ดื๊บๆ
déup déupMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] inch along; [to] wriggle
to move slowly by inching along or wriggling like a worm or caterpillar
Examples
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)แก้วgâewแก้วgâew1drinking glass2glass (material)3classifier: glasses of drink4crystal; precious gem5precious; cherished; beloved (literary)6bullet wood; Spanish cherry (northern Thai)7orange jasmine (Murraya paniculata)ตัวนั้นdtuua nánตัวนั้นdtuua nánthat one [animal, item]สิsìสิsì1will; shall (Isan)2emphatic particle (statement)3urging/encouraging particle (imperative)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesดื๊บๆdéup déupดื๊บๆdéup déup1[to] inch along; [to] wriggle2inchingly; slowly and wrigglinglyไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ใบไม้bai máaiใบไม้bai máaileaf; leaves; foliageอย่างช้าๆyàang cháa cháaอย่างช้าๆyàang cháa cháaslowly; at a slow pace
Look at that caterpillar, it's inching along on the leaf slowly.
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ฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàkจนjonรถติดrót dtìtมากmâakทำได้แค่tam dâi kâeดื๊บๆdéup déupไปbpaiทีละนิดtee lá nít
It rained so heavily that the traffic is terrible; we can only inch along bit by bit.
เด็กน้อยdèk nôiที่têeเพิ่งเริ่มpêrng rêrmหัดhàtคลานklaanพยายามpá-yaa-yaamดื๊บๆdéup déupเข้าไปkâo bpaiหาhăaแม่mâeที่นั่งtêe nângอยู่yòoบนbonพื้นpéun
The little baby who just started crawling is trying to inch towards their mother sitting on the floor.
กว่าจะgwàa jàถึงtĕungยอดเขาyôt kăoพวกเราpûuak raoก็gâwหมดแรงmòt raengจนjonต้องdtôngดื๊บๆdéup déupขึ้นไปkêun bpaiแทนtaenการเดินgaan dern
By the time we reached the peak, we were so exhausted that we had to inch our way up instead of walking.
2AdverbB2
inchingly; slowly and wrigglingly
describing a movement that is slow, inching, or wriggling like a worm
Examples
หนอนnŏnหนอนnŏn1worm; maggot; larva2worm (computing, malware)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureอ้วนûuanอ้วนûuan1fat; overweight2fat; plump (animals/objects)3fat person (colloq.)คลานklaanคลานklaan1[to] crawl2[to] creep along slowlyดื๊บๆdéup déupดื๊บๆdéup déup1[to] inch along; [to] wriggle2inchingly; slowly and wrigglinglyเข้ามาkâo maaเข้ามาkâo maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’ในบ้านnai bâanในบ้านnai bâan1indoors; inside the house2in the house; within the home
A fat caterpillar crawled inchingly into the house.
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I saw a snail crawling slowly like a worm on the wall after the rain.
การจราจรgaan jà-raa-jonในnaiกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpช่วงเย็นchûuang yenทำให้tam hâiรถrótต้องdtôngเคลื่อนตัวklêuuan dtuuaดื๊บๆdéup déupอย่างyàangน่ารำคาญnâa ram-kaan
The evening traffic in Bangkok forces cars to move inchingly slow in an annoying way.
แถวtăeoรอrorซื้อséuตั๋วคอนเสิร์ตdtŭua kon-sèrtยาวyaaoมากmâakและláeขยับkà-yàpดื๊บๆdéup déupจนjonหลายคนlăai konเริ่มrêrmถอดใจtòt jai
The queue for concert tickets was very long and moved at a snail's pace until many people started to give up.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ดื๊บๆ said ดื๊บ-ดื๊บ?
déup déup
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 tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
déup
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 | — | — |