ฮ้อนๆ
hón hónMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
hot; nice and hot (Isan)
A reduplicated form of ฮ้อนฮ้อนhɔ́ɔn1hot; warm (high temperature)2to feel hot, meaning hot, used of food, weather, or objects; it can emphasize heat but does not necessarily mean intensely hot.
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentอากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weatherฮ้อนๆhón hónฮ้อนๆhón hónhot; nice and hot (Isan)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketน้ำแข็งไสnám kăeng sǎiน้ำแข็งไสnám kăeng sǎi1Thai shaved-ice dessert2shaved ice (plain)
The weather is very hot today, I want to eat some shaved ice.
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มากินmaa ginข้าวเหนียวkâao nĭiaoฮ้อนๆhón hónกับgàpส้มตำsôm dtamเด้อdérเพิ่งpêrngนึ่งnêungเสร็จsètใหม่ๆmài màiเลยloie
Come eat steaming hot sticky rice with som tam! It was just freshly steamed.
Be careful, don't touch the soup bowl yet, it's still very hot.
พอporได้ยินdâi-yinข่าวดีkàao deeใจjaiมันmanกะgàฮ้อนๆhón hónขึ้นมาkêun maaทันทีtan teeอยากyàakกลับไปglàp bpaiฉลองchà-lŏngที่บ้านtêe bâanไวๆwai wai
As soon as I heard the good news, my heart felt eagerly warm; I wanted to go back home to celebrate quickly.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ฮ้อนๆ said ฮ้อน-ฮ้อน?
hón hón
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
hón
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 | — | — |