นิ่มฟู
nîm-fuuMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
soft and fluffy
Having a texture that is both soft and fluffy, often used to describe food like cake or bread, or items like pillows.
Examples
เค้กkéekเค้กkéekcake (sweet baked dessert)ร้านนี้ráan-níiร้านนี้ráan-níithis shop; this storeนิ่มฟูnîm-fuuนิ่มฟูnîm-fuusoft and fluffyและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)อร่อยà-rɔ̀iอร่อยà-rɔ̀i1delicious; tasty2[to] taste good; be deliciousมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
The cake from this shop is very soft, fluffy, and delicious.
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I like to eat freshly baked bread that is still warm, soft, and fluffy.
เธอtəəเพิ่งpə̂ngซื้อsʉ́ʉหมอนmɔ̌ɔnใบbaiใหม่màiที่tîiนิ่มฟูnîm-fuuมากmâakจนjonเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanนอนnɔɔnบนbonปุยเมฆbpui-mêek
She just bought a new pillow that is so soft and fluffy it feels like sleeping on a cloud.
เคล็ดลับklét-lápที่tîiทำให้tam-hâiแพนเค้กpɛɛn-kéekญี่ปุ่นyîi-bpùnนิ่มฟูnîm-fuuเป็นพิเศษbpen-pí-sèetคือkʉʉการตีgaan-dtiiไข่ขาวkài-kǎaoจนjonตั้งdtângยอดอ่อนyɔ̂ɔt-ɔ̀ɔnพอดีpɔɔ-dii
The secret to making Japanese pancakes exceptionally soft and fluffy is whipping the egg whites to the perfect soft peak consistency.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
nîm
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ฟูfuuฟูfuu1fluffy/puffy/voluminous; leavened2[to] puff up/[to] swell/[to] fluff upfluffy/puffy/voluminous; leavenedPart 2
นิ่มฟูnîm-fuuนิ่มฟูnîm-fuusoft and fluffysoft and fluffyWord