โฮกฮาก
hôok-hâakMeaning
1AdverbB2
rudely; brusquely
in a loud, rough, or rude manner, especially when speaking or behaving toward someone
Examples
หัวหน้าhǔua-nâaหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaboss; leader; chiefชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)พูดจาpûut-jaaพูดจาpûut-jaa[to] speak; talk (how one speaks)โฮกฮากhôok-hâakโฮกฮากhôok-hâakrudely; brusquelyกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)ลูกน้องlûuk-nɔ́ɔngลูกน้องlûuk-nɔ́ɔngsubordinate; junior staff; underlingเวลาที่wee-laa-tîiเวลาที่wee-laa-tîithe time whenอารมณ์ไม่ดีaa-rom-mâi-diiอารมณ์ไม่ดีaa-rom-mâi-dii1in a bad mood; grumpy; irritable2a bad mood
The boss likes to speak roughly to his subordinates when he is in a bad mood.
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เธอtəəไม่ควรmâi-kuuanพูดpûutโฮกฮากhôok-hâakกับgàpผู้ใหญ่pûu-yàiแบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-nánนะnáมันmanดูduuไม่สุภาพmâi-sù-pâapเลยləəi
You shouldn't speak so harshly to elders like that; it looks really impolite.
ถึงแม้tĕung máeเขาkăoจะเป็นjà bpenคนพูดkon pôotจาjaaโฮกฮากhôhk hâakไปbpaiบ้างbâangแต่dtàeจริงๆjing jingแล้วláeoเขาkăoเป็นbpenคนkonจิตใจดีjìt jai deeและláeชอบchôpช่วยเหลือchûuai-lĕuuaคนอื่นkon èunเสมอsà-mĕr
Even though he sometimes speaks in a rough manner, he actually has a good heart and always likes to help others.
การพูดจาgaan-pûut-jaaโฮกฮากhôok-hâakใส่sàiกันganตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiกำลังgam-langโกรธgròotไม่mâiช่วยให้chûuai-hâiอะไรดีà-rai-diiขึ้นkʉ̂nมีแต่mii-dtɛ̀ɛจะjàทำให้tam-hâiสถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaanแย่ลงyɛ̂ɛ-long
Speaking rudely to each other when angry doesn't make anything better; it will only make the situation worse.
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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
hôok
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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
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ฮากhâakฮากhâak1root (Isan/Lao); plant roots2[to] vomit; throw up (Isan/colloq.)3vomit; puke (Isan/colloq.)root (Isan/Lao); plant rootsPart 2
โฮกฮากhôok-hâakโฮกฮากhôok-hâakrudely; brusquelyrudely; brusquelyWord