ฟุบ
fúpMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] slump; collapse down
To drop or sink down suddenly and become still, from tiredness, fainting, shock, or defeat.
Examples
วิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseเสร็จsètเสร็จsèt1finished; done2[to] finish; be done3done for; screwed (slang)4[to] reach orgasm; come (informal, euphemistic)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerฟุบลงfúp longฟุบลงfúp long[to] slump down; [to] collapse onto [sth]กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)พื้นpéunพื้นpéun1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3plain; unpatterned4basis; level; background (figurative)5background (color/pattern)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเหนื่อยมากnèuua-i mâakเหนื่อยมากnèuua-i mâakvery tired; exhausted
After finishing the run, he collapsed to the ground because he was so tired.
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Upon hearing the bad news, she sank down quietly and said nothing.
นักมวยnák-muuaiโดนdoonหมัดmàtสุดท้ายแล้วsùt-táai-lɛ́ɛoฟุบfúpอยู่yùuมุมmumเวทีwee-tiiกรรมการgam-má-gaanรีบrîipยุติyú-dtìการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎn
After taking the final punch, the boxer slumped in the corner of the ring, and the referee quickly stopped the match.
ทำงานtam-ngaanข้ามคืนkâam-kʉʉnจนjonหมดแรงmòt-rɛɛngเขาkǎoก้าวgâaoพ้นpónประตูบ้านbprà-dtuu-bâanได้dâaiไม่mâiกี่ก้าวgìi-gâaoก็gɔ̂ฟุบลงfúp-longนอนnɔɔnนิ่งnîngด้วยdûuaiความอ่อนเพลียkwaam-ɔ̀ɔn-pliia
After working through the night until exhausted, he had barely taken a few steps past the door when he collapsed, lying still from fatigue.
2VerbB1
[to] flop face-down
To lie face-down limply on a surface such as a table, bed, or floor.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillง่วงngûuangง่วงngûuangsleepy; drowsyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofฟุบfúpฟุบfúp1[to] slump; collapse down2[to] flop face-down3[to] decline sharply (fig.)บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)โต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2deskเรียนriianเรียนriian1[to] study; learn2[to] take (a course/subject)3[to] respectfully inform; address (formal)
He was so sleepy that he lay face-down on the desk.
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ทำงานtam-ngaanทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉnจนjonหมดแรงmòt-rɛɛngเธอtəəเลยləəiฟุบfúpบนbonเตียงdtiiangทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiถึงtʉ̌ngห้องhɔ̂ng
After working all night and being exhausted, she flopped face-down onto the bed as soon as she got to her room.
เด็กนักเรียนdèk nák riianบางคนbaang konฟุบfúpบนbonโต๊ะdtóหลังจากlăng jàakสอบsòpเสร็จsètเพราะpráwเหนื่อยมากnèuua-i mâak
Some students lay face-down on their desks after the exam because they were very tired.
3VerbB2
[to] decline sharply (fig.)
To weaken or fall off suddenly, such as sales, morale, or energy (figurative).
Examples
หลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)ข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉrumor; hearsayแพร่กระจายprɛ̂ɛ-grà-jaaiแพร่กระจายprɛ̂ɛ-grà-jaai[to] spread; disseminateยอดขายyɔ̂ɔt-kǎaiยอดขายyɔ̂ɔt-kǎai1sales revenue; total sales2sales volume/units soldก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerฟุบลงfúp-longฟุบลงfúp-long[to] slump down; [to] collapse onto [sth]ทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
After the rumors spread, sales suddenly dropped.
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กำลังใจgam-lang-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngทีมtiimฟุบfúpไปbpaiช่วงปลายchûuang-bplaaiฤดูกาลrʉ́-duu-gaanเพราะprɔ́แพ้pɛ́ɛติดกันdtìt-ganหลายlǎaiครั้งkráng
The team’s morale fell off toward the end of the season because of multiple consecutive losses.
พอpɔɔแคมเปญkɛɛm-bpeenหยุดyùtโฆษณาkoo-sà-naaทราฟฟิกtráap-fíkเว็บไซต์wép-sáiฟุบfúpฮวบhûuapจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngปรับbpràpกลยุทธ์gon-lá-yútใหม่mài
Once the campaign stopped advertising, website traffic plunged, forcing a strategy change.
แรงผลักดันraeng plàk danของkŏngบริษัทbò-rí-sàtสตาร์ทsà-dtáatอัปàpฟุบลงfúp longหลังจากlăng jàakนักลงทุนnák long tunถอนตัวtŏn dtuuaทำให้tam hâiแผนpăenขยายkà-yăaiตลาดdtà-làatต้องdtôngชะลอchá-lo
The startup’s momentum weakened after investors pulled out, causing expansion plans to slow.
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 endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
fúp
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → 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 | — | — |