ปุ
bpùMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] patch; [to] mend
to patch, mend, or fill a hole by covering it with another piece or material
Examples
คุณย่าkun-yâaคุณย่าkun-yâapaternal grandmother; father’s mother (honorific/term of address)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesปะbpàปะbpà1[to] patch; mend2[to] stick; apply; pasteปุbpùปุbpù1[to] patch; [to] mend2with a popping soundเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaเสื้อsʉ̂ʉashirt; top; jacketที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerขาดkàatขาดkàat1[to] lack; be short of; run short2[to] be torn; tear; rip3lacking; deficient4[to] be absent; miss (an occurrence)5[to] be cut off; be severedเป็นรูbpen-ruuเป็นรูbpen-ruuhaving a hole; perforatedให้hâiให้hâi1[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)หลานชายlǎan-chaaiหลานชายlǎan-chaai1nephew2grandson
Grandma is patching up the torn shirt for her grandson.
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กระสอบข้าวสารgrà-sɔ̀ɔp-kâao-sǎanมีรอยmii-rɔɔiหนูnǔuกัดgàtขาดkàatแม่mɛ̂ɛจึงjʉngเอาaoเศษผ้าsèet-pâaมาmaaปุbpùรอยขาดrɔɔi-kàatไว้wái
The rice sack was torn by a mouse, so mom used a piece of cloth to patch the tear.
ในสมัยก่อนnai sà-măi gònที่têeเศรษฐกิจsèht-tà-gìtฝืดเคืองfèuut keuuangผู้คนpôo konต้องdtôngปะbpàปุbpùเสื้อผ้าsêua pâaเก่าๆgào gàoเพื่อpêuuaนำnamกลับมาglàp maaใส่sàiใหม่màiแทนtaenการซื้อของgaan séu kŏngใหม่mài
In the old days when the economy was tough, people had to patch up their old clothes to wear again instead of buying new ones.
หลังคาlǎng-kaaโรงเก็บของroong-gèp-kɔ̌ɔngมีmiiรอยรั่วrɔɔi-rûuaหลายlǎaiจุดjùtพ่อpɔ̂ɔจึงjʉngนำnamแผ่นสังกะสีpɛ̀n-sǎng-gà-sǐiและlɛ́ยางมะตอยyaang-má-dtɔɔiมาmaaปุbpùรอยรั่วrɔɔi-rûuaเอาไว้ao-wáiชั่วchûuaคราวก่อนkraao-gɔ̀ɔnเข้าหน้าkâo-nâaฝนfǒn
The roof of the shed had several leaks, so my father used galvanized iron sheets and asphalt to patch the holes temporarily before the rainy season arrived.
2AdverbC2
with a popping sound
describing the sound of a soft pop, light pat, or bubbling liquid
Examples
แม่ครัวmâe kruuaแม่ครัวmâe kruuafemale cook; woman who cooksเคี่ยวkîiaoเคี่ยวkîiao1[to] simmer; boil down; reduce2stingy; tight-fisted3[to] drill; train strictly; push hard4[to] nag; harp on; keep pressingน้ำซุปnáam súpน้ำซุปnáam súpbroth; stockจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเดือดdèuuatเดือดdèuuat1[to] boil2boiling; seething; heatedปุbpùปุbpù1[to] patch; [to] mend2with a popping soundๆ-ก่อนจะgòn jàก่อนจะgòn jàbefore (introducing a clause)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ผักpàkผักpàkvegetable(s)ลงไปlong bpaiลงไปlong bpai1[to] go down; descend (away)2directional particle: down/into (away)3and below; downward from (a point)
The cook simmered the soup until it softly bubbled before adding the vegetables.
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คุณตาkun dtaaตบdtòpไหล่làiหลานชายlăan chaaiปุbpùๆ-เพื่อpêuuaปลอบใจbplòp jaiที่têeเขาkăoสอบตกsòp dtòk
The grandfather lightly patted his grandson's shoulder to comfort him for failing the exam.
ปลาbplaaตัวใหญ่dtuua-yàiโผล่ขึ้นมาplòo-kʉ̂n-maaฮุบhúpแมลงmá-lɛɛngบนผิวน้ำbon-pǐu-náamเสียงดังsǐiang-dangปุbpù
A large fish surfaced to snap at an insect on the water with a soft popping sound.
เสียงsĭiangน้ำnáamในnaiหม้อดินmôr dinเดือดdèuuatปุbpùๆ-ผสานpà-săanกับgàpกลิ่นglìnสมุนไพรsà-mŭn praiที่têeโชยมาchoi maaทำให้tam hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiห้องครัวhông kruuaดูdooอบอุ่นòp ùnอย่างyàangบอกbòkไม่mâiถูกtòok
The sound of water softly bubbling in the clay pot, combined with the wafting scent of herbs, made the atmosphere in the kitchen indescribably warm.
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 endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bpù
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |