ฮ้าง

háang

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

abandoned; deserted; dilapidated

abandoned, deserted, or in poor condition because it has not been cared for, especially in Northeastern/Isan usage

Examples

รถมอเตอร์ไซค์rót-mɔɔ-dtəə-sáiรถมอเตอร์ไซค์rót-mɔɔ-dtəə-sáimotorcycle; motorbikeคันkanคันkan1itchy2[to] itch; feel itchy3classifier for vehicles4lever; handle5shaft; rod; pole6classifier for fishing rods; poles; handlesนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)ฮ้างháangฮ้างháang1abandoned; deserted; dilapidated2divorced; separatedแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)สตาร์ทsà-dtàatสตาร์ทsà-dtàat1[to] start; [to] begin (informal)2[to] start an engineเท่าไหร่tâo-ràiเท่าไหร่tâo-rài1how much/how many (amount/price)2how (to what degree/extent)3not much/many (after negation)4no matter how much/manyก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerไม่ติดmâi-dtìtไม่ติดmâi-dtìt1not sticking; not attached2won't start; won't turn on3not stuck in traffic4not busy; available5[to] not pass; not be selected6not infected (with a disease)7not addicted; not attached (to a habit)8(coll.) don't mind; not bothered
This motorcycle is already broken; no matter how much I try to start it, it won't turn on.
3 more examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkในnaiหมู่บ้านmòo bâanชอบchôpไปbpaiเล่นlênซ่อนแอบsôn àepที่บ้านtêe bâanฮ้างháangท้ายซอยtáai soi
The kids in the village like to go play hide-and-seek at the abandoned house at the end of the alley.
เขาkǎoเปิดbpə̀ətอู่ซ่อมรถùu-sɔ̂m-rótเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรับซื้อráp-sʉ́ʉรถrótฮ้างháangมาmaaซ่อมแซมsɔ̂m-sɛɛmและlɛ́ขายต่อkǎai-dtɔ̀ɔในnaiราคาถูกraa-kaa-tùuk
He opened a repair shop to buy broken, abandoned cars to fix up and resell at a cheap price.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakคุณตาkun-dtaaกำนันgam-nanเสียชีวิตsǐia-chii-wítเถียงนาtǐiang-naaหลังlǎngนั้นnánก็gɔ̂กลายเป็นglaai-bpenเถียงนาtǐiang-naaฮ้างháangที่tîiผุพังpù-pangไปตามbpai-dtaamกาลเวลาgaan-wee-laa
After the village headman passed away, that farm hut became an abandoned hut that rotted away over time.
2AdjectiveB2

divorced; separated

divorced or separated from a spouse or partner; used in regional speech for a person whose relationship or marriage has ended

Examples

ถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herจะเป็นjà-bpenจะเป็นjà-bpen1will be; will become2whether it be (fixed pattern)แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseฮ้างháangฮ้างháang1abandoned; deserted; dilapidated2divorced; separatedแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardสวยsǔuaiสวยsǔuai1beautiful; pretty2nicely done; fine3beautifully; nicely; neatlyและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ขยันkà-yǎnขยันkà-yǎnhardworking; diligentทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Even though she is a divorcee, she is still beautiful and works very hard.
3 more examples
ผู้ชายpûu-chaaiคนkonนั้นnánเป็นbpenพ่อpɔ̂ɔฮ้างháangที่tîiมีmiiลูกติดlûuk-dtìtมาmaaด้วยdûuaiสองsɔ̌ɔngคนkon
That man is a divorced father who has two children from a previous marriage.
ในnaiยุคสมัยyúk-sà-mǎiนี้níiการเป็นgaan-bpenแม่mɛ̂ɛฮ้างháangไม่ใช่mâi-châiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangน่าอายnâa-aaiเพราะprɔ́ผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngสามารถsǎa-mâatทำงานtam-ngaanหาเงินhǎa-ngənพึ่งพาpʉ̂ng-paaตัวเองdtuua-eengได้dâai
In this day and age, being a divorced woman is not something to be ashamed of because women can work, earn money, and be self-reliant.
เขาkǎoตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiขอแต่งงานkɔ̌ɔ-dtɛ̀ng-ngaanกับgàpแม่mɛ̂ɛฮ้างháangคนkonนั้นnánโดยdooiไม่สนใจmâi-sǒn-jaiคำนินทาkam-nin-taaของkɔ̌ɔngชาวบ้านchaao-bâanเลยləəiแม้แต่น้อยmɛ́ɛ-dtɛ̀ɛ-nɔ́ɔi
He decided to propose to that divorced woman, completely ignoring the villagers' gossip.

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

háang

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——
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