พือ
pʉʉMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] flap; [to] flutter; [to] blow in gusts
to flap or flutter, as wings or cloth do; to blow in short gusts
Examples
นกแก้วnók-gɛ̂ɛoนกแก้วnók-gɛ̂ɛoparrotพือpʉʉพือpʉʉ1[to] flap; [to] flutter; [to] blow in gusts2[to] flare up3sedge; rush plantปีกbpìikปีกbpìik1wing (animal/aircraft)2wing (building/theater)3wing (sports position)4side; flank; wing (political/factional side)5year of age (elephants, cattle) [classifier]อย่างดีyàang-diiอย่างดีyàang-dii1very well; to a high standard2of high quality; premium; first-rate3at best; no more thanใจjaiใจjai1heart; mind; feelings; spirit2kindness; compassion; generosity3courage; spirit; morale4intention; will; willingness5core; essence (in compounds)เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)เจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngเจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngowner; proprietorเดินเข้ามาdəən-kâo-maaเดินเข้ามาdəən-kâo-maa[to] walk in; [to] enter by walkingใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close toกรงgrongกรงgrong1cage; enclosure2cage (for people); barred cell
The parrot flapped its wings happily when the owner approached the cage.
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The wind blew in gusts, causing the window curtains to flutter back and forth.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเผชิญหน้าpà-chəən-nâaกับgàpศัตรูsàt-dtruuไก่ชนgài-chonจะjàพือpʉʉปีกbpìikและlɛ́ส่งเสียงร้องsòng-sǐiang-rɔ́ɔngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaข่มขู่kòm-kùuคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûu
When facing an enemy, a fighting cock will flap its wings and make a sound to intimidate its opponent.
นกอินทรีnók-in-siiพือpʉʉปีกbpìikกว้างgwâangแล้วlɛ́ɛoบินbinถลาtà-lǎaลงlongมาจากmaa-jàakหน้าผาnâa-pǎaสูงsǔungเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaล่าเหยื่อlâa-yʉ̀ʉa
The eagle flapped its broad wings and swooped down from the high cliff to hunt its prey.
2VerbC1
[to] flare up
to flare up suddenly (typically referring to fire)
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเติมเชื้อเพลิงdtəəm-chʉ́ʉa-pləəngเติมเชื้อเพลิงdtəəm-chʉ́ʉa-pləəng[to] refuel; [to] add fuelลงไปlong-bpaiลงไปlong-bpai1[to] go down; descend (away)2directional particle: down/into (away)3and below; downward from (a point)ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerลุกlúkลุกlúk1[to] get up; rise (from sitting/lying)2[to] stand on end (of hair)3[to] burn; blaze; flare upพือpʉʉพือpʉʉ1[to] flap; [to] flutter; [to] blow in gusts2[to] flare up3sedge; rush plantขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] become; start to be (change of state)5[to] arise; appear; emergeทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
As soon as fuel was added, the fire flared up immediately.
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เขาkǎoตกใจdtòk-jaiมากmâakเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเห็นhěnเปลวไฟbpleeo-faiลุกlúkพือpʉʉขึ้นkʉ̂nจากjàakกระทะgrà-táขณะkà-nàกำลังgam-langทำอาหารtam-aa-hǎan
He was very startled when he saw the flames flare up suddenly from the pan while cooking.
ความร้อนkwaam-rɔ́ɔnที่tîiสะสมsà-sǒmในnaiห้องhɔ̂ngปิดbpìtทึบtʉ́pทำให้เกิดtam-hâi-gə̀ətปรากฏการณ์bpraa-gòt-gaanไฟfaiลุกlúkพือpʉʉอย่างรุนแรงyàang-run-rɛɛngเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaมีmiiอากาศaa-gàatเข้าไปkâo-bpai
The heat accumulated in the enclosed room caused a severe backdraft phenomenon where the fire flared up violently when air entered.
เพียงแค่piiang-kɛ̂ɛมีmiiประกายไฟbprà-gaai-faiตกลงไปdtòk-long-bpaiบนbonกองgɔɔngกระดาษgrà-dàatเปลวเพลิงbpleeo-pləəngก็gɔ̂ลุกlúkพือpʉʉและlɛ́ลุกลามlúk-laamอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoจนยากjon-yâakจะjàควบคุมkûuap-kum
Just a spark falling onto the pile of paper caused the flames to flare up and spread so rapidly that it was hard to control.
3NounC1
sedge; rush plant
a kind of marsh plant with long narrow leaves or stems, often used for weaving mats
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offเสื่อsʉ̀ʉaเสื่อsʉ̀ʉamatที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerทำจากtam-jàakทำจากtam-jàak1[to] be made of/from [sth]2[to] make [sth] from [sth]ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)พือpʉʉพือpʉʉ1[to] flap; [to] flutter; [to] blow in gusts2[to] flare up3sedge; rush plantมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerปูbpuuปูbpuu1crab2[to] pave; spread a layerบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)พื้นpʉ́ʉnพื้นpʉ́ʉn1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3plain; unpatterned4basis; level; background (figurative)5background (color/pattern)ห้องนั่งเล่นhɔ̂ng-nâng-lênห้องนั่งเล่นhɔ̂ng-nâng-lênliving room; family room; lounge
Mom bought a mat made from marsh plants to lay on the living room floor.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiตัดต้นdtàt-dtônพือpʉʉที่tîiริมrimบึงbʉngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaนำมาnam-maaทำเป็นtam-bpenเครื่องจักสานkrʉ̂ʉang-jàk-sǎan
The villagers went out to cut marsh plants by the swamp to make woven crafts.
หัตถกรรมhàt-tà-gamจากjàakต้นdtônพือpʉʉไม่เพียงแต่mâi-piiang-dtɛ̀ɛสร้างsâangรายได้raai-dâaiให้hâiชุมชนchum-chonแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangเป็นbpenการสืบสานgaan-sʉ̀ʉp-sǎanภูมิปัญญาท้องถิ่นpuum-bpan-yaa-tɔ́ɔng-tìnที่tîiหาดูhǎa-duuได้dâaiยากyâak
Handicrafts from marsh plants not only generate income for the community but also preserve rare local wisdom.
ลำต้นlam-dtônของkɔ̌ɔngต้นdtônพือpʉʉมีmiiลักษณะlák-sà-nàกลมglomและlɛ́เหนียวnǐiaoจึงjʉngเหมาะmɔ̀อย่างยิ่งyàang-yîngสำหรับsǎm-ràpการนำgaan-namมาmaaทอtɔɔเป็นbpenเสื่อsʉ̀ʉaที่tîiมีmiiความทนทานkwaam-ton-taanสูงsǔung
The stems of the marsh plant are round and tough, making them highly suitable for weaving into highly durable mats.
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
pʉʉ
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 | — | — |