ฟูก

fûuk

Meanings

1NounB1

mattress; padded mat

A mattress or padded sleeping mat, often fairly thin and used on a bed platform or floor; can be foldable or rollable.

Examples

คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ปูbpuuปูbpuu1crab2[to] pave; spread a layerฟูกfûukฟูกfûuk1mattress; padded mat2classifier: หลังบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)พื้นpʉ́ʉnพื้นpʉ́ʉn1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3plain; unpatterned4basis; level; background (figurative)5background (color/pattern)ห้องนอนhɔ̂ng-nɔɔnห้องนอนhɔ̂ng-nɔɔnbedroomแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)นอนnɔɔnนอนnɔɔn1[to] sleep2[to] lie down; recline3reclining; lying downตรงนั้นdtrong-nánตรงนั้นdtrong-nán1there; at that spot2that place3that … there (post-nominal)
Tonight I will lay a mattress on the bedroom floor and sleep there.
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บ้านbâanต่างจังหวัดdtàang jang-wàtของkŏngยายyaaiมีmeeฟูกfûukบางๆbaang baangวางwaangบนbonพื้นไม้péun máaiไผ่pàiเวลาway-laaเช้าcháaoต้องdtôngพับเก็บpáp gèpทุกวันtúk wan
At my grandmother’s rural house there is a thin mattress placed on the bamboo floor; in the morning we have to fold it up every day.
เวลาwee-laaไปbpaiแคมป์kɛ́mเราraoเอาaoฟูกfûukแบบbɛ̀ɛpพับpápได้dâaiติดdtìtรถrótไปด้วยbpai-dûuaiเพราะprɔ́กางgaangนอนnɔɔnบนbonพื้นpʉ́ʉnเต็นท์dténแล้วlɛ́ɛoอุ่นสบายùn-sà-baai
When we go camping, we bring a foldable mattress in the car because it’s warm and comfortable to sleep on the tent floor.
เขาkăoวางwaangฟูกfûukบางbaangไว้บนwái bonแท่นtâenไม้máiเตี้ยๆdtîia-dtîiaแทนtaenเตียงdtiangสปริงsà-bpringเพื่อให้pêuua hâiห้องhôngดูโปร่งdoo bpròngและláeยืดหยุ่นyêut yûnต่อdtòการจัดgaan jàtพื้นที่púen têe
He placed a thin mattress on a low wooden platform instead of a spring bed to make the room look airy and flexible in layout.
2ClassifierB1

classifier: หลังหลังlǎng1CL: bed; bed-like platform2behind; at the back of3back (of body)4CL: building; house; structure5after; later than6rear; back (part)

The standard classifier used when counting mattresses (ฟูกฟูกfûuk1mattress; padded mat2classifier: หลัง) is หลังหลังlǎng1CL: bed; bed-like platform2behind; at the back of3back (of body)4CL: building; house; structure5after; later than6rear; back (part), as in ฟูกหนึ่งหลัง, 'one mattress'.

Examples

หอพักhɔ̌ɔ-pákหอพักhɔ̌ɔ-pák1dormitory; residence hall2private dorm; rooming houseให้hâiให้hâi1[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)เตียงdtiiangเตียงdtiiang1bed (furniture)2CLF: beds; bed-like platforms3hospital bed/capacityหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostเตียงdtiiangเตียงdtiiang1bed (furniture)2CLF: beds; bed-like platforms3hospital bed/capacityกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ฟูกfûukฟูกfûuk1mattress; padded mat2classifier: หลังหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostฟูกfûukฟูกfûuk1mattress; padded mat2classifier: หลัง
The dorm provides one bed and one mattress.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛซื้อsʉ́ʉฟูกfûukสองsɔ̌ɔngฟูกfûukไว้wáiเผื่อแขกpʉ̀ʉa-kɛ̀ɛkมาmaaค้างkáang
Mom bought two mattresses in case guests stay over.
เขาkăoขอเพิ่มkŏr pêrmอีกèekหนึ่งnèungฟูกfûukเพราะpráwเด็กๆdèk dèkนอนnonด้วยdûuay
He asked for one more mattress because the kids are staying too.
สำหรับsǎm-ràpห้องนี้hɔ̂ng-níiเราraoควรkuuanเตรียมdtriiamฟูกfûukสามsǎamฟูกfûukให้hâiพอดีpɔɔ-diiกับgàpจำนวนคนjam-nuuan-kon
For this room, we should prepare three mattresses to match the number of people.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Falling tone

fûuk

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Related Words

1mattress; padded mat