ถู
tǔuMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] rub
To move something back and forth against a surface.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถูtǔuถูtǔu1[to] rub2[to] scrubดินสอdin-sɔ̌ɔดินสอdin-sɔ̌ɔ1pencil2classifier: แท่งกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)กระดาษgrà-dàatกระดาษgrà-dàat1paper (material)2sheet of paper; piece of paper3paper; written or printed sheetไปมาbpai-maaไปมาbpai-maa1[to] go back and forth; frequent2back and forth; to and froเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofวาดwâatวาดwâat1[to] draw2[to] envision; imagineเส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3CL: strand-like things4tendon; nerve; sinew5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)
He moved the pencil back and forth against the paper to draw lines.
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I moved the soap back and forth on my hands and then rinsed it off.
เขาkǎoถูtǔuชอล์กchɔ̂ɔkกับgàpกระดานgrà-daanซ้ำsámไปมาbpai-maaเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเกิดgə̀ətผงpǒngชอล์กchɔ̂ɔkก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเขียนkǐian
He moved the chalk back and forth on the board to create chalk dust before writing.
จักรยานjàk-grà-yaanล้มlómเอาaoแฮนด์hɛɛnไปbpaiถูtǔuพื้นถนนpʉ́ʉn-tà-nǒnจนjonสีsǐiหลุดlùtโดยdooiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiตั้งใจdtâng-jai
The bicycle fell, causing the handlebar to unintentionally rub against the road surface until the paint came off.
The new shoes kept rubbing against my heel the whole way, causing the skin to chafe.
กระเป๋าเป้grà-bpǎo-bpêeหนักnàkไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀iสายสะพายsǎai-sà-paaiถูtǔuไหล่làiทุกครั้งที่túk-kráng-tîiขึ้นkʉ̂nรถเมล์rót-meeจนjonเป็นรอยbpen-rɔɔiแดงdɛɛng
The backpack is a bit heavy; the strap unintentionally grazes my shoulder every time I get on the bus, leaving red marks.
2VerbA2
[to] scrub
To rub hard, often with a brush or cloth, to clean a surface.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderแปรงbprɛɛngแปรงbprɛɛng1brush (tool)2[to] brush3classifier: อันถูพื้นtǔu-pʉ́ʉnถูพื้นtǔu-pʉ́ʉn[to] mop/scrub the floorจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofสะอาดsà-àatสะอาดsà-àat1clean2pure; innocent (morally clean)
I use a brush to scrub the floor clean.
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Tomorrow we will scrub the bathroom until it shines before receiving guests.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
tǔu
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |