ผวย
pǔuaiMeaning
1NounB2
blanket
a blanket or quilt used for sleeping
Examples
คืนนี้keun néeคืนนี้keun née1tonight (the night of today)2tonightอากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weatherหนาวnăaoหนาวnăao1cold; chilly2[to] feel cold3cold season; winter (Thai context)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousอย่าลืมyàa leumอย่าลืมyàa leumdon't forget (to...)ห่มผ้าhòm pâaห่มผ้าhòm pâa[to] cover oneself or [sb] with a blanket or clothผวยpŭuaiผวยpŭuaiblanketหนาๆnăa năaหนาๆnăa năa1thick; fairly thick2thickly; in a thick layerตอนdtonตอนdton1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodesนอนnonนอนnon1[to] sleep2[to] lie down; recline3reclining; lying downด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
It is very cold tonight, so don't forget to cover yourself with a thick blanket when sleeping.
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คุณยายkun-yaaiซื้อsʉ́ʉผ้าpâaผวยpǔuaiผืนpʉ̌ʉnใหม่màiจากjàakตลาดdtà-làatแถวบ้านtɛ̌ɛo-bâanมาmaaให้hâiฉันchǎn
My grandmother bought a new quilt for me from the local market.
ในสมัยก่อนnai-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnผู้คนpûu-konนิยมní-yomใช้cháiผ้าpâaผวยpǔuaiที่tîiทอtɔɔด้วยdûuaiมือmʉʉเพราะprɔ́มันmanมีmiiความทนทานkwaam-ton-taanและlɛ́ช่วยให้chûuai-hâiร่างกายrâang-gaaiอบอุ่นòp-ùnได้dâaiดีมากdii-mâak
In the past, people preferred using hand-woven blankets because they were very durable and kept the body well warmed.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakซักsákทำความสะอาดtam-kwaam-sà-àatแล้วlɛ́ɛoคุณควรkun-kuuanนำnamผ้าpâaผวยpǔuaiไปbpaiตากแดดdtàak-dɛ̀ɛtให้hâiแห้งสนิทhɛ̂ɛng-sà-nìtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganกลิ่นอับglìn-àpและlɛ́ไรraiฝุ่นfùn
After washing, you should sun-dry the blanket thoroughly to prevent musty odors and dust mites.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
pǔuai
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |