เฮือน
hʉʉanMeaning
1NounB2
house; home (Isan/Northern)
A house or home; a dwelling (used mainly in Isan and Northern Thai dialects).
Examples
ปู่ย่าbpùu-yâaปู่ย่าbpùu-yâapaternal grandparents (grandfather ปู่ and grandmother ย่า)บอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatเมื่อก่อนmʉ̂ʉa-gɔ̀ɔnเมื่อก่อนmʉ̂ʉa-gɔ̀ɔnformerly; previously; in the pastเฮาhaoเฮาhao1we; us; our (regional)2I; me (informal, regional)สร้างsâangสร้างsâang1[to] build; construct2[to] create; produce3[to] establish; found4[to] generate; developเฮือนhʉʉanเฮือนhʉʉanhouse; home (Isan/Northern)ไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementใต้ถุนdtâai-tǔnใต้ถุนdtâai-tǔnunderfloor space; raised-house undersideสูงsǔungสูงsǔung1tall; high (physical height)2high (degree/level/price/rank)3up; to a high position4advanced; elevated (abstract)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)หนีnǐiหนีnǐi1[to] flee; run away; escape2[to] avoid; evade; dodge; shirk3[to] elopeน้ำหลากnáam-làakน้ำหลากnáam-làakfloodwaters; high water
Grandma and grandpa said that in the past we built wooden stilt houses to escape floods.
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พอถึงpor tĕungหน้าหนาวnâa năaoคนkonในหมู่nai mòoบ้านกะมาbâan gà maaนั่งnângผิงpĭngไฟหน้าfai nâaฮางเฮือนhaang heuuan
When winter comes, people in the village sit by a fire in front of the house.
เขาkăoย้ายyáaiจากjàakกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpกลับมาglàp maaอยู่yòoเฮือนheuanที่têeอีสานee-săanเพราะpráwอยากyàakใกล้glâiครอบครัวkrôp kruuaและláeประหยัดbprà-yàtค่าใช้จ่ายkâa chái jàai
He moved from Bangkok back to his Isan home because he wanted to be close to family and save expenses.
เฮือนหลังheuuan lăngนี้néeบ่bòแม่นmâenแค่kâeที่อยู่อาศัยtîi yòo aa-săiแต่dtàeเป็นbpenศูนย์sŏonรวมฮีตฮอยruuam hîit hoiและláeความทรงจำkwaam song jamของkŏngเฮาhaoตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeรุ่นrûnปู่ย่าbpòo yâa
This house is not just a residence; it is the center of traditions and memories since our grandparents’ generation.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
hʉʉan
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |