ตุบ
dtùpMeanings
1NounA2
(sound of a) thud, thump
An onomatopoeic word representing the dull, heavy sound of something falling, being struck, or a strong heartbeat.
Examples
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He threw his bag onto the bed with a loud thud.
ฉันchǎnได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsǐiangอะไรà-raiไม่รู้mâi-rúuหล่นlònดังdangตุบdtùpมาจากmaa-jàakห้องhɔ̂ngข้างบนkâang-bon
I heard something fall with a 'thud' sound from the room upstairs.
พอpɔɔเห็นหน้าhěn-nâaเขาkǎoหัวใจhǔua-jaiฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂เต้นdtênแรงrɛɛngดังdangตุบdtùpตุบdtùpจนjonรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kได้dâai
When I saw his face, my heart beat so strongly, thud thud, that I could feel it.
2VerbB1
[to] thud; thump; beat heavily (heart)
To make a dull, heavy sound, such as when falling or striking something; (of the heart) to beat strongly or heavily.
Examples
หัวใจhŭua jaiหัวใจhŭua jai1heart (organ)2heart; feelings3core; essence; crux4mnemonic formula; abbreviated formulaของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineเต้นdtênเต้นdtên1[to] dance2[to] beat; throb; pulsate3[to] twitch; jerk (sudden movement)ตุบๆdtùp dtùpตุบๆdtùp dtùp1thud-thud; thump-thump (repeated dull, heavy sound)2with a repeated dull thud; pounding/throbbingตอนที่dton têeตอนที่dton têe1when; at the time that2episode/part (numbered label)ดูหนังdoo nǎngดูหนังdoo nǎng[to] watch a movieผีpĕeผีpĕe1ghost; spirit2corpse; dead body
My heart was pounding when I watched the horror movie.
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หลังจากlăng jàakวิ่งขึ้นwîng kûenบันไดban-daiมาmaaห้าhâaชั้นchánหัวใจhŭua jaiของเขาkŏng kăoก็gâwเต้นdtênตุบๆdtùp dtùpไม่หยุดmâi yùt
After running up five flights of stairs, his heart was pounding non-stop.
เขาkăoใช้cháiกำปั้นgam-bpânทุบtúpประตูbprà-dtuuเสียงดังsĭiang dangตุบๆdtùp dtùpแต่dtàeก็gâwไม่มีmâi meeใครkraiเปิดbpèrt
He pounded on the door with his fist, making a thudding sound, but no one opened it.
ในnaiความเงียบสงัดkwaam ngîiap sà-ngàtของkŏngห้องสอบhông sòpฉันchănได้ยินdâi-yinแต่dtàeเสียงsĭiangหัวใจhŭua jaiตัวเองdtuua engที่têeเต้นdtênตุบๆdtùp dtùpอยู่ในyòo naiอกòk
In the dead silence of the exam room, I could only hear my own heart thudding in my chest.
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
dtùp
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 | — | — |