ปุ(bpù)

Meanings

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-lang1power (physics)2troops; forces3currently; in the middle of4power; strengthปะbpàปะbpà1[to] patch; mend2[to] stick; apply; pasteปุbpùปุbpù1with a popping sound2[to] patch; [to] mendเสื้อsêuuaเสื้อsêuua1shirt; top2classifier: ตัว3jacket; coatที่têeที่têe1at; in; to (a place)2classifier: places; seats; individual servings3when; the time that (time marker)4place; spot; seat; space5ordinal marker6that/which/who (relative marker)ขาดkàatขาดkàat1[to] be torn; tear; rip2[to] be short of; run short of; run out of3[to] be absent; miss (an occurrence)4lacking; deficient5[to] lack; be without6[to] be cut off; be severedเป็นรูbpen rooเป็นรูbpen roohaving a hole; perforatedให้hâiให้hâi1until; to the point that (result)2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3[to] give; provide4[to] allow; let; permit5so that; in order to6for (benefit of)หลานชายlăan chaaiหลานชายlăan chaai1grandson2nephew
Grandma is patching up the torn shirt for her grandson.
3 more examples
กระสอบข้าวสารgrà-sòp kâao săanมีรอยmee roiหนูnŏoกัดgàtขาดkàatแม่mâeจึงjeungเอาaoเศษผ้าsèt pâaมาmaaปุbpùรอยขาดroi 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.
หลังคาlăng kaaโรงเก็บของrohng gèp kŏngมีmeeรอยรั่วroi rûuaหลายlăaiจุดjùtพ่อpôrจึงjeungนำnamแผ่นสังกะสีpàen săng-gà-sĕeและláeยางมะตอยyaang má-dtoiมาmaaปุbpùรอยรั่วroi rûuaเอาไว้ao wáiชั่วchûuaคราวก่อนkraao gònเข้าหน้าkâao nâaฝนfŏn
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] concentrate; process by prolonged heating2[to] simmer; reduce3[to] nag; harp on; keep pressing4[to] drill; train strictly; push hard5stingy; tight-fistedน้ำซุปnáam súpน้ำซุปnáam súpbroth; stockจนjonจนjon1until; up to2so ... that; to the point of3poorเดือดdèuuatเดือดdèuuat1boiling; seething; heated2[to] boilปุbpùปุbpù1with a popping sound2[to] patch; [to] mendๆ-ก่อนจะgòn jàก่อนจะgòn jàbefore (introducing a clause)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] put in; [to] add4[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.
3 more examples
คุณตาkun dtaaตบdtòpไหล่làiหลานชายlăan chaaiปุbpùๆ-เพื่อpêuuaปลอบใจbplòp jaiที่têeเขาkăoสอบตกsòp dtòk
The grandfather lightly patted his grandson's shoulder to comfort him for failing the exam.
ปลาbplaaตัวใหญ่dtuua yàiโผล่ขึ้นมาplòh kêun maaฮุบhúpแมลงmà-laengบนผิวน้ำbon pĭu náamเสียงดังsĭiang 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.