พลุ้ย
plúiMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
chubby; plump
chubby or plump, often referring to cheeks or a person's build.
Examples
ดูสิduu-sìดูสิduu-sìlook!; see!เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)แก้มgɛ̂ɛmแก้มgɛ̂ɛm1cheek2float; buoy (fishing, regional)พลุ้ยplúiพลุ้ยplúichubby; plumpน่ารักจังnâa-rák-jangน่ารักจังnâa-rák-jangso cute; very lovely
Look! That kid has such chubby cheeks, so cute.
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หลังจากlăng jàakหยุดยาวyùt yaaoไปbpaiหลายlăaiวันwanเขาkăoกินginเยอะจนyér jonรู้สึกว่าrúu-sèuk wâaตัวเองdtuua engตัวdtuuaพลุ้ยplúiขึ้นkêun
After the long holiday, he ate so much that he felt he had gotten chubbier.
หลายคนlǎai-konมีmiiความเชื่อkwaam-chʉ̂ʉaว่าwâaแมวmɛɛoที่tîiอ้วนท้วนûuan-túuanจนjonตัวdtuuaพลุ้ยplúiคือkʉʉแมวmɛɛoที่tîiสุขภาพดีsùk-kà-pâap-diiแต่dtɛ̀ɛแท้จริงแล้วtɛ́ɛ-jing-lɛ́ɛoอาจàatเป็นbpenสัญญาณsǎn-yaanของkɔ̌ɔngปัญหาสุขภาพbpan-hǎa-sùk-kà-pâapได้dâai
Many people believe that a cat that is so plump it's chubby is a healthy cat, but it can actually be a sign of health problems.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster พล, the first consonant พ sets the class.
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
plúi
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |