จ้วบ
jûuapMeanings
1InterjectionB1
smack; mwah
a word representing the sound of a loud kiss or sucking; smack; mwah
Examples
จ้วบjûuapจ้วบjûuap1smack; mwah2[to] kiss loudly; [to] suck loudlyเสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneคุณแม่kun-mɛ̂ɛคุณแม่kun-mɛ̂ɛ1mother (polite)2Mom (form of address)3polite address for a mother/pregnant womanหอมแก้มhɔ̌ɔm-gɛ̂ɛmหอมแก้มhɔ̌ɔm-gɛ̂ɛm[to] kiss [sb] on the cheekลูกน้อยlûuk-nɔ́ɔiลูกน้อยlûuk-nɔ́ɔi1baby; little child2young offspringดังลั่นdang-lânดังลั่นdang-lân1[to] resound; boom; ring out2very loudly; resoundinglyห้องhɔ̂ngห้องhɔ̂ng1room2classifier: rooms
"Smack!" The sound of the mother kissing her baby's cheek echoed loudly in the room.
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I typed a message to my boyfriend saying "Miss you, mwah mwah."
เสียงsǐiangจ้วบjûuapดังขึ้นdang-kʉ̂nเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเขาkǎoเผลอplə̌əดูดdùutชาไข่มุกchaa-kài-múkจนหมดjon-mòtแก้วgɛ̂ɛo
A loud "slurp" sound occurred when he absentmindedly sucked his bubble tea until the cup was empty.
2VerbB2
[to] kiss loudly; [to] suck loudly
to kiss with a loud smacking sound; to suck something loudly
Examples
ลูกสุนัขlûuk-sù-nákลูกสุนัขlûuk-sù-nákpuppyจ้วบjûuapจ้วบjûuap1smack; mwah2[to] kiss loudly; [to] suck loudlyนมแม่nom-mɛ̂ɛนมแม่nom-mɛ̂ɛbreast milkด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooความหิวkwaam-hǐuความหิวkwaam-hǐuhungerโหยhǒoiโหยhǒoi1whoa; wow (expressing amazement or longing)2plaintive; drawn-out (sound/voice)3[to] yearn; [to] long for
The puppy sucked its mother's milk loudly out of hunger.
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He picked up the straw and slurped the water all at once until the glass was empty.
คุณยายkun-yaaiหมั่นเขี้ยวmàn-kîiaoหลานสาวlǎan-sǎaoมากmâakจึงjʉngก้มลงgôm-longไปbpaiจ้วบjûuapแก้มgɛ̂ɛmเธอtəəหนึ่งnʉ̀ngทีtii
The grandmother was so playfully affectionate toward her granddaughter that she bent down to smack a loud kiss on her cheek.
พอporอากาศร้อนaa-gàat rónจัดjàtเด็กๆdèk dèkก็gâwพากันpaa ganจ้วบjûuapไอศกรีมai-sà-greemแท่งtâengอย่างyàangเอร็ดอร่อยà-rèt à-ròiก่อนที่gòn têeมันmanจะjàละลายlá-laai
When the weather is scorching hot, the kids all deliciously slurp their popsicles before they melt.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
jûuap
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |