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chùuMeaning
1NounB2
hissing or rushing sound
A word imitating a hissing or rushing sound, especially that of water spurting through an opening.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เปิดbpə̀ətเปิดbpə̀ət1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for business4[to] put on; play (music or video)ก๊อกgɔ́kก๊อกgɔ́k1tap; faucet2valve (flow control)3knock; tap (sound)น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerพุ่งpûngพุ่งpûng1[to] dart; rush; lunge; shoot forward2[to] soar; spike (increase rapidly)3[to] thrust; propel; launch4[to] aim; point (toward/at)ออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeฉู่chùuฉู่chùuhissing or rushing soundจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaเสื้อsʉ̂ʉa1shirt; top2jacket; coatเปียกbpìiakเปียกbpìiak1wet; damp2[to] get wet
When I turned on the tap, water gushed out with a rushing hiss and got my shirt wet.
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ไอน้ำai náamพุ่งpûngออกจากòk jàakวาล์วwaaoของkŏngหม้อmôrอัดàtแรงดันraeng danดังdangฉู่chùuแม่mâeจึงjeungบอกให้bòk hâiฉันchănยืนyeunห่างhàangๆ-
Steam shot out of the pressure cooker valve with a hiss, so Mom told me to stand back.
เนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakแรงดันrɛɛng-danในnaiท่อtɔ̂ɔสูงsǔungมากmâakพอpɔɔข้อต่อkɔ̂ɔ-dtɔ̀ɔหลุดlùtน้ำnáamก็gɔ̂พุ่งpûngออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaดังdangฉู่chùuจนjonช่างchâangต้องdtɔ̂ngรีบrîipปิดbpìtวาล์วหลักwaao-làk
Because the pressure in the pipe was very high, water burst out with a rushing hiss when the joint came loose, forcing the plumber to quickly shut off the main valve.
แม้mɛ́ɛรูรั่วruu-rûuaบนbonสายยางsǎai-yaangจะjàเล็กlékมากmâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛน้ำnáamที่tîiพุ่งpûngออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaดังdangฉู่chùuก็gɔ̂แรงrɛɛngพอจะpɔɔ-jàกระเด็นgrà-denไปถึงbpai-tʉ̌ngผนังpà-nǎngฝั่งตรงข้ามfàng-dtrong-kâam
Although the hole in the hose was tiny, the water spraying out with a hiss was forceful enough to reach the opposite wall.
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
chùu
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 | — | — |