โฮลโทน
hoon-toonMeaning
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whole tone (music)
A whole tone, a musical interval equivalent to two semitones.
Examples
ครูสอนเปียโนkruu sŏn bpia-nooครูสอนเปียโนkruu sŏn bpia-noopiano teacherบอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa[to] say/tell that; report/declare thatระยะห่างrá-yá hàangระยะห่างrá-yá hàang1distance; gap; spacing2social or emotional distanceจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmโน้ตโดnóht dohโน้ตโดnóht dohDo (C) note; solfège syllableไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเรrayคือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.หนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostโฮลโทนhohn tohnโฮลโทนhohn tohnwhole tone (music)
The piano teacher said the interval from C to D is one whole tone.
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ถ้าtâaอยากyàakเล่นlênสเกลเมเจอร์sà-geen-mee-jə̂əให้hâiถูกต้องtùuk-dtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ngเข้าใจkâo-jaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangโฮลโทนhoon-toonกับgàpเซมิโทนsee-mí-toonก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
If you want to play a major scale correctly, you need to understand whole tones and semitones first.
เพลงpleengนี้níiใช้cháiบันไดเสียงban-dai-sǐiangโฮลโทนhoon-toonเป็นหลักbpen-làkทำให้เกิดtam-hâi-gə̀ətความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kเหมือนฝันmʉ̌ʉan-fǎnและlɛ́ไม่ชัดเจนmâi-chát-jeen
This piece primarily uses the whole-tone scale, creating a dreamlike and ambiguous feeling.
นักแต่งเพลงnák-dtɛ̀ng-pleengทดลองtót-lɔɔngสร้างsâangความตึงเครียดkwaam-dtʉng-krîiatในnaiดนตรีdon-dtriiด้วยdûuaiการเคลื่อนที่gaan-klʉ̂ʉan-tîiของkɔ̌ɔngคอร์ดkɔ́ɔtที่tîiเป็นbpenคู่ขนานkûu-kà-nǎanแบบbɛ̀ɛpโฮลโทนhoon-toon
The composer experimented with creating musical tension by using parallel chord movements based on whole tones.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -ล, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
hoon
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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โฮลโทนhoon-toonโฮลโทนhoon-toonwhole tone (music)whole tone (music)Word