ผุย
pǔiMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
crumbly; friable; powdery
breaking or disintegrating easily into small pieces or fine powder; loose and easily crumbled
Examples
ขนมปังkà-nǒm-bpangขนมปังkà-nǒm-bpangbreadปอนด์bpɔɔnปอนด์bpɔɔn1pound (weight) [lb]2pound sterling (GBP) [£]นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เก่าgàoเก่าgào1old; not new2former; previous3old-fashioned; outdatedมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousพอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenจับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerผุยpǔiผุยpǔicrumbly; friable; powderyเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ผงpǒngผงpǒng1powder2dust; fine powderเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
This loaf of bread is so old, it crumbled into powder as soon as I touched it.
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เสาไม้sǎo-máaiของkɔ̌ɔngบ้านเก่าbâan-gàoผุpùจนjonเนื้อไม้nʉ́ʉa-máaiผุยpǔiหมดแล้วmòt-lɛ́ɛoไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatรับน้ำหนักráp-nám-nàkได้dâaiอีกต่อไปìik-dtɔ̀ɔ-bpai
The wooden pillars of the old house were so rotten that the wood had become completely crumbly and could no longer bear weight.
ดินdinบริเวณนี้bɔɔ-rí-ween-níiมีmiiลักษณะlák-sà-nàร่วนrûuanและlɛ́ผุยpǔiง่ายngâaiจึงjʉngไม่mâiเหมาะกับmɔ̀-gàpการปลูกพืชgaan-bplùuk-pʉ̂ʉtที่ต้องการtîi-dtɔ̂ng-gaanดินdinที่tîiอุ้มน้ำûm-náamได้ดีdâai-dii
The soil in this area is loose and easily crumbled, so it's not suitable for planting crops that require soil with good water retention.
เอกสารโบราณèek-gà-sǎan-boo-raanอยู่ในyùu-naiสภาพsà-pâapที่tîiเปราะบางbprɔ̀-baangและlɛ́ผุยpǔiมากmâakต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiความระมัดระวังkwaam-rá-mát-rá-wangสูงสุดsǔung-sùtในnaiการเคลื่อนย้ายgaan-klʉ̂ʉan-yáai
The ancient document is in an extremely fragile and friable condition, requiring utmost care during handling.
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
pǔi
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 | — | — |