ดื๊บ

dʉ́ʉp

Meaning

1VerbB2

[to] inch along; [to] crawl

to inch along, crawl, or wriggle slowly (often used colloquially or as an onomatopoeia imitating the movement of a caterpillar or worm)

Examples

หนอนชาเขียวnŏn chaa kĭiaoหนอนชาเขียวnŏn chaa kĭiaogreen-tea-colored caterpillarกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesดื๊บdéupดื๊บdéup[to] inch along; [to] crawlไปตามbpai dtaamไปตามbpai dtaam1[to] go along [sth]; [to] follow [sth]2[to] go get [sb]; [to] fetchใบไม้bai máaiใบไม้bai máaileaf; leaves; foliageช้าๆcháa cháaช้าๆcháa cháaslowly; unhurriedly
The green caterpillar is slowly inching along the leaf.
3 more examples
รถติดrót dtìtมากmâakจนjonแทบจะtâep jàไม่mâiขยับkà-yàpเลยloieได้แต่dâai dtàeดื๊บๆdéup déupไปbpaiทีละนิดtee lá nít
The traffic is so bad that it's barely moving, only inching along a little bit at a time.
ทารกtaa-rókน้อยnɔ́ɔiพยายามpá-yaa-yaamคว่ำkwâmตัวdtuuaแล้วlɛ́ɛoดื๊บdʉ́ʉpไปหาbpai-hǎaของเล่นkɔ̌ɔng-lênที่tîiวางอยู่waang-yùuบนbonพื้นpʉ́ʉn
The little baby tried to turn over and wriggle towards the toy placed on the floor.
ถึงtĕungงานngaanนี้néeจะjàมีปัญหาmee bpan-hăaเยอะyéhแต่dtàeมันmanก็gâwยังyangค่อยๆkôi kôiดื๊บdéupไปข้างหน้าbpai kâang nâaได้dâiทีละนิดtee lá nít
Even though this job has a lot of problems, it can still slowly inch forward a little at a time.

Tones

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

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markMai tri
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

High tone

dʉ́ʉp

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Mid class + Mai tri → High

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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