ฮ่วม
hûuamMeanings
1AdverbB1
together; jointly (Isan/Lao)
Isan/Lao form of ‘ร่วมร่วมrûuam1[to] join; participate2together; jointly3joint; shared; mutual’, meaning together, jointly, or in cooperation; used as an adverb
Examples
เฮ็ดงานฮ่วมhét-ngaan-hûuamเฮ็ดงานฮ่วมhét-ngaan-hûuam1[to] work together; collaborate2collaborative workกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)สิsìสิsì1emphatic particle (statement)2urging/encouraging particle (imperative)เร็วขึ้นreo-kʉ̂nเร็วขึ้นreo-kʉ̂n1faster; more quickly2faster (than before)3[to] become faster; speed upหลายlǎaiหลายlǎaimany; several
If we work together, it will be much faster.
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Our family joined together in spirit to solve the flooding problem.
ชุมชนchum-chonได้dâaiฮ่วมhûuamวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnกับgàpเทศบาลtêet-sà-baanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaพัฒนาpát-tá-naaตลาดdtà-làatให้hâiเป็นระเบียบbpen-rá-bìiap
The community worked together with the municipality to plan and organize the market.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtหลายแห่งlǎai-hɛ̀ngฮ่วมhûuamผลักดันplàk-danโครงการรีไซเคิลkroong-gaan-rii-sai-kəənเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างsâangความยั่งยืนkwaam-yâng-yʉʉnให้hâiเมืองmʉʉang
Several companies cooperatively pushed a recycling project to create sustainability for the city.
2VerbB1
[to] join; [to] participate (Isan/Lao)
used as a verb in Isan/Lao to mean to join in, to take part, or to combine with others
Examples
มื้อนี้mʉ́ʉ-níiมื้อนี้mʉ́ʉ-níi1this meal2today (Isan/Northeastern Thai)ข่อยkɔ̀ɔiข่อยkɔ̀ɔi1I; me (Isan/Lao; humble/familiar)2Siamese rough bushสิsìสิsì1emphatic particle (statement)2urging/encouraging particle (imperative)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastฮ่วมhûuamฮ่วมhûuam1together; jointly (Isan/Lao)2[to] join; [to] participate (Isan/Lao)เตะบอลdtè-bɔɔnเตะบอลdtè-bɔɔn1[to] kick a football/soccer ball2[to] play football/soccer (informal)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)หมู่mùuหมู่mùu1group; cluster2Moo (village unit; address)3classifier (groups; sets; swarms; clusters)4category; classหลังเลิกงานlǎng-lə̂ək-ngaanหลังเลิกงานlǎng-lə̂ək-ngaanafter work
Today I will join in playing soccer with friends after work.
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Last year we took part in planting trees with the community in front of the temple.
ถ้าtâaมีmiiประชุมbprà-chumอบรมòp-romข่อยkɔ̀ɔiอยากyàakฮ่วมhûuamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแลกเปลี่ยนความคิดเห็นlɛ̂ɛk-bplìian-kwaam-kít-hěnกับgàpคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn
If there is a training meeting, I want to take part to exchange opinions with others.
เขาkǎoถืกtʉ̀ʉkชวนให้chuuan-hâiฮ่วมhûuamโครงการพัฒนาkroong-gaan-pát-tá-naaแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoว่าwâaสิsìฮ่วมhûuamก็ต่อเมื่อgɔ̂-dtɔ̀ɔ-mʉ̂ʉaมีmiiข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunชัดเจนchát-jeenและlɛ́ทีมtiimพร้อมprɔ́ɔm
He was invited to join the development project, but he said he would only join if the information is clear and the team is ready.
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
hûuam
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 | — | — |