นุ่ย
nûiMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
soft and crumbly; tender; friable
soft and easily broken apart or crumbled, such as well-cooked meat, decayed material, or loose soil
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseต้มdtômต้มdtôm1[to] boil; simmer2boiled; poached (food)3[to] swindle; con (colloq.)กระดูกหมูgrà-dòok mŏoกระดูกหมูgrà-dòok mŏopork bones; pork ribsหม้อmôrหม้อmôr1pot; cooking pot2jar; pot (earthen/ceramic)3electric rice cooker (colloquial)4transformer (colloq.)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเนื้อเปื่อยnéuua bpèuayเนื้อเปื่อยnéuua bpèuaytender stewed beefนุ่ยnûiนุ่ยnûisoft and crumbly; tender; friableทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)เคี้ยวkíaoเคี้ยวkíao[to] chewได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerง่ายngâaiง่ายngâai1easy; simple2easily; readilyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Mom boiled this pot of pork ribs until the meat was soft and tender, making it very easy for the kids to chew.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkติดกันdtìt-ganหลายlǎaiวันwanดินdinบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenเชิงเขาchəəng-kǎoก็gɔ̂เริ่มร่วนrə̂əm-rûuanนุ่ยnûiและlɛ́เสี่ยงsìiangต่อdtɔ̀ɔการพังทลายgaan-pang-tá-laai
After heavy rain for several consecutive days, the soil at the foot of the hill began to loosen and crumble, becoming at risk of collapsing.
ท่อนไม้tɔ̂n-máaiที่tîiถูกtùukทิ้งไว้tíng-wáiกลางglaangป่าชื้นbpàa-chʉ́ʉnเป็นเวลานานbpen-wee-laa-naanเริ่มrə̂əmผุpùนุ่ยnûiจนjonสามารถsǎa-mâatบีบให้bìip-hâiแหลกlɛ̀ɛkได้dâaiด้วยdûuaiมือเปล่าmʉʉ-bplàao
The log left in the middle of the humid forest for a long time has begun to decay and crumble so much that it can be crushed barehanded.
เคล็ดลับklét-lápสำคัญsǎm-kanในnaiการทำgaan-tamหมูmǔuฮ้องhɔ́ɔngสูตรsùutโบราณboo-raanคือkʉʉการใช้ไฟgaan-chái-faiอ่อนɔ̀ɔnตุ๋นdtǔnข้ามคืนkâam-kʉʉnเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiชั้นchánไขมันkǎi-manและlɛ́เนื้อเปื่อยnʉ́ʉa-bpʉ̀ʉaiนุ่ยnûiกำลังดีgam-lang-dii
The key secret in making the traditional Moo Hong recipe is simmering it over low heat overnight, so that the layers of fat and meat become perfectly soft and tender.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
nûi
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 | — | — |