หอ

See also: ห่อ

Thai

Etymology

Cognate with Lao ຫໍ (), Northern Thai ᩉᩬᩴ, Khün ᩉᩳ, ᦠᦸ (ḣoa), Shan ႁေႃ (hǎu), Ahom 𑜑𑜦𑜡 ().

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicหอ
h ɒ
RomanizationPaiboonhɔ̌ɔ
Royal Instituteho
(standard) IPA(key)/hɔː˩˩˦/(R)
Homophones
ห.

Noun

หอ • (hɔ̌ɔ)

  1. house, building, or chamber used for a specific purpose
  2. high or tall building, as tower, minaret, fortress, etc.
  3. (colloquial) clipping of หอพัก (hɔ̌ɔ-pák)
  4. (colloquial) clipping of เรือนหอ (rʉʉan-hɔ̌ɔ)
  5. (colloquial) clipping of ห้องหอ

Derived terms

Further reading

  • หอ” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.