ฮ้อน
hɔ́ɔnMeanings
1AdjectiveA1
hot; warm (high temperature)
having a high temperature; hot or warm to the touch or feeling.
Examples
น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)แก้วgɛ̂ɛoแก้วgɛ̂ɛo1drinking glass2glass (material)3classifier: glasses of drink4crystal; precious gemนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ฮ้อนhɔ́ɔnฮ้อนhɔ́ɔn1hot; warm (high temperature)2to feel hotมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousอย่าเพิ่งyàa-pə̂ngอย่าเพิ่งyàa-pə̂ng1don't ... yet; hold off (for now)2Wait! Not yet.ดื่มdʉ̀ʉmดื่มdʉ̀ʉm1[to] drink2[to] drink alcohol
The water in this glass is very hot; don’t drink it yet.
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The road surface in the afternoon is so hot you can’t walk barefoot.
เตารีดdtao-rîitเพิ่งpə̂ngเสียบปลั๊กsìiap-bplákไม่นานmâi-naanก็gɔ̂กะgàฮ้อนhɔ́ɔnพร้อมใช้prɔ́ɔm-cháiงานngaan
The iron was just plugged in; soon it will be hot and ready to use.
2VerbA2
to feel hot
to experience heat; to feel warm or overheated.
Examples
แดดdɛ̀ɛtแดดdɛ̀ɛtsunlight; sunshineแรงrɛɛngแรงrɛɛng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofข่อยkɔ̀ɔiข่อยkɔ̀ɔi1I; me (Isan/Lao; humble/familiar)2Siamese rough bushฮ้อนhɔ́ɔnฮ้อนhɔ́ɔn1hot; warm (high temperature)2to feel hotหลายlǎaiหลายlǎaimany; several
The sun is so strong that I feel very hot.
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As soon as I got on the crowded bus, I felt so warm that I was sweating.
After eating hot noodles, I felt overheated with my cheeks turning red.
เดินขึ้นdəən-kʉ̂nดอยdɔɔiแป๊บเดียวbpɛ́p-diiaoกะgàฮ้อนhɔ́ɔnฮู้húuสึกsʉ̀kหัวhǔuaมึนmʉnต้องdtɔ̂ngพักpákดื่มน้ำdʉ̀ʉm-náamก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
After just a short walk up the hill, I felt overheated and dizzy, so I had to stop for water.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
hɔ́ɔn
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |