พวย
puuaiMeanings
1NounB2
spout
A projecting tube on a kettle, teapot, or similar vessel through which liquid is poured.
Examples
พวยpuuaiพวยpuuai1spout2[to] spout; gush; spewกาน้ำชาgaa-náam-chaaกาน้ำชาgaa-náam-chaateapotมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรอยบิ่นrɔɔi-bìnรอยบิ่นrɔɔi-bìnchip; nick (on an edge/surface)ระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2watch out!; caution!3[to] watch out for; guard againstอย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)โดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)2[to] be hit; be struck; be affected3[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)มือmʉʉมือmʉʉ1hand2skill; level; expertise3classifier: players in certain gambling games4doer; agent5round; turn (card games)เวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesเทteeเทtee1[to] pour2[to] dump; tip out3[to] ditch; dump (slang)4[to] pour into; devote; commit5[to] slope; incline to one sideนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle
The teapot's spout is chipped, so be careful not to touch it when pouring.
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Tea leaves clogged the teapot's spout, so I couldn't pour the tea.
กาน้ำgaa-náamใบbaiนี้níiมีmiiพวยpuuaiยาวyaaoและlɛ́แคบkɛ̂ɛpจึงjʉngควบคุมkûuap-kumปริมาณbpà-rí-maanน้ำnáamที่tîiเทลงtee-longบนbonผงกาแฟpǒng-gaa-fɛɛได้dâaiง่ายngâai
This kettle has a long, narrow spout, which makes it easy to control how much water you pour over the ground coffee.
แม้mɛ́ɛกาน้ำชาgaa-náam-chaaจะjàดูduuสะอาดsà-àatจากjàakภายนอกpaai-nɔ̂ɔkแต่dtɛ̀ɛด้านในdâan-naiพวยpuuaiอาจàatมีmiiคราบkrâapสะสมsà-sǒmที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiแปรงbprɛɛngเล็กlékขัดkàtออกɔ̀ɔk
Although the teapot may look clean on the outside, deposits can build up inside the spout and need to be scrubbed out with a small brush.
2VerbB2
[to] spout; gush; spew
To burst out forcefully in a stream or column, as with water, smoke, or flame.
Examples
ไอร้อนai-rɔ́ɔnไอร้อนai-rɔ́ɔn1hot steam; vapor2wave of hot airพวยpuuaiพวยpuuai1spout2[to] spout; gush; spewออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)ฝาfǎaฝาfǎa1lid; cover2shutter; door leaf; panel3wall; partition; wall panel4twin; member of a twin pairหม้อmɔ̂ɔหม้อmɔ̂ɔ1pot; cooking pot2jar; pot (earthen/ceramic)3electric rice cooker (colloquial)4transformer (colloq.)เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเดือดdʉ̀ʉatเดือดdʉ̀ʉat1[to] boil2boiling; seething; heated
Hot steam bursts out from the pot lid when the water starts to boil.
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Smoke bursts upward from the factory chimney after the rain stops.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaน้ำประปาnáam-bprà-bpaaเปิดbpə̀ətแรงrɛɛngน้ำnáamก็gɔ̂พวยpuuaiออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakท่อtɔ̂ɔแตกกลางdtɛ̀ɛk-glaangถนนtà-nǒn
When the tap pressure was turned up, water burst out of the broken pipe in the middle of the road.
ประกายไฟbprà-gaai-faiกระทบgrà-tópเชื้อเพลิงchʉ́ʉa-pləəngทำให้tam-hâiเปลวไฟbpleeo-faiพวยpuuaiขึ้นkʉ̂nสูงsǔungและlɛ́ลามlaamอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reo
Sparks hit the fuel, causing flames to burst up high and spread rapidly.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
puuai
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |