ปั๊วๆ
bpúua bpúuaMeaning
1AdverbB2
smack; slap (sound)
the sound of smacking or slapping repeatedly
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseตีdteeตีdtee1[to] hit; strike; beat2[to] play (percussion); strike (a gong/drum)3early-morning hour marker (1–5 a.m.)4[to] forge; hammer (metal)5[to] print; stamp; imprint6[to] estimate; reckon; guess (roughly)7[to] interpret; construe; take asตูดdtòotตูดdtòot1buttocks; bottom2bottom; base (of an object)น้องnóngน้องnóng1younger sibling2junior; younger person3I; you (for the younger person)เสียงดังsĭiang dangเสียงดังsĭiang dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noiseปั๊วๆbpúua bpúuaปั๊วๆbpúua bpúuasmack; slap (sound)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingน้องnóngน้องnóng1younger sibling2junior; younger person3I; you (for the younger person)ดื้อdêuuดื้อdêuu1stubborn; obstinate; headstrong2naughty; disobedient3resistant (to treatment/control)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyomยอมyom1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)กินข้าวgin kâaoกินข้าวgin kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)
Mom spanked the younger sibling's bottom with a loud 'smack smack' sound because they stubbornly refused to eat.
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ฉันchănได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsĭiangคนkonตบdtòpหน้าnâaกันganดังdangปั๊วๆbpúua bpúuaอยู่yòoหน้าปากซอยnâa bpàak soi
I heard the sound of people slapping each other's faces 'smack smack' at the entrance of the alley.
ครูkruuฝ่ายปกครองfàai bpòk krongใช้cháiไม้เรียวmái riiaoตีdteeนักเรียนnák riianที่têeทำผิดtam pìtกฎระเบียบgòt rá-bìiapดังdangปั๊วๆbpúua bpúuaท่ามกลางtâam glaangความเงียบkwaam ngîiap
The disciplinary teacher hit the students who broke the rules with a cane, making a loud 'smack smack' sound amidst the silence.
เขาkăoใช้cháiหนังสือพิมพ์năng-sĕu pimม้วนmúuanฟาดfâatแมลงสาบmá-laeng sàapที่têeวิ่งwîngอยู่yòoบนbonพื้นpéunเสียงดังsĭiang dangปั๊วๆbpúua bpúuaหลายlăaiครั้งkrángจนjonมันmanตายdtaai
He used a rolled-up newspaper to smack the cockroach running on the floor with loud 'smack smack' sounds multiple times until it died.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ปั๊วๆ said ปั๊ว-ปั๊ว?
bpúua bpúua
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
bpúua
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 | — | — |