โฮ
hooMeanings
1InterjectionA2
sob!; boo-hoo! (sound of loud crying)
An interjection imitating loud crying or wailing; used to represent someone sobbing.
Examples
เด็กน้อยdèk-nɔ́ɔiเด็กน้อยdèk-nɔ́ɔi1little child; little one2young/naive person (figurative)ร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâaiร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâai[to] cry; weepโฮhooโฮhoo1sob!; boo-hoo! (sound of loud crying)2[to] sob loudly; wailไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)หยุดyùtหยุดyùt[to] stop; halt
The little child cried, sobbing loudly, and wouldn’t stop.
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As soon as he heard the bad news, he burst into loud sobs.
She hugged her pillow and sobbed loudly because she was homesick.
เสียงsĭiangโฮhohดังลั่นdang lânจากjàakห้องhôngข้างkâangๆ-ทำให้tam hâiทุกคนtúk konเงียบกริบngîiap grìp
A loud wailing sob from the next room made everyone fall silent.
2VerbA2
[to] sob loudly; wail
To cry or wail loudly in a way that mimics the sound ‘โฮโฮhoo1sob!; boo-hoo! (sound of loud crying)2[to] sob loudly; wail’. Informal/expressive.
Examples
เด็กน้อยdèk-nɔ́ɔiเด็กน้อยdèk-nɔ́ɔi1little child; little one2young/naive person (figurative)ร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâaiร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâai[to] cry; weepโฮhooโฮhoo1sob!; boo-hoo! (sound of loud crying)2[to] sob loudly; wailเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeไอศกรีมai-sà-griimไอศกรีมai-sà-griimice creamหล่นlònหล่นlòn1[to] fall; drop off; slip off2[to] be missing; be left out
The little child cried loudly when he dropped his ice cream.
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Upon hearing the bad news, she burst into loud sobs immediately.
แมวmɛɛoหายไปhǎai-bpaiสองsɔ̌ɔngวันwanน้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaaiถึงกับtʉ̌ng-gàpร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâaiโฮhooทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉn
His cat was missing for two days, and my younger brother cried loudly all night.
หลังlăngโดนdohnตำหนิdtam-nìหนักnàkๆ-เขาkăoกลั้นglânน้ำตาnám dtaaไม่อยู่mâi yòoและláeร้องไห้róng hâiโฮhohต่อหน้าdtò nâaทุกคนtúk kon
After being harshly criticized, he couldn’t hold back his tears and wailed loudly in front of everyone.
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 syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
hoo
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 | — | — |