ฟิ้ว
fíuMeaning
1InterjectionA2
whoosh; whizz; swoosh
An onomatopoeic exclamation for something moving very fast through the air; whoosh, whizz.
Examples
จรวดjà-rùuatจรวดjà-rùuat1rocket; missile2rocket (firework); skyrocketบินขึ้นbin-kʉ̂nบินขึ้นbin-kʉ̂n1[to] fly up; rise into the air2[to] take off (aircraft, drone)ฟ้าfáaฟ้าfáa1sky2light blue; sky blue3heaven; divine realmเสียงดังsǐiang-dangเสียงดังsǐiang-dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noiseฟิ้วfíuฟิ้วfíuwhoosh; whizz; swoosh
The rocket flew into the sky with a whoosh!
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รถแข่งrót-kɛ̀ngขับkàpผ่านไปpàan-bpaiเร็วreoมากmâakแค่kɛ̂ɛฟิ้วfíuเดียวdiiaoก็gɔ̂หายไปhǎai-bpaiแล้วlɛ́ɛo
The race car drove past very fast, just one whoosh and it was gone.
นักธนูnák-tá-nuuยิงyingลูกศรlûuk-sɔ̌ɔnออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiเสียงดังsǐiang-dangฟิ้วfíuและlɛ́มันmanก็gɔ̂ปักbpàkเข้าkâoกลางglaangเป้าbpâoพอดีpɔɔ-dii
The archer shot the arrow with a whoosh, and it hit the center of the target perfectly.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
fíu
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 | — | — |