โฮ่

hôo

Meanings

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ho ho

an interjection used to represent the sound of deep laughter

Examples

ซานตาคลอสsaan-dtaa-klɔ̂ɔtซานตาคลอสsaan-dtaa-klɔ̂ɔtSanta Claus; Saint Nicholasหัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́หัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́1[to] laugh2[to] laugh at; ridiculeดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeโฮ่hôoโฮ่hôo1ho ho2ho!; oh!โฮ่hôoโฮ่hôo1ho ho2ho!; oh!โฮ่hôoโฮ่hôo1ho ho2ho!; oh!
Santa Claus laughs loudly, "Ho ho ho!"
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พ่อpôrหัวเราะhŭua róดังdangโฮ่ๆhôh-hôhเมื่อmêuuaดูdooรายการraai gaanตลกdtà-lòk
Dad laughed a deep "Ho ho" when watching a comedy show.
ยักษ์yákตัวใหญ่dtuua-yàiหัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́เสียงดังsǐiang-dangโฮ่hôoโฮ่hôoโฮ่hôo
The giant laughed loudly, "Ho ho ho!"
ชายชราchaai chá-raaลูบlûupเคราkraoของkŏngตนเองdton ayngพลางplaangหัวเราะhŭua róดังdangโฮ่ๆhôh-hôhด้วยdûuayความkwaamอารมณ์ดีaa-rom dee
The old man stroked his beard while laughing a deep "Ho ho ho!" in a good mood.
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ho!; oh!

an interjection used to call out or express surprise

Examples

โฮ่hôoโฮ่hôo1ho ho2ho!; oh!หยุดyùtหยุดyùt1[to] stop; halt2[to] take time off; be off work or schoolก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerอย่าเพิ่งyàa-pə̂ngอย่าเพิ่งyàa-pə̂ng1don't ... yet; hold off (for now)2Wait! Not yet.เดินเข้าไปdəən-kâo-bpaiเดินเข้าไปdəən-kâo-bpai[to] walk in; [to] walk into [somewhere]
Ho! Stop right there, don't walk in yet.
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โฮ่hôoไม่น่าเชื่อmâi-nâa-chʉ̂ʉaเลยləəiว่าwâaเธอtəəจะjàทำคะแนนtam-ká-nɛɛnได้dâaiเต็มdtem
Ho! It's unbelievable that you got a perfect score.
โฮ่hôoปลาbplaaตัวdtuuaนี้níiใหญ่มากyài-mâakเลยləəiนะnáเนี่ยnîia
Ho! This fish is really big.
โฮ่hôoฝีมือfǐi-mʉʉการวาดภาพgaan-wâat-pâapของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoพัฒนาขึ้นpát-tá-naa-kʉ̂nมากmâakจนjonแทบtɛ̂ɛpจำjamไม่ได้mâi-dâai
Ho! His painting skills have improved so much that they are almost unrecognizable.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai ek
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Falling tone

hôo

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

Low class + Mai ek → Falling

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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