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hɔ̀Meanings
1VerbB2
[to] fly; levitate (supernaturally)
To move through the air as if by magic; to levitate or fly supernaturally (not by wings or machines).
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานพื้นบ้านní-taan-pʉ́ʉn-bâanนิทานพื้นบ้านní-taan-pʉ́ʉn-bâanfolktale; traditional taleไทยtaiไทยtai1Thai (language)2Thai; of Thailand3Thai personหลายlǎaiหลายlǎaimany; severalเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)มักจะmák-jàมักจะmák-jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoฤาษีrʉʉ-sǐiฤาษีrʉʉ-sǐihermit; ascetic sage (rishi); recluseหรือrʉ̌ʉหรือrʉ̌ʉ1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)ผู้pûuผู้pûu1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoวิชาwí-chaaวิชาwí-chaa1subject; course; field of study2classifier: courses/subjects3knowledge; skill; discipline4esoteric or magical artsที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสามารถsǎa-mâatสามารถsǎa-mâat1able; capable2talented; competentเหาะเหินเดินอากาศhɔ̀-hə̌ən-dəən-aa-gàatเหาะเหินเดินอากาศhɔ̀-hə̌ən-dəən-aa-gàat[to] fly; soar through the air (often supernatural/fanciful)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
In many Thai folktales, there are often hermits or masters who can magically fly through the air.
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เด็กๆdèk dèkชอบchôpดูการ์ตูนdoo gaa-dtoonซูเปอร์ฮีโร่sú-bpêr hee-rôhที่têeเหาะhòไปมาbpai maaเพื่อpêuuaช่วยchûuaiผู้คนpôo kon
Children love to watch cartoons about superheroes who fly around to save people.
เขาkǎoฝันfǎnว่าwâaตัวเองdtuua-eengมีพลังmii-pá-langพิเศษpí-sèetสามารถsǎa-mâatเหาะข้ามhɔ̀-kâamตึกสูงdtʉ̀k-sǔungและlɛ́มองเห็นmɔɔng-hěnเมืองmʉʉangทั้งtángเมืองmʉʉangจากjàakมุมสูงmum-sǔungได้dâai
He dreamt that he had special powers, able to levitate over tall buildings and see the entire city from a high angle.
ตามdtaamความเชื่อโบราณkwaam-chʉ̂ʉa-boo-raanผู้ที่pûu-tîiบรรลุban-lúฌานสมาบัติchaan-sà-maa-bàtขั้นสูงkân-sǔungอาจàatมีmiiอภิญญาà-pin-yaaจนjonสามารถsǎa-mâatเหาะhɔ̀ขึ้นไปkʉ̂n-bpaiบนbonฟ้าfáaได้dâai
According to ancient beliefs, those who achieve a high level of meditative absorption (Jhana) may gain supernatural abilities to the point of being able to fly up into the sky.
2VerbB2
(Figurative) [to] go very fast; dash; zoom
(Figurative) To move or travel extremely quickly.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenไฟเขียวfai-kǐiaoไฟเขียวfai-kǐiao1green traffic light2green light; approval/permissionปุ๊บbpúpปุ๊บbpúpimmediately; the instant thatมอเตอร์ไซค์mɔɔ-dtəə-sáiมอเตอร์ไซค์mɔɔ-dtəə-sái1motorcycle; motorbike2classifier: คันคันkanคันkan1itchy2[to] itch; feel itchy3classifier for vehicles4lever; handle5shaft; rod; pole6classifier for fishing rods; poles; handlesนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเหาะhɔ̀เหาะhɔ̀1[to] fly; levitate (supernaturally)2(Figurative) [to] go very fast; dash; zoomออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2Get out!3[to] lead out to; extend toเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
As soon as the light turned green, that motorcycle just flew off.
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เขาkǎoต้องdtɔ̂ngเหาะhɔ̀จากjàakที่ทำงานtîi-tam-ngaanไปbpaiรับrápลูกlûukที่tîiโรงเรียนroong-riianให้hâiทันเวลาtan-wee-laa
She had to rush from work to pick up her child from school on time.
เห็นhěnเขาkǎoขับรถkàp-rótซิ่งsîngบนbonทางด่วนtaang-dùuanแล้วlɛ́ɛoนึกว่าnʉ́k-wâaเหาะhɔ̀มาmaaนึกไม่ถึงnʉ́k-mâi-tʉ̌ngว่าwâaจะjàเกิดอุบัติเหตุgə̀ət-ù-bàt-dtì-hèetจนได้jon-dâai
Seeing him speeding on the expressway, I thought he was flying; I never imagined he would end up in an accident.
ถ้าtâaอยากyàakไปถึงbpai-tʉ̌ngก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเที่ยงtîiangเราraoคงkongต้องdtɔ̂ngขับรถkàp-rótเหาะhɔ̀กันganไปเลยbpai-ləəiเพราะprɔ́รถติดrót-dtìtมากmâak
If we want to arrive before noon, we'll probably have to drive as if we're flying, because the traffic is very bad.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
hɔ̀
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |