Thai edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉᩬᩁ, Lao ຫອນ, Shan ႁွၼ် (hǎun).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicหอน
h ɒ n
RomanizationPaiboonhɔ̌ɔn
Royal Institutehon
(standard) IPA(key)/hɔːn˩˩˦/(R)

Verb edit

หอน (hɔ̌ɔn) (abstract noun การหอน)

  1. (of a dog or other animal) to howl.
  2. (colloquial, of a device) to emit feedback sound.
  3. (colloquial) to give a prolonged, mournful cry; to make or emit a similar sound.

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