ธูป
tûupMeaning
1NounA2
incense; incense stick
incense, typically in stick form, burned to produce fragrant smoke in religious rites, offerings, or for scent
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseจุดjùtจุดjùt1dot; spot; speck2point (location/time)3[to] light; ignite4point (argument/aspect)5decimal point6degree (° symbol)7point (classifier for small dots/points)ธูปtûupธูปtûupincense; incense stickสามsǎamสามsǎamthree (3)ดอกdɔ̀ɔkดอกdɔ̀ɔk1flower; blossom2classifier: flowers and similar items3interest (on money)ไหว้พระwâai-práไหว้พระwâai-prá[to] pay respects to the Buddha; worship at a templeทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoevery morning
Mom lights three incense sticks to pay respect to the Buddha every morning.
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ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเข้าkâoศาลเจ้าsǎan-jâaoเราraoจุดjùtธูปtûupเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสักการะsàk-gaa-ráและlɛ́อธิษฐานà-tít-tǎan
Before entering the shrine, we lit incense to pay homage and pray.
กลิ่นglìnธูปหอมtûup-hɔ̌ɔmฟุ้งfúngไปทั่วbpai-tûuaบ้านbâanหลังจากlǎng-jàakทำtamพิธีบูชาpí-tii-buu-chaa
The fragrant scent of incense spread throughout the house after the offering ritual.
ในnaiงานศพngaan-sòpเขาkǎoวางwaangกระถางgrà-tǎangธูปtûupไว้หน้าwái-nâaหีบhìipเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiญาติyâatจุดส่งjùt-sòngดวงวิญญาณduuang-win-yaan
At the funeral, they placed an incense pot in front of the casket so relatives could light it to send off the spirit.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ธูป said ทูบ?
tûup
- Same-sounding letterธ sounds just like ท, so the reading uses ท.Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ป is said like บ (p).
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ป, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
tûup
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |