เห่(hày)

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] bark

For a dog to make short, loud sounds.

Examples

หมาmăaหมาmăa1dog2dog (insult)เห่hàyเห่hày1[to] bark2[to] jeer/shout noisily3[to] chant/recite in a measured toneคนแปลกหน้าkon bplàek nâaคนแปลกหน้าkon bplàek nâastranger
The dog barks at strangers.
2VerbB2

[to] jeer/shout noisily

For people to shout or jeer loudly and aggressively.

Examples

กลุ่มผู้ประท้วงglùm pôo bprà-túuangกลุ่มผู้ประท้วงglùm pôo bprà-túuanggroup of protestersยืนyeunยืนyeun1[to] stand2standing; upright (posture/position)3fixed; steady; unchanged (figurative)4to be fixed; remain unchanged (figurative)เห่hàyเห่hày1[to] bark2[to] jeer/shout noisily3[to] chant/recite in a measured toneไล่lâiไล่lâi1[to] drive away; expel2[to] fire; dismiss3[to] chase; pursue4[to] go through in order; sort; enumerate5[to] adjust progressivelyนักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangนักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangpoliticianขณะที่kà-nà têeขณะที่kà-nà têe1while; at the time that2whereas; in contrastรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobile3train (only in compounds)4classifier: vehiclesของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsวิ่งผ่านwîng pàanวิ่งผ่านwîng pàan[to] run past; [to] run through (a place)
The group of protesters stood and jeered at the politician as his car drove past.
3VerbB2

[to] chant/recite in a measured tone

To sing or recite with a rhythmic, prolonged tone in traditional styles, e.g., royal barge chants (เห่เรือเห่เรือhày reuua1[to] sing a boat chant2boat-rowing chant).

Examples

เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeการถ่ายทอดสดgaan tàai-tâwt sòtการถ่ายทอดสดgaan tàai-tâwt sòtlive broadcast; livestreamingพระราชพิธีprá-râat-chá-pí-teeพระราชพิธีprá-râat-chá-pí-teeroyal ceremonyเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)คนพายเรือkon paai reuuaคนพายเรือkon paai reuuarower; paddlerเห่เรือhày reuuaเห่เรือhày reuua1[to] sing a boat chant2boat-rowing chantเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsครั้งแรกkráng râekครั้งแรกkráng râek1the first time2for the first time3first (of an occurrence)
Yesterday I watched the live broadcast of the royal ceremony, so I got to hear the oarsmen chant for the first time.

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