เห่า(hào)
Meanings
1VerbA1
[to] bark
for a dog to make its loud, sharp sound
Examples
สุนัขsù-nákสุนัขsù-nákdog (formal)หลังบ้านlăng bâanหลังบ้านlăng bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3behind-the-scenes influence (politics/business)เห่าhàoเห่าhào1[to] bark2[to] bark at [sb]; snap at3[to] yap; nag; mouth off (fig.)4bark (dog sound)ดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeทุกคืนtúk keunทุกคืนtúk keunevery night
The dog behind the house barks loudly every night.
2NounA2
bark (dog sound)
the loud, sharp sound made by a dog
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneเห่าhàoเห่าhào1[to] bark2[to] bark at [sb]; snap at3[to] yap; nag; mouth off (fig.)4bark (dog sound)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)สุนัขsù-nákสุนัขsù-nákdog (formal)หน้าบ้านnâa bâanหน้าบ้านnâa bâan1front of the house; frontage2public-facing front; facade (figurative)
I hear the bark from the dog in front of the house.
3VerbB2
[to] bark at [sb]; snap at
to speak sharply or aggressively at [sb], in a manner resembling a bark
Examples
หัวหน้าhŭua nâaหัวหน้าhŭua nâa1boss; supervisor2leader; chiefขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better7[to] sprout; grow; appearเสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneเห่าhàoเห่าhào1[to] bark2[to] bark at [sb]; snap at3[to] yap; nag; mouth off (fig.)4bark (dog sound)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] pour in; [to] fill4[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)5[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanพนักงานpá-nák-ngaan1employee; staff member; worker2attendant; clerk (service role)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofห้องhôngห้องhông1room2classifier: roomsเงียบกริบngîiap grìpเงียบกริบngîiap grìp1dead quiet; pin-drop silent2in pin-drop silence
The boss snapped at the staff so harshly that the room fell silent.
4VerbB2
[to] yap; nag; mouth off (fig.)
to complain, boast, or talk persistently and annoyingly, likened to barking
Examples
เวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเมาmaoเมาmao1drunk; intoxicated2tipsy; buzzed3motion-sick; nauseated (e.g., carsick)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมักเห่าmák hàoมักเห่าmák hào[to] bark habitually; scold oftenคุยkuiคุยkui1[to] discuss; talk over2[to] date [sb]; be seeing [sb] (informal)3[to] brag; boast4[to] chat; talkอวดùuatอวดùuat1[to] show off; boast2[to] flauntว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateเก่งgèngเก่งgèng1skilled; good at2smart; quick-witted3[to] be good at; excelกว่าgwàaกว่าgwàa1than (comparative marker)2more than; over3by (margin of difference)คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirely5even; as many/much asบริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporation
When he’s drunk, he tends to prattle boastfully that he works better than everyone in the company.