Hab
(Th.)
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Traditional Thai unit of weight equal to 60 Kg or 50 Chang. The Hab was equivalent to the Chinese picul.
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Hang hong
(Th.)
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Finials on the outer corners of the lower roof sections resembling the outline of a multi-headed Naga or mythical serpent whose body usually lines
the edges of the gable. (See also Na ban)
[Ref: An outline of the History of Religious Architecture in Thailand - Sonthiwan Intralib (1991).]
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Harmika
(Skt.)
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[(banlang (Th.)]: For the Thais, the banlang is an element on top of the anda in the form of a pedestal in which the shaft of the chatravali is fixed.
The harmika formerly represented the royal throne which originated from the form of a small royal pavilion or palace in the Ancient
times.
[Ref: An outline of the History of Religious Architecture in Thailand - Sonthiwan Intralib (1991).]
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Himaphan
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Himalayan forest. The Buddhist fairyland.
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Hongsa
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The Burmese goose or swan; the bird which gave its name to Hongsawadi, the capital of Pegu. Representations of it, carved on the tops of high
columns, are common in the temples of those Siamese villages where live the descendants of captive Peguans. It is probably the same as the
Hindu Hanasa, the bird which carries Brahma, and from it the common goose of Siam has derived its name, "han."
[Ref: The Wheel of the Law - Alabaster Henry (1871) - Trubner & Co, London - page 299.]
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(Th.)
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Traditional Thai unit of length equal to 1/8 of an inch and is the smallest unit used for measuring thickness.
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