ดึ๊บ
dʉ́pMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] inch along; [to] wriggle
to inch along, crawl, or wriggle slowly (typically used to describe the movement of a caterpillar or worm)
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ดูdooดูdoo1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindหนอนnŏnหนอนnŏn1worm; maggot; larva2worm (computing, malware)ดึ๊บๆdtéup-dtéupดึ๊บๆdtéup-dtéup1[to] inch along; [to] crawl like a caterpillar2inchingly; in a squirming mannerไปตามbpai dtaamไปตามbpai dtaam1[to] go along [sth]; [to] follow [sth]2[to] go get [sb]; [to] fetchใบไม้bai máaiใบไม้bai máaileaf; leaves; foliageในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สวนsŭuanสวนsŭuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)
Children like watching worms inch along the leaves in the garden.
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I saw a caterpillar slowly wriggling up onto the edge of the desk.
ถึงแม้ว่าtĕung máe wâaหนอนnŏnจะjàทำได้แค่tam dâi kâeดึ๊บๆdtéup-dtéupไปbpaiอย่างช้าๆyàang cháa cháaแต่dtàeมันmanก็gâwสามารถsăa-mâatหาอาหารhăa aa-hăanกินได้gin dâaiเสมอsà-mĕr
Even though the caterpillar can only inch along slowly, it can always find food to eat.
การเคลื่อนที่gaan klêuuan têeแบบbàepดึ๊บๆdtéup-dtéupของkŏngหนอนผีเสื้อnŏn pĕe-sêuuaเป็นbpenกลไกgon gaiธรรมชาติtam-má-châatที่têeน่าสนใจnâa sŏn jaiมากmâak
The inching movement of the butterfly caterpillar is a very fascinating natural mechanism.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
dʉ́p
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |