ชู่ว
chûuoMeaning
1InterjectionA1
shh; hush
shh; hush; an expression used to tell someone to be quiet
Examples
ชู่วchûuwชู่วchûuwshh; hushเงียบๆngîiap ngîiapเงียบๆngîiap ngîiap1quietly; discreetly; low‑key2quiet; subdued; unassuming3quiet!, hush!หน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesนอนหลับnon làpนอนหลับnon làp[to] sleep; be asleepอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remain
Shh, be quiet a bit, the baby is sleeping.
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Shh, don't make loud noises in the library.
Shh, speak softly, or else our parents will hear us.
คุณครูkun-kruuทำเสียงtam-sǐiangชู่วchûuoเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiนักเรียนnák-riianทุกคนtúk-konหยุดyùtคุยกันkui-gan
The teacher made a "shh" sound so that all the students would stop talking.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
chûuo
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |