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búuaiMeanings
1NounA2
Chinese plum; Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)
a small sour plum (Prunus mume), used in East Asian cuisine and preserves
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ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaifruitชื่อchʉ̂ʉชื่อchʉ̂ʉ1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownบ๊วยbúuaiบ๊วยbúuai1Chinese plum; Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)2preserved sour plum; sour plum snack3last place; bottom of the standings (slang)รสเปรี้ยวrót-bprîiaoรสเปรี้ยวrót-bprîiaosour taste; sournessมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
I like the fruit called plum (ume); it’s very sour.
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Mom pickled ume plums in a jar to use for cooking later.
พ่อpɔ̂ɔบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบ๊วยbúuaiสุกsùkไม่mâiหวานwǎanจึงjʉngต้องdtɔ̂ngเอาไปao-bpaiทำtamดองdɔɔngถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàอร่อยà-rɔ̀i
Dad says ripe ume plums aren’t sweet, so they need to be pickled to taste good.
เช้านี้cháo néeฉันchănชงchongชาบ๊วยchaa búuaiอุ่นๆùn ùnดื่มdèumแก้gâeกระหายgrà-hăaiก่อนgònออกจากบ้านòk jàak bâan
This morning I brewed warm ume tea to quench my thirst before leaving home.
2NounA2
preserved sour plum; sour plum snack
a preserved sour plum or a snack/candy made from it
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)อมบ๊วยom-búuaiอมบ๊วยom-búuai[to] suck on a preserved plumเวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]แก้gɛ̂ɛแก้gɛ̂ɛ1[to] fix; solve; correct2[to] undo; unfasten; untie3[to] take off (clothes)4[to] edit; revise; amend5[to] remedy; treat; counteractเมาmaoเมาmao1drunk; intoxicated2motion-sick; dizzy; nauseated3sick from poisonous food
I like sucking on preserved sour plums when riding in a car because they help with motion sickness.
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When I have a sore throat, I often eat salty preserved plums to soothe it.
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเอาaoบ๊วยbúuaiเนื้อแน่นnʉ́ʉa-nɛ̂nรสrótเปรี้ยวหวานbprîiao-wǎanมาmaaแบ่งbɛ̀ngกันganกินginระหว่างrá-wàangทำงานtam-ngaan
A friend shared firm preserved plums with a sweet-sour taste for us to snack on at work.
3NounB2
last place; bottom of the standings (slang)
slang: the lowest rank or last place in a competition, league, or ranking
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ทีมเราtiim-raoทีมเราtiim-raoour teamอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainอันดับan-dàpอันดับan-dàprank; order; levelบ๊วยbúuaiบ๊วยbúuai1Chinese plum; Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)2preserved sour plum; sour plum snack3last place; bottom of the standings (slang)หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureจบjòpจบjòp1[to] end; be over2[to] complete; finish (an activity/task)3finished; over; done4[to] graduateเลกlêekเลกlêekcorvée laborer (historical)แรกrɛ̂ɛkแรกrɛ̂ɛk1first; earliest; initial2at first; initiallyต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเร่งrêngเร่งrêng1[to] hurry; speed up; accelerate2[to] urge; press; pushเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)แต้มdtɛ̂ɛmแต้มdtɛ̂ɛm1point; score; tally2dot; speck; spot3[to] dot; dab; apply a small amountด่วนdùuanด่วนdùuan1urgent; immediate2urgent; express (service/class)3urgently; in a hurry
Our team is in last place after the first leg; we urgently need to rack up points.
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ถ้าtâaเกมgeemนี้níiแพ้pɛ́ɛอีกìikเราraoอาจàatร่วงrûuangไปเป็นbpai-bpenบ๊วยbúuaiของkɔ̌ɔngกลุ่มglùmทันทีtan-tii
If we lose this game again, we might drop to last place in the group immediately.
สโมสรsà-moo-sɔ̌ɔnตั้งเป้าdtâng-bpâoหนีnǐiโซนsoonบ๊วยbúuaiด้วยdûuaiการเสริมgaan-sə̌əmทัพtápช่วงchûuangพักเบรกpák-brèekพร้อมprɔ́ɔmเปลี่ยนbplìianแท็กติกtɛ́k-dtìkการเพรสgaan-prêetซิ่งsîng
The club aims to escape the bottom spot by strengthening the squad during the break and changing pressing tactics.
แม้máeจะjàเป็นbpenบ๊วยbúuaiของkŏngลีกlèekแต่dtàeฟอร์มfomช่วงท้ายchûuang táaiฤดูกาลréu-doo-gaanดีขึ้นdee kêunจนมีjon meeลุ้นlúnรอดrôotตกชั้นdtòk chán
Even though they’re at the bottom of the league, their late-season form has improved to the point they might avoid relegation.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
búuai
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |