ทุบ
túpMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] hit; strike; smash
to hit something forcefully, often repeatedly, typically with a hard object or tool
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderค้อนkɔ́ɔnค้อนkɔ́ɔn1hammer2[to] cast a reproachful sideways glance at [sb]ทุบโต๊ะtúp-dtóทุบโต๊ะtúp-dtó1[to] bang on a table2[to] make a firm, final decisionดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeปั้งbpângปั้งbpâng1bang!; boom!2a bang/boom (sound)
He hit the table with a hammer with a bang.
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เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnฝนfǒnแรงrɛɛngจนjonเสียงsǐiangสังกะสีsǎng-gà-sǐiเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanมีmiiคนkonทุบtúpตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔt
Last night the rain was so strong it sounded like someone kept hitting the tin roof.
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatทุบtúpโล่lôoรับrápแรงปะทะrɛɛng-bpà-táเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกันganผู้คนpûu-konออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîi
The police struck their shields to absorb the impact and keep people out of the area.
เขาkăoโมโหmoh-hŏhจนjonเอามือao meuuทุบtúpกำแพงgam-paengซ้ำๆsám-sámเพื่อpêuuaระบายrá-baaiอารมณ์aa-rom
He was so angry that he repeatedly hit the wall with his hand to vent his emotions.
He smashed the piggy bank to get money to pay the electricity bill.
ช่างchângต้องdtɔ̂ngทุบtúpกุญแจgun-jɛɛที่tîiสนิมsà-nǐmกินginเพราะprɔ́กุญแจgun-jɛɛหายhǎaiและlɛ́เปิดbpə̀ətไม่ได้mâi-dâai
The repairman had to break the rusted lock because the key was lost and it couldn't be opened.
พวกเราpûuak-raoช่วยกันchûuai-ganทุบtúpประตูbprà-dtuuห้องน้ำhɔ̂ng-náamหลังจากlǎng-jàakได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsǐiangขอkɔ̌ɔความช่วยเหลือkwaam-chûuai-lʉ̌ʉaจากjàakข้างในkâang-nai
We worked together to break down the bathroom door after hearing cries for help from inside.
เจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiใช้cháiค้อนkɔ́ɔnทุบtúpกรงgrongเหล็กlèkทีละtii-láจุดjùtจนjonบานประตูbaan-bprà-dtuuเปิดbpə̀ətออกɔ̀ɔkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaช่วยchûuaiสุนัขsù-nákที่tîiติดอยู่dtìt-yùu
Officials used a hammer to pound the iron cage at specific points until the door opened, to rescue the trapped dog.
2VerbA2
[to] pound; crush
to crush, flatten, or break [sth] into smaller pieces by hitting it with a heavy object
Examples
ย่าyâaย่าyâapaternal grandmotherกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesทุบtúpทุบtúp1[to] hit; strike; smash2[to] pound; crush3[to] slash; drive down (prices)กระเทียมgrà-tiiamกระเทียมgrà-tiiamgarlic (plant/bulb)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ครกkrókครกkrókmortar (for pounding)
Grandma is pounding garlic in a mortar.
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ผมpŏmทุบtúpน้ำแข็งnáam kăengเป็นชิ้นbpen chínเล็กlékๆ-เพื่อpêuuaใส่sàiในnaiเครื่องดื่มkrûueang dùuem
I pound the ice into small pieces to put in the drink.
เชฟchéepบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiทุบtúpพริกpríkกับgàpเกลือglʉʉaให้hâiละเอียดlá-ìiatจนjonเป็นเนื้อเดียวกันbpen-nʉ́ʉa-diiao-ganก่อนgɔ̀ɔnคลุกสลัดklúk-sà-làt
The chef told us to pound the chilies with salt until they become a fine paste before mixing the salad.
3VerbB2
[to] slash; drive down (prices)
to sharply reduce or force down prices, as in ทุบราคาทุบราคาtúp-raa-kaa[to] slash prices; [to] drastically reduce prices
Examples
ร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallประกาศbprà-gàatประกาศbprà-gàat1[to] announce; declare2announcement; notice3proclamation; decree4[to] proclaim; promulgate (form.)ทุบtúpทุบtúp1[to] hit; strike; smash2[to] pound; crush3[to] slash; drive down (prices)ราคาraa-kaaราคาraa-kaa1price; cost2[to] cost; [to be] priced atเคลียร์kliiaเคลียร์kliia1[to] clear up/tidy2[to] resolve/settle3[to] clarify/make clear4[to] clear tasks/scheduleสต็อกsà-dtɔ́kสต็อกsà-dtɔ́k1stock; inventory (goods on hand)2[to] stock; keep in inventory3stock (financial shares) [loan/less common]สุดสัปดาห์นี้sùt-sàp-daa-níiสุดสัปดาห์นี้sùt-sàp-daa-níi1this weekend2this weekend (time phrase)
The shop announced a price-slashing clearance this weekend.
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The mobile phone vendor slashed prices to compete with the big stores.
แพลตฟอร์มออนไลน์plɛ̂ɛt-fɔɔm-ɔɔn-laaiทุบtúpราคาraa-kaaจนjonคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngต้องdtɔ̂ngออกɔ̀ɔkโปรbprooตามdtaam
The online platform slashed prices so much that competitors had to roll out matching promos.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtเลือกlʉ̂ʉakทุบtúpราคาraa-kaaเปิดตัวbpə̀ət-dtuuaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaชิงchingส่วนแบ่งตลาดsùuan-bɛ̀ng-dtà-làatจากjàakเจ้าตลาดjâao-dtà-làatเดิมdəəm
The company chose to slash launch prices to grab market share from the incumbent.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
túp
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → 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 | — | — |