ฟั่บ
fâpMeaning
1InterjectionB2
swoosh; swish
a sound used for a quick, sharp movement, such as something cutting through the air, striking, or being grabbed suddenly
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชักchákชักchák1[to] pull; [to] draw (toward oneself/along)2[to] raise/lower (a flag, blinds)3[to] begin to; start to4[to] have convulsions; [to] twitch5seizure; convulsion (episode)6[to] draw up (liquid into a syringe)7[to] withdraw; [to] pull backมีดพกmii-dɔ̀ɔpมีดพกmii-dɔ̀ɔppocket knife; small fixed-blade knifeออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)กระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎo1bag; handbag; purse2pocket3walletฟั่บfâpฟั่บfâpswoosh; swishเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเตรียมdtriiamเตรียมdtriiam[to] prepare; get readyป้องกันตัวbpɔ̂ng-gan-dtuuaป้องกันตัวbpɔ̂ng-gan-dtuua[to] defend/protect oneselfจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmคนร้ายkon-ráaiคนร้ายkon-ráai1criminal; culprit; perpetrator; assailant2villain (in fiction)
He whipped the pocket knife out of his pocket *swish* to prepare to defend himself from the attacker.
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เขาkǎoเหวี่ยงwìiangดาบdàapไม้máaiในnaiมือmʉʉดังdangฟั่บfâpเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเลียนแบบliian-bɛ̀ɛpซามูไรsaa-muu-raiในnaiการ์ตูนgaa-dtuun
He swung the wooden sword in his hand *whoosh* to imitate a samurai in the cartoon.
นินจาnin-jaaหนุ่มnùmปาbpaaดาวกระจายdaao-grà-jaaiออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiดังdangฟั่บfâpตัดผ่านdtàt-pàanอากาศaa-gàatตรงdtrongเข้าหาkâo-hǎaเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎaiอย่างแม่นยำyàang-mɛ̂n-yam
The young ninja threw the shuriken *swish*, cutting through the air straight toward the target with precision.
นกอินทรีnók-in-siiสยายsà-yǎaiปีกbpìikกว้างgwâangแล้วlɛ́ɛoกระพือปีกgrà-pʉʉ-bpìikฟั่บfâpบินbinทะยานขึ้นtá-yaan-kʉ̂nสู่sùuท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaอย่างyàangสง่างามsà-ngàa-ngaam
The eagle spread its wings wide and flapped them *swoosh*, soaring into the sky gracefully.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
fâp
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |