ดึ้บๆ

dêup dêup

Meaning

1AdverbB2

inching along; wriggling

moving slowly by inching, wriggling, or crawling along, often used to describe the movement of a worm or caterpillar

Examples

ฉันchăn เห็นhĕn หนอนnŏn กำลังgam-lang คลานklaan ดึ้บๆdêup dêup อยู่yòo บนbon ใบไม้bai máai

I saw a caterpillar inching along on a leaf.

3 more examples

เด็กน้อยdèk nôi หัวเราะhŭua ró ชอบใจchôp jai ที่têe เห็นhĕn หนอนnŏn ขยับตัวkà-yàp dtuua ดึ้บๆdêup dêup

The little child laughed with delight seeing the caterpillar wriggling along.

หนอนผีเสื้อnŏn pĕe-sêuua คลานklaan ดึ้บๆdêup dêup ไปตามbpai dtaam กิ่งไม้gìng máai อย่างช้าๆyàang cháa cháa เพื่อpêuua หาhăa ที่têe ปลอดภัยbplòt pai สำหรับsăm-ràp เข้าkâo ดักแด้dàk-dâe

The caterpillar slowly inched along the branch to find a safe place to pupate.

แม้ว่าmáe wâa จะjà ขยับkà-yàp ไปbpai ได้dâi แค่kâe ทีละtee lá ดึ้บๆdêup dêup แต่dtàe ในที่สุดnai têe sùt หนอนnŏn ตัวนั้นdtuua nán ก็gâw ปีนbpeen ขึ้นไปkêun bpai ถึงtĕung ยอดyôt ต้นไม้dtôn máai

Even though it could only move by inching along, the caterpillar eventually climbed to the top of the tree.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is ดึ้บๆ said ดึ้บ-ดึ้บ?

dêup dêup

Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

Consonant classMid class
Tone markMai tho
Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Falling tone

dêup

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

Mid class + Mai tho → 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	—	—

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