ตึบ
dtʉ̀pMeanings
1InterjectionB2
thud
a dull, heavy sound such as a footstep or an impact; thud
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsหล่นlònหล่นlòn1[to] fall; drop off; slip off2[to] be missing; be left outดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeตึบdtʉ̀pตึบdtʉ̀p1thud2very; completely3dull; blocked; heavy-feelingในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องครัวhɔ̂ng-kruuaห้องครัวhɔ̂ng-kruuakitchen
I heard a thud of something dropping in the kitchen.
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He walked heavily making thudding sounds until the people below were annoyed.
พอpɔɔหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉเล่มlêmหนาnǎaตกลงdtòk-longบนbonพื้นไม้pʉ́ʉn-máaiก็gɔ̂เกิดgə̀ətเสียงดังsǐiang-dangตึบdtʉ̀pจนjonคนkonในnaiห้องhɔ̂ngหันมาhǎn-maaมองmɔɔng
When the thick book fell onto the wooden floor, it made a thud that caused people in the room to turn and look.
เสียงsĭiangฝีเท้าfĕe táoดังdangตึบๆdtèup dtèupเข้ามาkâo maaใกล้glâiเรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuaiทำให้tam hâiฉันchănเริ่มrêrmรู้สึกrúu-sèukกลัวgluua
The thudding footsteps coming closer and closer made me start to feel scared.
2AdverbB2
very; completely
very or completely, used after some adjectives or verbs to make the meaning stronger, such as being totally confused, very dark, tightly packed, or throbbing heavily
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenไฟดับfai-dàpไฟดับfai-dàp1power outage; blackout2[of power/lights] go out; cut outในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องhɔ̂ngห้องhɔ̂ng1room2classifier: roomsก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerมืดตึบmʉ̂ʉt-dtʉ̀pมืดตึบmʉ̂ʉt-dtʉ̀p1pitch dark; completely dark2completely clueless; blankจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofมองไม่เห็นmɔɔng-mâi-hěnมองไม่เห็นmɔɔng-mâi-hěn[to] be unable to see [sth]อะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
When the power went out, the room was so pitch black that I couldn't see anything at all.
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ฉันchǎnอ่านàanคู่มือการใช้งานkûu-mʉʉ-gaan-chái-ngaanนี้níiแล้วlɛ́ɛoงงตึบngong-dtʉ̀pไม่รู้mâi-rúuจะjàเริ่มrə̂əmตรงไหนdtrong-nǎi
I read this user manual and was totally confused, not knowing where to start.
แผลplăeที่têeโดนdohnประตูbprà-dtuuหนีบnèepมันmanปวดbpùuatตึบๆdtèup dtèupอยู่yòoตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laa
The wound from being caught in the door is constantly throbbing with pain.
ช่วงchûuangเทศกาลปีใหม่têet-sà-gaan-bpii-màiบนbonรถไฟrót-faiคนแน่นkon-nɛ̂nตึบdtʉ̀pจนjonแทบจะไม่มีtɛ̂ɛp-jà-mâi-miiที่ยืนtîi-yʉʉn
During the New Year festival, the train was so tightly packed with people that there was barely any room to stand.
3AdjectiveC1
dull; blocked; heavy-feeling
dull, blocked, or heavy in feeling, especially of the head or mind; unable to think clearly
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เรียนriianเรียนriian1[to] study; learn2[to] take (a course/subject)3[to] respectfully inform; address (formal)หนักnàkหนักnàk1heavy (weight)2serious; severe3heavily; severely; intensely4difficult; tough (mentally/physically demanding)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)หัวhǔuaหัวhǔua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins6header; title; headline7beginning; initial part8[to] laugh (Isan; archaic in standard Thai)ตึบdtʉ̀pตึบdtʉ̀p1thud2very; completely3dull; blocked; heavy-feelingไปหมดแล้วbpai-mòt-lɛ́ɛoไปหมดแล้วbpai-mòt-lɛ́ɛo1all gone already; none left2all have left already3completely (already), as a result
Today I studied so hard that my head feels completely blocked.
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พอpɔɔเจอjəəข้อkɔ̂ɔสอบคณิตศาสตร์sɔ̀ɔp-ká-nít-dtà-sàatข้อkɔ̂ɔนี้níiเข้าไปkâo-bpaiผมpǒmก็gɔ̂คิดไม่ออกkít-mâi-ɔ̀ɔkสมองsà-mɔ̌ɔngตึบdtʉ̀pเลยทีเดียวləəi-tii-diiao
When I encountered this math question, I couldn't figure it out; my brain went completely blank.
หลังจากที่lǎng-jàak-tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngอดนอนòt-nɔɔnทำงานtam-ngaanติดต่อกันdtìt-dtɔ̀ɔ-ganหลายlǎaiคืนkʉʉnสมองsà-mɔ̌ɔngของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoก็gɔ̂ตึบdtʉ̀pจนjonไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatประมวลผลbprà-muuan-pǒnอะไรà-raiได้dâaiอีกìik
After having to stay awake working for several consecutive nights, his brain became so dull that it couldn't process anything anymore.
อาการaa-gaanหัวhǔuaตึบdtʉ̀pมักจะmák-jàเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเราraoเผชิญกับpà-chəən-gàpความเครียดสะสมkwaam-krîiat-sà-sǒmและlɛ́พยายามpá-yaa-yaamหาhǎaทางออกtaang-ɔ̀ɔkให้กับhâi-gàpปัญหาbpan-hǎaที่tîiซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnเกินไปgəən-bpai
The feeling of a heavy, blocked head usually occurs when we face accumulated stress and try to find solutions to overly complex problems.
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
dtʉ̀p
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 | — | — |