ฟื้น
fʉ́ʉnMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] regain consciousness; come to
to wake up after fainting, being knocked out, or being unconscious
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นลมbpen-lomเป็นลมbpen-lom[to] faint; pass outไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastสักพักsàk-pákสักพักsàk-pák1for a while; for a bit2a while; a short time3after a while; in a little whileแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂แล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂1and then; after that (sequence)2and also; plus (addition)3and; so; then (continuation/filler)ฟื้นfʉ́ʉnฟื้นfʉ́ʉn1[to] regain consciousness; come to2[to] recover; get better3[to] revive; restore [sth]ขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-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; emerge
He fainted for a while and then came to.
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After being knocked out, he came to in the infirmary.
ผมpǒmจำได้jam-dâaiแค่kɛ̂ɛว่าwâaมืดmʉ̂ʉtไปbpaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoฟื้นfʉ́ʉnอีกทีìik-tiiบนbonรถพยาบาลrót-pá-yaa-baanพร้อมprɔ́ɔmเสียงsǐiangคนkonเรียกชื่อrîiak-chʉ̂ʉ
I only remember blacking out and then coming to in the ambulance with people calling my name.
2VerbB1
[to] recover; get better
to return to a better physical, mental, or emotional state after illness, hardship, or decline
Examples
หลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)ป่วยbpùuaiป่วยbpùuai1sick; ill; unwell2[to] be ill; fall sickหลายlǎaiหลายlǎaimany; severalสัปดาห์sàp-daaสัปดาห์sàp-daa1week2classifier: weeksตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)ร่างกายrâang-gaaiร่างกายrâang-gaaibodyของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toฟื้นfʉ́ʉnฟื้นfʉ́ʉn1[to] regain consciousness; come to2[to] recover; get better3[to] revive; restore [sth]แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
After being sick for many weeks, my body is starting to recover now.
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เขาkăoใช้cháiเวลาพักผ่อนway-laa pák pònเงียบๆngîiap ngîiapที่บ้านtêe bâanเพื่อpêuuaฟื้นféunจากjàakความเครียดkwaam krîiatที่têeสะสมsà-sŏmมานานmaa naan
He spent quiet time resting at home to recover from long-accumulated stress.
ทีมงานteem ngaanผ่านpàanช่วงเวลาchûuang way-laaหนักหนาnàk năaมาด้วยกันmaa dûuai ganและláeตอนนี้dton néeกำลังgam-langค่อยๆkôi kôiฟื้นféunทั้งtángสภาพจิตใจsà-pâap jìt jaiและláeความมั่นใจkwaam mân jaiในnaiการทำงานgaan tam ngaan
The team went through a difficult time together, and now they are gradually recovering both mentally and in their confidence at work.
3VerbB2
[to] revive; restore [sth]
to bring [sth] back to its former condition, activity, or popularity (e.g., revive an economy, a tradition, or a memory)
Examples
ชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-choncommunityกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesพยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptฟื้นfʉ́ʉnฟื้นfʉ́ʉn1[to] regain consciousness; come to2[to] recover; get better3[to] revive; restore [sth]ตลาดเก่าdtà-làat-gàoตลาดเก่าdtà-làat-gàoold marketที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเคยkəəiเคยkəəi1ever; before (past experience)2used to (past habit or state)3shrimp paste (Southern Thai)คึกคักkʉ́k-kákคึกคักkʉ́k-kák1lively; bustling; animated2energetically; in a bustling wayให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)กลับมาglàp-maaกลับมาglàp-maa1[to] come back; return2[to] resume; make a comeback; be backมีชีวิตmii-chii-wítมีชีวิตmii-chii-wít1[to] be alive; live2alive; livingอีกครั้งìik-krángอีกครั้งìik-krángagain; once more
The community is trying to revive the old market that used to be bustling.
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เทศบาลtêet-sà-baanจัดjàtเทศกาลtêet-sà-gaanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaฟื้นfʉ́ʉnการท่องเที่ยวgaan-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoในช่วงnai-chûuangโลว์ซีซันloo-sii-san
The municipality organized a festival to revive tourism during the low season.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanออกɔ̀ɔkมาตรmâatการกระตุ้นgaan-grà-dtûnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaฟื้นfʉ́ʉnเศรษฐกิจท้องถิ่นsèet-tà-gìt-tɔ́ɔng-tìnและlɛ́สร้างsâangงานngaanใหม่mài
The government introduced stimulus measures to revive the local economy and create new jobs.
สารคดีsăa-rá-ká-deeนี้néeช่วยchûuaiฟื้นféunความทรงจำkwaam song jamเกี่ยวกับgìiao gàpศิลปินsĭn-lá-bpinที่têeถูกtòokลืมleuumและláeทำให้tam hâiผลงานpŏn ngaanของเขาkŏng kăoกลับมาglàp maaเป็นbpenที่สนใจtêe sŏn jai
This documentary helps revive the memory of a forgotten artist and brings his work back into the spotlight.
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
fʉ́ʉn
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 | — | — |