ฉุย

chŭi

Meanings

1NounB2

strongly scented; wafting

having a strong smell or aroma that spreads or wafts noticeably (often pleasant, e.g., flowers or food)

Examples

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyเปิดbpèrtเปิดbpèrt1[to] turn on; switch on2[to] start; launch; open for business3[to] open; unwrap; unlock; turn onฝาfăaฝาfăa1lid; cover2shutter; door leaf; panel3wall panel; partition (traditional)4classifier for twins or matched pairsหม้อแกงmô gaaengหม้อแกงmô gaaeng1Thai custard dessert2curry potหอมhŏmหอมhŏm1fragrant; pleasantly scented2[to] smell nice; be fragrant3shallot; scallion (Thai usage)ฉุยchŭiฉุยchŭi1strongly scented; wafting2billowing; wafting strongly (smell/smoke)ลอยloiลอยloi1floating; adrift2[to] float; drift3[to] hover; be suspended4[to] float (price/exchange rate)ออกมาòk maaออกมาòk maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirely5even; as many/much asบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forรีบrêepรีบrêep1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; rushed3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)ตักข้าวdtàk kâaoตักข้าวdtàk kâao[to] scoop rice
As soon as the pot was opened, the curry’s aroma wafted out so much that everyone in the house wanted to rush for rice.
2NounC1

billowing; wafting strongly (smell/smoke)

spreading or billowing out strongly (of smell, smoke, or steam), often suddenly or in large amounts

Examples

ควันkwanควันkwan1smoke; fumes2steam; vapor (loose/colloquial)3exhaust fumes; emissionsจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)กระทะgrà-táกระทะgrà-tá1frying pan; skillet2wok3CL: pans; woksผัดpàtผัดpàt1[to] stir-fry [sth]2stir-fried dish (as a noun prefix)ลอยloiลอยloi1floating; adrift2[to] float; drift3[to] hover; be suspended4[to] float (price/exchange rate)ฉุยchŭiฉุยchŭi1strongly scented; wafting2billowing; wafting strongly (smell/smoke)ออกมาòk maaออกมาòk maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outเมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)ไฟแรงfai raengไฟแรงfai raeng1highly driven; energetic; ambitious2high flame; strong heat (cooking)3high-powered; high wattageขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better
Smoke billowed out strongly from the wok when the heat increased.

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