บือ
bʉʉMeaning
1NounB2
navel; belly button
navel or belly button (a colloquial or childish abbreviation of สะดือสะดือsà-dʉʉ1navel; belly button2center; hub (fig.))
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentอากาศร้อนaa-gàat-rɔ́ɔnอากาศร้อนaa-gàat-rɔ́ɔnhot weatherเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)เสื้อเอวลอยsʉ̂ʉa-eeo-lɔɔiเสื้อเอวลอยsʉ̂ʉa-eeo-lɔɔicrop topโชว์chooโชว์choo1[to] show; display; put on (a show)2show (performance)บือbʉʉบือbʉʉnavel; belly buttonมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเที่ยวtîiaoเที่ยวtîiao1[to] go out; hang out; travel for leisure; go clubbing2time; round (classifier)3[to] make the rounds; visit around4trip; journey; run
The weather is hot today, so she wore a crop top showing her belly button to hang out.
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ตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkแม่mâeชอบchôpขู่kòoว่าwâaถ้าtâaไม่mâiห่มผ้าhòm pâaเดี๋ยวdĭiaoผีpĕeจะjàมากินmaa ginบือbeuu
When I was a kid, my mom liked to threaten that if I didn't cover myself with a blanket, a ghost would eat my belly button.
แฟชั่นfɛɛ-chânเสื้อครอปsʉ̂ʉa-krɔ̂ɔpโชว์chooบือbʉʉกำลังgam-langกลับมาglàp-maaฮิตhítในหมู่nai-mùuวัยรุ่นwai-rûnอีกครั้งìik-krángในnaiยุคyúkนี้níi
The fashion of wearing crop tops that show the belly button is making a comeback among teenagers in this era.
ลูกชายlûuk-chaaiวัยwaiสามsǎamขวบkùuapของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpเอาaoนิ้วníuไปbpaiแคะkɛ́บือbʉʉเล่นlênจนjonสะดือsà-dʉʉแดงdɛɛngไปหมดbpai-mòt
My three-year-old son likes to pick his belly button with his finger until it gets all red.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bʉʉ
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |