โหยหา
hǒoi-hǎaMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] long for; yearn for; crave
to strongly desire or miss [sth/sb], often with sadness or emptiness
Examples
หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureย้ายyáaiย้ายyáai1[to] move; relocate2[to] move house3[to] transfer (jobs; schools; departments)เมืองmʉʉangเมืองmʉʉang1city; town; urban area2country; state; nation3region; realm (historical)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)โหยหาhǒoi-hǎaโหยหาhǒoi-hǎa[to] long for; yearn for; craveบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
After moving cities, I long for home and my mother every day.
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เขาkǎoโหยหาhǒoi-hǎaความอบอุ่นkwaam-òp-ùnของkɔ̌ɔngครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaเพราะprɔ́ทำงานtam-ngaanไกลบ้านglai-bâanมานานmaa-naan
He longs for the warmth of family because he has worked far from home for a long time.
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiฉันchǎnโหยหาhǒoi-hǎaเสียงหัวเราะsǐiang-hǔua-rɔ́ของkɔ̌ɔngเพื่อนเก่าpʉ̂ʉan-gàoจนjonรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kเหงาใจngǎo-jai
Tonight I yearn for the laughter of old friends, to the point that I feel lonely.
ในnaiวันที่wan-tîiวุ่นวายwûn-waaiฉันchǎnโหยหาhǒoi-hǎaความเงียบสงบkwaam-ngîiap-sà-ngòpอย่างyàangสุดใจsùt-jaiเหมือนจะmʉ̌ʉan-jàเติมdtəəmช่องว่างchɔ̂ng-wâangในตัวเองnai-dtuua-eeng
On chaotic days, I deeply long for silence, as if to fill the emptiness within me.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ย puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
hǒoi
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
โหยhǒoiโหยhǒoi1whoa; wow (expressing amazement or longing)2plaintive; drawn-out (sound/voice)3[to] yearn; [to] long forwhoa; wow (expressing amazement or longing)Part 1
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หาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3huh?; what? (informal)4[to] get; procure5[to] earn (money); make a living6[to] visit; go see7[to] seek out; contact[to] look for; search forPart 2
โหยหาhǒoi-hǎaโหยหาhǒoi-hǎa[to] long for; yearn for; crave[to] long for; yearn for; craveWord