ซวบ
sûuapMeaning
1AdverbC1
with a rustling sound
a word representing a rustling or crunching sound, such as stepping on dry leaves or moving through bushes
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงดังsǐiang-dangเสียงดังsǐiang-dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noiseซวบsûuapซวบsûuapwith a rustling soundมาจากmaa-jàakมาจากmaa-jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)พุ่มไม้pûm-máaiพุ่มไม้pûm-máai1bush; shrub2shrubbery; clump of bushesตรงนั้นdtrong-nánตรงนั้นdtrong-nán1there; at that spot2that place3that … there (post-nominal)
I heard a rustling sound coming from the bushes over there.
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ขณะที่kà-nà têeเราraoกำลังgam-langเดินป่าdern bpàaจู่ๆjòo jòoก็gâwมีmeeเสียงsĭiangเดินdernเหยียบyìiapใบไม้แห้งbai máai hâengดังdangซวบsûuapขึ้นมาkêun maaข้างหลังkâang lăngทำให้tam hâiทุกคนtúk konต้องdtôngหยุดชะงักyùt chà-ngák
As we were trekking in the forest, there was suddenly a rustling sound of footsteps on dry leaves behind us, making everyone halt.
นักล่าnák lâaตัวฉกาจdtuua chà-gàatย่างกรายyâang graaiผ่านpàanดงไม้dong máaiทึบtúpอย่างyàangเงียบเชียบngîiap chîiapมีmeeเพียงpiiangเสียงsĭiangซวบsûuapเบาๆbao baoแว่วมาwâew maaให้ได้hâi dâiยินyinก่อนที่gòn têeมันmanจะjàตะครุบdtà-krúpเหยื่อyèuua
The formidable predator stealthily moved through the dense thicket, with only a faint rustling sound audible before it pounced on its prey.
ท่ามกลางtâam-glaangความเงียบสงัดkwaam-ngîiap-sà-ngàtในnaiยามวิกาลyaam-wí-gaanเสียงsǐiangซวบsûuapของkɔ̌ɔngการเหยียบgaan-yìiapใบไม้แห้งbai-máai-hɛ̂ɛngอย่างหนักหน่วงyàang-nàk-nùuangที่tîiนอกหน้าต่างnɔ̂ɔk-nâa-dtàangก็gɔ̂ทำลายtam-laaiความเงียบkwaam-ngîiapนั้นnánลงlong
Amidst the dead silence of the night, the heavy crunching sound of someone stepping on dry leaves outside the window shattered the quiet.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
sûuap
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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 | — | — |