ฮู
huuMeaning
1InterjectionB2
hole; opening (Isan)
A hole or opening; the Isan equivalent of standard Thai รูรูruu1hole; opening2burrow; animal hole3orifice; bodily opening.
Examples
ถุงtǔngถุงtǔng1bag; sack; pouch2classifier: bags; sacks; packets3condomนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoฮูhuuฮูhuuhole; opening (Isan)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainก้นgônก้นgôn1buttocks; butt; rear2bottom; base (of a container/object)3tail end; back end; bottom4butt (of a cigarette)ถุงtǔngถุงtǔng1bag; sack; pouch2classifier: bags; sacks; packets3condomข้าวสารkâao-sǎanข้าวสารkâao-sǎanuncooked rice (raw grains)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedฮั่hâวอwɔɔวอwɔɔ1walkie-talkie; radio handset2palanquin; sedan chair3the letter 'ว' (Thai consonant name)อกòkอกòk1chest; breast2breast (culinary cut)3bosom; heart (figurative)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker
This bag has a hole in the bottom, so the rice is spilling out.
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ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnสิsìเอามือao-mʉʉล้วงlúuangเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiฮูhuuใต้dtâaiต้นไม้dtôn-máaiต้องdtɔ̂ngเบิ่งbə̀əngให้ดีhâi-diiเสียก่อนsǐia-gɔ̀ɔnเผื่อpʉ̀ʉaมีmiiงูnguuอยู่ในyùu-naiนั้นnán
Before reaching into the hole beneath the tree, you need to look carefully in case there is a snake inside.
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 syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
huu
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 | — | — |