ดึบ
dʉ̀pMeaning
1AdverbB2
in a slow crawling/inching manner
moving forward little by little, like a worm or caterpillar; often used reduplicated as ดึบดึบdʉ̀pin a slow crawling/inching manner ๆ
Examples
หนอนชาเขียวnŏn chaa kĭiaoหนอนชาเขียวnŏn chaa kĭiaogreen-tea-colored caterpillarตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureอ้วนûuanอ้วนûuan1fat; overweight2fat; plump (animals/objects)3fat person (colloq.)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesคลานklaanคลานklaan1[to] crawl2[to] creep along slowlyดึบๆdèup dèupดึบๆdèup dèupwriggling; inching alongไปตามbpai dtaamไปตามbpai dtaam1[to] go along [sth]; [to] follow [sth]2[to] go get [sb]; [to] fetchกิ่งไม้gìng máaiกิ่งไม้gìng máaitree branch
The fat green caterpillar is crawling inch by inch along the branch.
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รถติดrót dtìtมากmâakจนjonแทบtâepไม่mâiขยับkà-yàpได้แต่dâai dtàeค่อยๆkôi kôiขยับkà-yàpไปbpaiดึบๆdèup dèup
Traffic is so bad it barely moves, only inching forward little by little.
ทารกtaa-rókน้อยnóiพยายามpá-yaa-yaamคลานklaanดึบๆdèup dèupเหมือนmĕuuanหนอนnŏnเข้าไปkâo bpaiหาhăaของเล่นkŏng lênที่têeวางอยู่waang yòoบนbonพื้นpéun
The little baby tried to inch forward like a worm towards the toy placed on the floor.
แถวtăeoรอrorซื้อséuตั๋วคอนเสิร์ตdtŭua kon-sèrtยาวyaaoมากmâakและláeขยับkà-yàpไปข้างหน้าbpai kâang nâaทีละtee láดึบๆdèup dèupทำให้tam hâiทุกคนtúk konเริ่มrêrmหงุดหงิดngùt-ngìt
The line for concert tickets was very long and only inched forward, making everyone start to feel frustrated.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dʉ̀p
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → 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 | — | — |