ซุ่ย
sûiMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
loose; crumbly; frayed
loose, crumbly, friable, or frayed (describing soil, fabric, or materials that easily break apart or unravel)
Examples
เสื้อsʉ̂ʉaเสื้อsʉ̂ʉa1shirt; top2jacket; coatตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เก่าgàoเก่าgào1old; not new2former; previous3old-fashioned; outdatedมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเนื้อผ้าnʉ́ʉa-pâaเนื้อผ้าnʉ́ʉa-pâa1fabric texture/hand; fabric quality2fabric type/compositionซุ่ยsûiซุ่ยsûi1loose; crumbly; frayed2[to] bluff; [to] talk nonsenseและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ขาดkàatขาดkàat1[to] lack; be without2[to] be short of; run short of; run out of3[to] be torn; tear; rip4lacking; deficient5[to] be absent; miss (an occurrence)6[to] be cut off; be severedไปหมดแล้วbpai-mòt-lɛ́ɛoไปหมดแล้วbpai-mòt-lɛ́ɛo1all gone already; none left2all have left already3completely (already), as a result
This shirt is so old that the fabric is completely frayed and torn.
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อย่าyàaดึงdʉngด้ายdâaiตรงนั้นdtrong-nánนะnáเดี๋ยวdǐiaoชายกระโปรงchaai-grà-bproongจะjàซุ่ยsûiจนjonใส่sàiไม่ได้mâi-dâai
Don't pull the thread there, or the hem of the skirt will unravel until it's unwearable.
เชือกป่านchʉ̂ʉak-bpàanที่tîiใช้cháiผูกpùukเต็นท์dténตากแดดตากฝนdtàak-dɛ̀ɛt-dtàak-fǒnมานานmaa-naanจนjonเนื้อnʉ́ʉaเชือกchʉ̂ʉakเริ่มrə̂əmซุ่ยsûiและlɛ́ขาดkàatง่ายngâai
The hemp rope used to tie the tent has been exposed to the sun and rain for so long that its fibers have started to fray and break easily.
2VerbC1
[to] bluff; [to] talk nonsense
to bluff, lie, exaggerate, or talk nonsense (slang)
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเชื่อchʉ̂ʉaเชื่อchʉ̂ʉa1to believe [sth/sb]2to trust; have faith in3to believe in (religion/ideology)4[to] heed; obey [sb]5on creditเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)พูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutซุ่ยsûiซุ่ยsûi1loose; crumbly; frayed2[to] bluff; [to] talk nonsenseไปเรื่อยbpai-rʉ̂ʉaiไปเรื่อยbpai-rʉ̂ʉai1aimlessly; without purpose2continuously; on and onแหละlɛ̀แหละlɛ̀emphasis/focus particle (colloquial)
Don't believe him too much; he just likes to talk nonsense all the time.
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ตอนแรกdtɔɔn-rɛ̂ɛkก็gɔ̂คิดว่าkít-wâaเขาkǎoทำtamได้จริงdâai-jingที่ไหนได้tîi-nǎi-dâaiแค่kɛ̂ɛซุ่ยsûiให้hâiพวกเราpûuak-raoฟังfangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaอวดเก่งùuat-gèngนี่นาnîi-naa
At first I thought he could actually do it, but it turns out he was just bluffing to us to show off.
นักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangคนkonนั้นnánถูกtùukสื่อsʉ̀ʉวิจารณ์wí-jaanอย่างหนักyàang-nàkว่าwâaชอบchɔ̂ɔpซุ่ยsûiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนโยบายná-yoo-baaiที่tîiไม่มีmâi-miiทางtaangทำtamได้จริงdâai-jing
That politician was heavily criticized by the media for constantly exaggerating about policies that are impossible to actually implement.
เขาkǎoติดนิสัยdtìt-ní-sǎiชอบchɔ̂ɔpซุ่ยsûiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเอาตัวรอดao-dtuua-rɔ̂ɔtในnaiสถานการณ์คับขันsà-tǎa-ná-gaan-káp-kǎnจนjonบัดนี้bàt-níiไม่มีmâi-miiเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanคนไหนkon-nǎiเชื่อถือchʉ̂ʉa-tʉ̌ʉคำพูดkam-pûutเขาkǎoอีกต่อไปìik-dtɔ̀ɔ-bpai
He has developed a habit of bluffing to survive in tight situations, to the point where none of his colleagues trust his words anymore.
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
sûi
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 | — | — |