โฮ่ง
hôongMeanings
1InterjectionA2
woof!; bow-wow!
An onomatopoeic exclamation imitating the sound of a dog's bark.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneหมาmǎaหมาmǎa1dog2dog (insult)เห่าhàoเห่าhào1[to] bark2bark (dog sound)3[to] bark at [sb]; snap at4[to] yap; nag; mouth off (fig.)โฮ่งhôongโฮ่งhôong1woof!; bow-wow!2a dog's bark; a woof
I hear a dog barking 'woof'.
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That dog barked a very loud 'woof'.
Last night, there was a 'woofing' sound coming from next door all night long.
ความเงียบสงัดkwaam ngîiap sà-ngàtของกลางkŏng glaangคืนkeunถูกทำลายtòok tam-laaiลงlongด้วยdûuayเสียงsĭiangโฮ่งhôngเป็นระยะๆbpen rá-yá rá-yáของkŏngสุนัขจรจัดsù-nák jon jàt
The silence of the night was broken by the intermittent 'woofing' of a stray dog.
2NounA2
a dog's bark; a woof
The onomatopoeic sound of a dog barking.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneหมาmǎaหมาmǎa1dog2dog (insult)เห่าhàoเห่าhào1[to] bark2bark (dog sound)3[to] bark at [sb]; snap at4[to] yap; nag; mouth off (fig.)โฮ่งhôongโฮ่งhôong1woof!; bow-wow!2a dog's bark; a woof
I hear a dog barking 'woof'.
3 more examplesShow less
That dog barked a very loud 'woof'.
Last night, there was a 'woofing' sound coming from next door all night long.
ความเงียบสงัดkwaam ngîiap sà-ngàtของกลางkŏng glaangคืนkeunถูกทำลายtòok tam-laaiลงlongด้วยdûuayเสียงsĭiangโฮ่งhôngเป็นระยะๆbpen rá-yá rá-yáของkŏngสุนัขจรจัดsù-nák jon jàt
The silence of the night was broken by the intermittent 'woofing' of a stray dog.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
hôong
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 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 | — | — |