บุ้ย
bûiMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] point with lips
to point or indicate a direction by protruding the lips
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillบุ้ยbûiบุ้ยbûi[to] point with lipsปากbpàakปากbpàak1mouth2opening; mouth (of things)3rim; lip (of a container/wound)4speech; manner of speaking (figurative)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)รู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] realize; find out; learn3[to] know how; know the proper way to act4[to] feel; sense; perceiveว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเจ้านายjâo-naaiเจ้านายjâo-naai1boss; employer; superior2master; owner (of servant or animal)3royalty; member of a royal familyกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesเดินมาdəən-maaเดินมาdəən-maa[to] walk over; come walking (toward speaker/reference point)
He pointed with his lips to let me know the boss was walking over.
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อย่าyàaมัวแต่muua-dtɛ̀ɛบุ้ยbûiปากbpàakสิsìบอกbɔ̀ɔkมาmaaเลยləəiว่าwâaกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnอยู่yùuที่ไหนtîi-nǎi
Don't just point with your lips, tell me exactly where my bag is.
พอporครูkruuถามtăamว่าwâaใครkraiทำtamแก้วgâewแตกdtàekเด็กๆdèk dèkก็gâwพากันpaa ganบุ้ยbûiไปbpaiทางtaangเพื่อนpêuuanที่นั่งtêe nângอยู่yòoหลังlăngห้องhông
When the teacher asked who broke the glass, the kids collectively pointed with their lips toward their friend sitting at the back of the room.
เธอtəəแอบɛ̀ɛpบุ้ยbûiปากbpàakไปbpaiทางtaangผู้ชายpûu-chaaiที่นั่งtîi-nângอยู่yùuโต๊ะdtóตรงข้ามdtrong-kâamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaชี้chíiให้hâiเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanดูduu
She secretly pointed with her lips at the man sitting at the opposite table to show her friend.
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
bûi
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 | — | — |