ผือ
pʉ̌ʉMeaning
1NounC1
sedge; rush
a type of sedge or rush plant, often used for weaving mats
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyตัดต้นdtàt-dtônตัดต้นdtàt-dtôn1[to] cut down [a tree/plant]2[to] pay down principal [of a loan]ผือpʉ̌ʉผือpʉ̌ʉsedge; rushที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerริมน้ำrim-náamริมน้ำrim-náam1waterside; riverbank; waterfront2by the water; at the waterfront (locative use)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerตากแห้งdtàak-hɛ̂ɛngตากแห้งdtàak-hɛ̂ɛng1[to] sun-dry [sth]; air-dry [sth]2sun-dried; air-driedเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofทอtɔɔทอtɔɔ1weave2emit a soft light; glowเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เสื่อsʉ̀ʉaเสื่อsʉ̀ʉamat
Grandma likes to cut sedge plants by the water and dry them to weave into mats.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanในnaiหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanนี้níiมีmiiรายได้เสริมraai-dâai-sə̌əmจากjàakการสานgaan-sǎanเสื่อsʉ̀ʉaผือpʉ̌ʉขายkǎaiให้hâiนักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiao
Villagers in this village earn extra income by weaving sedge mats to sell to tourists.
การทอgaan-tɔɔเสื่อsʉ̀ʉaจากjàakต้นdtônผือpʉ̌ʉเป็นbpenภูมิปัญญาท้องถิ่นpuum-bpan-yaa-tɔ́ɔng-tìnที่tîiสืบทอดกันมาsʉ̀ʉp-tɔ̂ɔt-gan-maaหลายlǎaiชั่วอายุคนchûua-aa-yú-konในnaiภาคตะวันออกเฉียงเหนือpâak-dtà-wan-ɔ̀ɔk-chǐiang-nʉ̌ʉa
Weaving mats from sedge plants is local wisdom passed down through many generations in the northeastern region.
ต้นdtônผือpʉ̌ʉมักmákเจริญเติบโตjà-rəən-dtə̀əp-dtooได้ดีdâai-diiในnaiพื้นที่ชุ่มน้ำpʉ́ʉn-tîi-chûm-náamและlɛ́เป็นbpenพรรณไม้pan-máaiที่tîiช่วยchûuaiรักษาสมดุลrák-sǎa-sǒm-dunของkɔ̌ɔngระบบนิเวศrá-bòp-ní-wêetทางธรรมชาติtaang-tam-má-châat
Sedge plants usually grow well in wetlands and are a flora that helps maintain the balance of the natural ecosystem.
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 syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
pʉ̌ʉ
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 | — | — |