ฟีบลง
fîip-longMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] shrink; [to] deflate; [to] atrophy
To become smaller, less firm, or withered, like a deflating balloon or a muscle that is not used.
Examples
ลูกโป่งlûuk-bpòongลูกโป่งlûuk-bpòongballoonที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)เป่าลมbpào-lomเป่าลมbpào-lom1[to] blow air2[to] inflate; blow up3inflatable; air-inflatedทิ้งไว้tíng-wáiทิ้งไว้tíng-wái1[to] leave [sth] to sit/remain (for a time)2[to] leave [sth] behindข้ามคืนkâam-kʉʉnข้ามคืนkâam-kʉʉn1overnight2overnight; suddenlyก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerฟีบลงfîip-longฟีบลงfîip-long[to] shrink; [to] deflate; [to] atrophy
The un-inflated balloon that was left overnight has deflated.
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ถ้าtâaไม่mâiอยากyàakให้hâiกล้ามเนื้อglâam-nʉ́ʉaฟีบลงfîip-longก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngออกกำลังกายɔ̀ɔk-gam-lang-gaaiสม่ำเสมอsà-màm-sà-mə̌əนะná
If you don't want your muscles to atrophy, you have to exercise regularly.
ผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiที่tîiเก็บไว้gèp-wáiนานเกินไปnaan-gəən-bpaiเริ่มrə̂əmเหี่ยวhìiaoและlɛ́ฟีบลงfîip-longจนjonไม่น่าmâi-nâaกินgin
The fruit that was kept for too long started to shrivel and become withered until it was unappetizing.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakเข้าเฝือกkâo-fʉ̀ʉakนานnaanเป็นbpenเดือนdʉʉanกล้ามเนื้อglâam-nʉ́ʉaขาkǎaข้างkâangนั้นnánของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoก็gɔ̂ฟีบลงfîip-longอย่างเห็นได้ชัดyàang-hěn-dâai-chát
After being in a cast for a month, the muscles in that leg of his had noticeably atrophied.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
fîip
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ฟีบfîipฟีบfîip1deflated; flat; shrunken2[to] deflate; [to] go flat; [to] shrinkdeflated; flat; shrunkenPart 1
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ลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] online[to] go down; descendPart 2
ฟีบลงfîip-longฟีบลงfîip-long[to] shrink; [to] deflate; [to] atrophy[to] shrink; [to] deflate; [to] atrophyWord