ผลุบ
plùpMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] duck down; [to] disappear suddenly
to duck down, dive, or disappear suddenly from sight
Examples
ลูกแมวlûuk-mɛɛoลูกแมวlûuk-mɛɛokitten; baby catผลุบplùpผลุบplùp[to] duck down; [to] disappear suddenlyเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-nai[to] go into [sth]; [to] enter [sth]กล่องกระดาษglɔ̀ng-grà-dàatกล่องกระดาษglɔ̀ng-grà-dàatcardboard box; paper boxทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiทันทีที่tan-tii-tîias soon as; once; the moment thatเห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asหมาmǎaหมาmǎa1dog2dog (insult)เดินผ่านdəən-pàanเดินผ่านdəən-pàan1[to] walk past; pass by (on foot)2[to] walk through; traverse (on foot)
The kitten ducked into the cardboard box as soon as it saw the dog walking by.
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เขาkǎoรีบrîipผลุบplùpลงไปlong-bpaiซ่อนsɔ̂ɔnใต้dtâaiโต๊ะdtóตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงดังsǐiang-dangมาจากmaa-jàakข้างนอกkâang-nɔ̂ɔk
He quickly ducked down to hide under the table when he heard a loud noise from outside.
กบgòpที่tîiเกาะgɔ̀อยู่yùuบนbonใบบัวbai-buuaผลุบplùpหายhǎaiลงไปlong-bpaiใต้น้ำdtâai-náamทันทีtan-tiiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaรู้สึกถึงrúu-sʉ̀k-tʉ̌ngแรงสั่นสะเทือนrɛɛng-sàn-sà-tʉʉan
The frog sitting on the lotus leaf suddenly dived under the water when it felt a vibration.
หัวขโมยhǔua-kà-mooiรีบrîipผลุบplùpเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiตรอกdtrɔ̀ɔkมืดmʉ̂ʉtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลบหนีlòp-nǐiการตามล่าgaan-dtaam-lâaของkɔ̌ɔngตำรวจdtam-rùuat
The thief quickly ducked into a dark alley to evade the police pursuit.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ผล, the first consonant ผ sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
plùp
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High 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 | — | — |