ฮ้อง

hɔ́ɔng

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] call (by name)

to address someone or something by a name (Northern Thai dialect)

Examples

อันนี้an-níiอันนี้an-níithis; this one (near the speaker)ฮ้องhɔ́ɔngฮ้องhɔ́ɔng1[to] call (by name)2[to] call; shout; singว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeอะหยังà-yǎngอะหยังà-yǎng1what (Northern Thai dialect)2what?; huh?ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
What is this called?
3 more examples
คนเหนือkon-nʉ̌ʉaฮ้องhɔ́ɔngมะเขือเทศmá-kʉ̌ʉa-têetว่าwâaมะเขือmá-kʉ̌ʉaส้มsôm
Northern people call tomatoes 'ma-khuea som'.
ตัวdtuuaฮู้húuก่อgɔ̀ɔว่าwâaดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiอันนี้an-níiเปิ้นbpə̂ənฮ้องhɔ́ɔngว่าwâaอะหยังà-yǎng
Do you know what they call this flower?
พ่อpɔ̂ɔอุ้ยûiผมpǒmชื่อchʉ̂ʉอินinแต่dtɛ̀ɛชาวบ้านchaao-bâanฮ้องhɔ́ɔngเปิ้นbpə̂ənว่าwâaพ่อหลวงpɔ̂ɔ-lǔuang
My grandfather's name is Intha, but the villagers call him 'Por Luang'.
2VerbB1

[to] call; shout; sing

to call out, shout, or sing (a word from Northern Thai dialect, equivalent to Central Thai 'ร้องร้องrɔ́ɔng1[to] cry; weep2[to] sing3[to] shout; call out4[to] complain; lodge a complaint').

Examples

เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillฮ้องhɔ́ɔngฮ้องhɔ́ɔng1[to] call (by name)2[to] call; shout; singเรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmอีกìikอีกìik1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)ฝั่งfàngฝั่งfàng1shore; bank2sideของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsถนนtà-nǒnถนนtà-nǒnroad; street
He called out to me from the other side of the street.
3 more examples
ตอนdtonไฟดับfai dàpเด็กๆdèk dèkก็gâwฮ้องhôngออกมาòk maaด้วยdûuayความตกใจkwaam dtòk-jai
When the power went out, the children shouted out in alarm.
เย็นนี้yen-níiจะมีjà-miiนักร้องnák-rɔ́ɔngพื้นบ้านpʉ́ʉn-bâanมาmaaฮ้องhɔ́ɔngเพลงpleengคำเมืองkam-mʉʉangที่tîiกาดหน้ามอgàat-nâa-mɔɔ
This evening, a folk singer will come to sing Northern Thai songs at the market in front of the university.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanฮ้องhɔ́ɔngป่าวประกาศbpàao-bprà-gàatให้hâiทุกคนtúk-konมาmaaรวมตัวกันruuam-dtuua-ganที่tîiลานวัดlaan-wátเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหารือhǎa-rʉʉเรื่องสำคัญrʉ̂ʉang-sǎm-kan
The villagers shouted an announcement for everyone to gather at the temple grounds to discuss an important matter.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

hɔ́ɔng

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Low class + Mai tho → High

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Related Words

2[to] call; shout; sing