ฝืดคอ
fʉ̀ʉt-kɔɔMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
hard to swallow
Describes food that does not go down the throat easily, often because it is dry.
Examples
ขนมปังkà-nǒm-bpangขนมปังkà-nǒm-bpangbreadแผ่นpɛ̀nแผ่นpɛ̀n1sheet; slab; panel2classifier for flat items3disc; recordนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)แห้งhɛ̂ɛngแห้งhɛ̂ɛng1dry; not wet2[to] dry; become dry3dry; served without brothกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ฝืดคอfʉ̀ʉt-kɔɔฝืดคอfʉ̀ʉt-kɔɔhard to swallow
This slice of bread is dry and hard to swallow.
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เนื้อไก่nʉ́ʉa-gàiชิ้นนี้chín-níiแห้งhɛ̂ɛngจนjonกินginแล้วlɛ́ɛoฝืดคอfʉ̀ʉt-kɔɔฉันchǎnเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngจิบjìpน้ำnáamตามdtaam
This piece of chicken is so dry that it's hard to swallow, so I have to sip water to wash it down.
คุกกี้kúk-gîiร้านนี้ráan-níiรสชาติดีrót-châat-diiแต่dtɛ̀ɛเนื้อnʉ́ʉaแห้งhɛ̂ɛngไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀iกินginแล้วlɛ́ɛoฝืดคอfʉ̀ʉt-kɔɔ
The cookies from this shop taste good, but they're a little too dry and hard to swallow.
แม้mɛ́ɛขนมเค้กkà-nǒm-kéekจะjàดูduuน่ากินnâa-ginแต่dtɛ̀ɛเนื้อเค้กnʉ́ʉa-kéekแห้งhɛ̂ɛngร่วนrûuanจนjonฝืดคอfʉ̀ʉt-kɔɔถ้าtâaเสิร์ฟsə̀əpคู่กับkûu-gàpชาchaaหรือrʉ̌ʉนมnomก็gɔ̂คงจะkong-jàกลืนglʉʉnง่ายขึ้นngâai-kʉ̂n
Although the cake looks appetizing, it's so dry and crumbly that it's hard to swallow. Serving it with tea or milk would probably make it easier to eat.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
fʉ̀ʉt
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ฝืดfʉ̀ʉtฝืดfʉ̀ʉt1stiff; hard to move (friction)2sluggish; tight (economy/trade)3dry; hard to swallow4awkward; stilted (socially/linguistically)5unfunny; flat (humor)stiff; hard to move (friction)Part 1
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ฝืดคอfʉ̀ʉt-kɔɔฝืดคอfʉ̀ʉt-kɔɔhard to swallowhard to swallowWord