ปือ
bpʉʉMeanings
1NounC1
sedge; marsh grass
a type of grass-like plant growing in wet areas, often used for weaving mats
Examples
คุณยายkun-yaaiคุณยายkun-yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to 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)ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)ปือbpʉʉปือbpʉʉ1sedge; marsh grass2abundant; plentifulที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerริมrimริมrim1edge; rim; border2outermost; at the edgeบึงbʉngบึงbʉngmarshy lake; large pondมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerตากแดดdtàak-dɛ̀ɛtตากแดดdtàak-dɛ̀ɛt1[to] sun‑dry; dry [sth] in the sun2[to] be out in the sun; expose oneself to sunlightเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเตรียมdtriiamเตรียมdtriiam[to] prepare; get readyสานsǎanสานsǎan1[to] weave; interlace2[to] build on; carry forward; connectเสื่อsʉ̀ʉaเสื่อsʉ̀ʉamat
Grandma gathered sedge plants at the edge of the swamp and dried them in the sun to prepare for weaving mats.
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เสื่อsʉ̀ʉaที่tîiสานsǎanจากjàakต้นdtônปือbpʉʉจะมีjà-miiความเหนียวkwaam-nǐiaoและlɛ́ทนทานton-taanกว่าgwàaเสื่อsʉ̀ʉaพลาสติกpláat-sà-dtìkทั่วไปtûua-bpai
Mats woven from sedge grass are tougher and more durable than regular plastic mats.
ในอดีตnai-à-dìitชาวบ้านchaao-bâanมักจะmák-jàใช้cháiเวลาว่างwee-laa-wâangหลังlǎngฤดูrʉ́-duuเก็บเกี่ยวgèp-gìiaoมาmaaสานsǎanเสื่อsʉ̀ʉaจากjàakต้นdtônปือbpʉʉเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaใช้cháiในnaiครัวเรือนkruua-rʉʉan
In the past, villagers often used their free time after the harvest season to weave sedge mats for household use.
การอนุรักษ์gaan-à-nú-rákพื้นที่ชุ่มน้ำpʉ́ʉn-tîi-chûm-náamมีmiiความสำคัญkwaam-sǎm-kanมากmâakเพราะprɔ́เป็นแหล่งกำเนิดbpen-lɛ̀ng-gam-nə̀ətของkɔ̌ɔngพืชpʉ̂ʉtท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìnอย่างyàangต้นdtônปือbpʉʉที่tîiใช้cháiในnaiงานหัตถกรรมngaan-hàt-tà-gam
Conserving wetlands is very important because they are the source of local plants like the sedge grass used in handicrafts.
2AdjectiveC2
abundant; plentiful
abundant, plentiful, or existing in large quantities
Examples
ช่วงปลายchûuang-bplaaiช่วงปลายchûuang-bplaaithe end part; latter stageปีbpiiปีbpii1year2classifier: yearsแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níi1like this; in this way2this kind/type (modifier)3this kind (standalone)บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoงานเข้าngaan-kâoงานเข้าngaan-kâo[to] be in trouble; [to] have a problemมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerบานbaanบานbaan1[to] bloom2[to] spread out; [to] flare outward3wide; flared4door or window panel; door leaf5[to] balloon; [to] swell; [to] escalate (cost/size/number)ปือbpʉʉปือbpʉʉ1sedge; marsh grass2abundant; plentifulจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeแทบtɛ̂ɛpแทบtɛ̂ɛp1almost; nearly2virtually; practicallyไม่ทันmâi-tanไม่ทันmâi-tan1not in time; too late2[to] miss [sth]; fail to be in time (for [sth])3[to] not keep up (with [sb]/[sth]); be outpaced4[to] not get the chance to (do [sth])
At the end of the year like this, our company has an abundant amount of work coming in, to the point we can barely keep up.
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แม้mɛ́ɛเศรษฐกิจsèet-tà-gìtจะjàไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iดีdiiแต่dtɛ̀ɛสินค้าsǐn-káaลอกเลียนแบบlɔ̂ɔk-liian-bɛ̀ɛpก็gɔ̂ยังyangมีmiiวางขายwaang-kǎaiกันganบานbaanปือbpʉʉในnaiตลาดมืดdtà-làat-mʉ̂ʉt
Even though the economy is not very good, counterfeit goods are still sold in abundance in the black market.
ปัญหาbpan-hǎaคอร์รัปชันkɔɔ-ráp-chânในnaiองค์กรong-gɔɔnนี้níiมีอยู่mii-yùuบานbaanปือbpʉʉจนยากjon-yâakที่จะtîi-jàสะสางsà-sǎangได้dâaiหมดmòtภายในpaai-naiเวลาwee-laaอันสั้นan-sân
The corruption problems in this organization are so abundant that it is difficult to clear them all up in a short time.
นักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangคนkonนั้นnánมีmiiที่ดินtîi-dinและlɛ́บ้านช่องbâan-chɔ̂ngอยู่yùuบานbaanปือbpʉʉซึ่งsʉ̂ngได้dâaiมาจากmaa-jàakการโกงกินgaan-goong-gin
That politician owns an abundant amount of land and houses, which were acquired through corruption.
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
bpʉʉ
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 | — | — |