พัว
puuaMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
entangled; tangled
twisted together in a messy mass; closely tangled or intertwined
Examples
สายหูฟังsǎai-hǔu-fangสายหูฟังsǎai-hǔu-fangheadphone cable; earphone wireในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)กระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎo1bag; handbag; purse2pocket3wallet4classifier: ใบพัวpuuaพัวpuua1entangled; tangled2[to] be entangled; get tangledกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofดึงdʉngดึงdʉng1[to] pull; draw (toward oneself)2[to] attract; draw (attention/interest)3[to] drag (on a screen)4[to] hold back; delay; stallไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ออกɔ̀ɔkออกɔ̀ɔk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)
The earphone cables in the bag were so tangled together that I couldn’t pull them out.
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Loose strands of hair were tangled with the comb in a small clump.
Vines were tangled around the iron fence until the fence was barely visible.
เชือกchûueakหลายlăaiเส้นsênพัวpuuaเป็นปมbpen bpomใหญ่yàiต้องdtôngค่อยๆkôi kôiแกะgàeทีละtee láชั้นchán
Several ropes were tangled into a big knot that had to be carefully unraveled layer by layer.
2VerbB2
[to] be entangled; get tangled
to become twisted together or caught in a tangle; to be intertwined
Examples
เชือกchʉ̂ʉakเชือกchʉ̂ʉak1rope; cord; line2classifier for domesticated elephantsสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondเส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3CL: strand-like things4tendon; nerve; sinew5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)พัวpuuaพัวpuua1entangled; tangled2[to] be entangled; get tangledกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofแกะยากgɛ̀-yâakแกะยากgɛ̀-yâak1hard to open/unwrap2hard to decode/interpret
The two ropes became tangled together and were hard to undo.
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เถาวัลย์tǎo-wanพัวpuuaกับgàpรั้วเหล็กrúua-lèkเป็นกระจุกbpen-grà-jùkแน่นnɛ̂nจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiกรรไกรgan-graiตัดdtàt
The vines intertwined with the iron fence in a tight cluster, requiring scissors to cut them.
สายเคเบิลsǎai-kee-bəənหลายlǎaiเส้นsênพัวpuuaกันganใต้dtâaiโต๊ะdtóทำให้tam-hâiจัดระเบียบjàt-rá-bìiapอุปกรณ์ù-bpà-gɔɔnได้dâaiลำบากlam-bàak
Several cables became intertwined under the table, making it difficult to organize the equipment.
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 syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
puua
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 | — | — |