โหวด
wòotMeanings
1NounB2
bamboo panpipe
A traditional northeastern Thai (Isan) wind instrument consisting of bamboo tubes of different lengths arranged in a circular bundle, played by blowing across their open ends.
Examples
คุณตาkun-dtaaคุณตาkun-dtaa1grandfather (maternal)2elderly man (polite address)เป่าbpàoเป่าbpào1[to] blow (air from the mouth)2[to] blow (into a wind instrument/device)3[to] blow out (a flame)4[to] inflate by blowing5[to] blow air onto [sth]โหวดwòotโหวดwòot1bamboo panpipe2whistle (archaic)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เพลงpleengเพลงpleeng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesอีสานii-sǎanอีสานii-sǎan1Isan (region of Thailand)2Isan; Northeastern Thai3Isan (language/dialect)4northeast (compass point)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)สอนsɔ̌ɔnสอนsɔ̌ɔn1[to] teach [sb] [sth]2[to] instruct; train [sb]3[to] admonish; give moral guidanceฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เป่าbpàoเป่าbpào1[to] blow (air from the mouth)2[to] blow (into a wind instrument/device)3[to] blow out (a flame)4[to] inflate by blowing5[to] blow air onto [sth]ตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)6[to] send for; fetch [sb]7[to] light; kindle (literary)
My grandfather played an Isan tune on the wot for me, then taught me to play the same tune.
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ในnaiวงwongดนตรีพื้นบ้านdon-dtrii-pʉ́ʉn-bâanอีสานii-sǎanเขาkǎoเป่าbpàoโหวดwòotส่วนsùuanพี่ชายpîi-chaaiเล่นlênพิณpin
In the traditional Isan music ensemble, he plays the wot, while his older brother plays the phin lute.
โหวดwòotทำจากtam-jàakกระบอกไม้ไผ่grà-bɔ̀ɔk-máai-pàiที่tîiมีmiiความยาวkwaam-yaaoต่างกันdtàang-ganมัดรวมmát-ruuamกันganเป็นวงbpen-wongโดยdooiผู้เล่นpûu-lênจะjàเป่าลมbpào-lomผ่านpàanปากbpàakกระบอกgrà-bɔ̀ɔkเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเกิดgə̀ətเสียงsǐiang
The wot is made from bamboo tubes of different lengths bound together in a circle, and the player produces sound by blowing across their open ends.
เสียงsǐiangโหวดwòotที่tîiดังdangคลอklɔɔการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngทำให้tam-hâiคนอีสานkon-ii-sǎanหลายคนlǎai-konนึกnʉ́kถึงบ้านtʉ̌ng-bâanแม้mɛ́ɛจะjàย้ายyáaiมาmaaอยู่yùuกรุงเทพฯgrung-têepนานแล้วnaan-lɛ́ɛo
The sound of the wot accompanying the performance reminds many people from Isan of home, even if they moved to Bangkok long ago.
2NounB2
whistle (archaic)
An archaic term for a whistle, especially a steam whistle used for signaling on a train or boat.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileจักรjàkจักรjàk1wheel; disc; gear2sewing machine (colloquial, short for จักรเย็บผ้า)3ship's propeller4chakra; discus (emblematic, weapon)ไอน้ำai-náamไอน้ำai-náam1steam; water vapor2condensed mistใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close toจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)สถานีsà-tǎa-niiสถานีsà-tǎa-nii1transport station2broadcasting station3service station/baseเสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneโหวดwòotโหวดwòot1bamboo panpipe2whistle (archaic)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerดังขึ้นdang-kʉ̂nดังขึ้นdang-kʉ̂n1[to] become louder2[to] start to sound (of an alarm, bell, etc.)3[to] become famous; gain popularityเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)สัญญาณเตือนsǎn-yaan-dtʉʉanสัญญาณเตือนsǎn-yaan-dtʉʉan1warning signal/alarm2warning sign/red flag
As the steam locomotive was about to leave the station, its whistle sounded as a warning.
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เสียงsĭiangโหวดwòhtของkŏngเรือreuuaกลgonไฟfaiดังขึ้นdang kûenแล้วláeoเรือreuuaก็gâwค่อยkôiๆ-เคลื่อนklêuuanออกจากท่าòk jàak tâa
The steamship's whistle sounded, and the ship slowly moved away from the dock.
ในnaiบันทึกban-tʉ́kการเดินทางgaan-dəən-taangครั้งkrángนั้นnánผู้เขียนpûu-kǐianเล่าlâoว่าwâaเสียงsǐiangโหวดwòotจากjàakรถrótจักรjàkไอน้ำai-náamทำให้tam-hâiผู้คนpûu-konรู้rúuว่าwâaรถไฟrót-faiกำลังจะgam-lang-jàออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakสถานีsà-tǎa-nii
In that travel account, the writer described how the steam locomotive's whistle let people know that the train was about to leave the station.
แม้mɛ́ɛหมอกmɔ̀ɔkจะjàหนาnǎaจนjonมองไม่เห็นmɔɔng-mâi-hěnลำเรือlam-rʉʉaแต่dtɛ̀ɛเสียงsǐiangโหวดwòotที่tîiเรือrʉʉaกลgonไฟfaiใช้cháiส่งสัญญาณsòng-sǎn-yaanก็gɔ̂ทำให้tam-hâiคนkonบนbonฝั่งfàngรู้rúuว่าwâaมีmiiเรือrʉʉaกำลังgam-langเข้าkâoใกล้glâiท่าtâa
Although the fog was too thick to see the ship, the steamship's signaling whistle let people on shore know that a vessel was approaching the dock.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ว puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
wòot
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |