เหิง
hə̌əngMeaning
1AdverbA2
for a long time (Isan)
For a long time; over a long period, in Isan Thai.
Examples
ข่อยkɔ̀ɔiข่อยkɔ̀ɔi1I; me (Isan/Lao; humble/familiar)2Siamese rough bushถ่าtàaถ่าtàa1[to] wait [for sb/sth] (Isan/Lao)2if (Isan/Lao)เจ้าjâaoเจ้าjâao1lord; master; owner2ruler; prince (royal title)3deity; spirit (title/noun)4prefix: familiar or affectionate term before names or nouns5polite sentence-final particle (Northern Thai, mainly female)6yes; okay (polite, Northern Thai)7you (familiar/regional; archaic/literary)8classifier for businesses, suppliers, or individual partiesเหิงhə̌əngเหิงhə̌əngfor a long time (Isan)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
I've been waiting for you for a long time.
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We haven't seen each other in a long time. How have you been?
It rained for a long time yesterday, so I didn't go anywhere.
ข่อยkɔ̀ɔiจากjàakบ้านbâanมาmaaเหิงhə̌əngแล้วlɛ́ɛoพอได้pɔɔ-dâaiกินginตำบักหุ่งdtam-bàk-hùngกะgàคิดฮอดkít-hɔ̂ɔtแม่mɛ̂ɛ
I've been away from home for a long time, and eating papaya salad makes me miss my mother.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
hə̌əng
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |