บึ้น
bʉ̂nMeaning
1InterjectionA2
vroom
used to represent the sound of a vehicle engine, especially when it starts or is revved; vroom
Examples
รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileคันkanคันkan1itchy2[to] itch; feel itchy3classifier for vehicles4lever; handle5shaft; rod; pole6classifier for fishing rods; poles; handlesนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)สตาร์ทเครื่องsà-dtàat-krʉ̂ʉangสตาร์ทเครื่องsà-dtàat-krʉ̂ʉang[to] start an engine; [to] start a machineเสียงดังsǐiang-dangเสียงดังsǐiang-dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noiseบึ้นbʉ̂nบึ้นbʉ̂nvroom
This car starts its engine with a loud vroom.
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He revved the motorcycle, making a loud vroom vroom sound.
พอpɔɔได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsǐiangรถrótดังdangบึ้นbʉ̂nเราraoก็gɔ̂รู้rúuว่าwâaพ่อpɔ̂ɔกลับมาglàp-maaแล้วlɛ́ɛo
As soon as we heard the car go vroom, we knew Dad was back.
วัยรุ่นwai rûnกลุ่มglùmนั้นnánชอบchôpขี่kèeรถมอเตอร์ไซค์rót mo-dtêr-saiแต่งdtàengและláeเร่งเครื่องrêng krêuuangดังdangบึ้นbêunๆ-ตอนดึกdton dèuk
That group of teenagers likes to ride modified motorcycles and rev their engines vroom vroom late at night.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
bʉ̂n
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |