɛ1genuine; real; authentic2true; pure (in essence)3truly; indeed (emphasis)มองเห็นmɔɔng-hěnมองเห็นmɔɔng-hěn1[to] see; make out; spot2[to] perceive; realize; recognize3[to] foresee; anticipate; envisionอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerชัดเจนchát-jeenชัดเจนchát-jeen1clear; distinct; obvious2explicit; definite; unambiguous; unequivocal3clearly; explicitly; unambiguouslyไปหมดbpai-mòtไปหมดbpai-mòt1completely; all gone2entirely; across the board
This new lightbulb is truly bright; everything can be seen clearly.
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ท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaคืนนี้kʉʉn-níiไม่mâiมีเมฆmii-mêekเลยləəiมองเห็นmɔɔng-hěnพระจันทร์prá-janฮุ่งhûngสว่างชัดsà-wàang-chátเจนjeenมากmâak
The sky tonight has no clouds; you can see the moon shining brightly very clearly.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàอยู่yùuกลางglaangป่าลึกbpàa-lʉ́kแต่dtɛ̀ɛแสงจันทร์sɛ̌ɛng-janที่tîiฮุ่งhûngสว่างsà-wàangก็gɔ̂ช่วยให้chûuai-hâiเราraoมองเห็นmɔɔng-hěnทางเดินtaang-dəənได้dâaiอย่างyàangปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-pai
Even though we were in the middle of a deep forest, the bright moonlight helped us see the path safely.
เปลวไฟbpleeo-faiจากjàakกองไฟgɔɔng-faiกองใหญ่gɔɔng-yàiฮุ่งhûngสว่างsà-wàangทำให้tam-hâiพวกเราpûuak-raoคลายklaaiความหนาวเย็นkwaam-nǎao-yenในnaiยามค่ำคืนyaam-kâm-kʉʉnลงlongได้dâaiบ้างbâang
The flames from the large bonfire shone brightly, allowing us to relieve some of the cold during the night.
2NounB2
dawn; daybreak
the time in the early morning when light first appears; a regional Isan/Northeastern Thai word
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightพวกเราpûuak-raoพวกเราpûuak-rao1we; us2our group; our sideนั่งคุยกันnâng-kui-ganนั่งคุยกันnâng-kui-gan[to] sit and chat togetherจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofแจ้งjɛ̂ɛngแจ้งjɛ̂ɛng1[to] inform; notify; report2clear; evident; explicit3open; exposed to view4bright; daylight (literary/formal)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofฮุ่งhûngฮุ่งhûng1bright; shining2dawn; daybreakเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Last night we sat and talked until dawn.
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Dad woke up to go to work since before dawn.
ชาวนาchaao-naaแถวนี้tɛ̌ɛo-níiมักจะmák-jàเริ่มrə̂əmเกี่ยวข้าวgìiao-kâaoกันganตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตอนdtɔɔnฟ้าfáaฮุ่งhûngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangแดดdɛ̀ɛtร้อนrɔ́ɔn
Farmers around here usually start harvesting rice at dawn to avoid the hot sun.
เสียงนกร้องsǐiang-nók-rɔ́ɔngและlɛ́ไก่gàiขันkǎnเป็นbpenสัญญาณเตือนsǎn-yaan-dtʉʉanว่าwâaฟ้าfáaกำลังจะgam-lang-jàฮุ่งhûngในไม่ช้าnai-mâi-cháa
The sound of birds singing and roosters crowing is a sign that dawn will break soon.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
hûng
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |