โฮง
hoongMeaning
1NounB2
hall; large building (Northern/Isan dialect)
A hall or large building. Used mainly in the Northern Thai and Isan/Lao dialects; commonly found in compounds.
Examples
สมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔn1formerly; in the past; back then2the old days; former timesพวกเราpûuak-raoพวกเราpûuak-rao1we; us2our group; our sideชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastดูหนังduu-nǎngดูหนังduu-nǎng[to] watch a movieที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerโฮงhoongโฮงhoonghall; large building (Northern/Isan dialect)หนังnǎngหนังnǎng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตัวอำเภอdtuua-am-pəəตัวอำเภอdtuua-am-pəədistrict town; district center
In the old days, we liked to go watch movies at the movie hall in the district town.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanจะjàมาmaaรวมตัวกันruuam-dtuua-ganที่tîiโฮงhoongธรรมtamทุกtúkวันพระwan-práเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaฟังเทศน์fang-têet
The villagers gather at the Dhamma hall on every Buddhist holy day to listen to sermons.
คุ้มเจ้าkúm-jâaoเมืองเก่าmʉʉang-gàoซึ่งsʉ̂ngชาวบ้านchaao-bâanเรียกว่าrîiak-wâaโฮงhoongเจ้าเมืองjâao-mʉʉangปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banได้รับdâi-rápการอนุรักษ์gaan-à-nú-rákให้hâiเป็นbpenพิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìn
The old ruler's residence, which the locals call the "ruler's hall," is now preserved as a local museum.
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 -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
hoong
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 | — | — |