ฉื่อ
chʉ̀ʉMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
rank; urine-smelling
having a strong, stale, unpleasant smell, especially like old urine
Examples
ห้องน้ำสาธารณะhɔ̂ng-náam-sǎa-taa-rá-náห้องน้ำสาธารณะhɔ̂ng-náam-sǎa-taa-rá-nápublic toilet; public restroomตรงนี้dtrong-níiตรงนี้dtrong-níi1here; right here2this place/spot; this location3this part; this section; this pointเหม็นměnเหม็นměn1foul-smelling; stinky2[to] stink; smell badฉื่อchʉ̀ʉฉื่อchʉ̀ʉrank; urine-smellingจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverกล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyเข้าไปkâo-bpaiเข้าไปkâo-bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; order
This public toilet smells so strongly of stale urine that no one dares to use it.
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หมาจรจัดmǎa-jɔɔn-jàtมาmaaฉี่chìiใส่sàiล้อรถlɔ́ɔ-rótของkɔ̌ɔngผมpǒmเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoมาmaaเลยləəiเหม็นměnฉื่อchʉ̀ʉไปหมดbpai-mòt
A stray dog peed on my car tires last night; in the morning, they smelled completely of stale urine.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunไม่mâiหมั่นmànทำความสะอาดtam-kwaam-sà-àatกรงgrongกระต่ายgrà-dtàaiเป็นประจำbpen-bprà-jamห้องhɔ̂ngทั้งtángห้องhɔ̂ngก็gɔ̂จะjàเหม็นměnฉื่อchʉ̀ʉจนjonทนไม่ไหวton-mâi-wǎi
If you don't clean the rabbit cage regularly, the whole room will reek of stale urine until it's unbearable.
ทันทีที่tan-tee têeเดินเข้าไปdern kâo bpaiในnaiซอยsoiแคบๆkâep kâepที่têeเปลี่ยวbplìiaoและláeมืดมิดmêut mítฉันchănก็gâwได้กลิ่นdâai glìnเหม็นmĕnฉื่อchèuโชยมาchoi maaเตะจมูกdtè jà-mòokอย่างรุนแรงyàang run raeng
As soon as I walked into the narrow, desolate, and dark alley, a strong smell of stale urine wafted intensely into my nose.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
chʉ̀ʉ
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |