ฟูฟ่อง
fuu-fɔ̂ɔngMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
fluffy; puffy; billowy
soft, full, and puffed up in shape (e.g., fluffy hair, a billowy skirt, swollen clouds).
Examples
แมวmɛɛoแมวmɛɛocatตัวนั้นdtuua-nánตัวนั้นdtuua-nánthat one [animal, item]มีขนmii-kǒnมีขนmii-kǒn1hairy; furry2[to] have hair/fur/feathers/bristlesสีขาวsǐi-kǎaoสีขาวsǐi-kǎao1the color white2white (in color)3figurative: pure/innocent/harmlessที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerฟูฟ่องfuu-fɔ̂ɔngฟูฟ่องfuu-fɔ̂ɔng1fluffy; puffy; billowy2[to] puff up; balloon; swell (intransitive)น่ากอดnâa-gɔ̀ɔtน่ากอดnâa-gɔ̀ɔthuggable; cuddly
That cat has fluffy white fur that looks cuddly.
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เธอtəəสวมsǔuamกระโปรงgrà-bproongสีชมพูsǐi-chom-puuฟูฟ่องfuu-fɔ̂ɔngไปbpaiงานเลี้ยงวันเกิดngaan-líiang-wan-gə̀ətเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan
She wore a puffy pink skirt to her friend's birthday party.
ฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpนอนnɔɔnมองmɔɔngเมฆก้อนmêek-gɔ̂ɔnใหญ่yàiที่tîiฟูฟ่องfuu-fɔ̂ɔngบนbonท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaมันmanดูduuนุ่มnûmเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanปุยbpuiฝ้ายfâai
I like to lie down and look at the big, billowy clouds in the sky; they look as soft as cotton.
ชุดแต่งงานchút-dtɛ̀ng-ngaanของkɔ̌ɔngเจ้าสาวjâao-sǎaoมีmiiชายกระโปรงchaai-grà-bproongที่tîiยาวyaaoและlɛ́ฟูฟ่องfuu-fɔ̂ɔngทำให้tam-hâiเธอtəəดูสง่างามduu-sà-ngàa-ngaamเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเจ้าหญิงjâao-yǐng
The bride's wedding dress had a long and billowy train, making her look as elegant as a princess.
2VerbB1
[to] puff up; balloon; swell (intransitive)
to become puffed up or swell out so as to look full and airy.
Examples
แป้งขนมปังbpɛ̂ɛng-kà-nǒm-bpangแป้งขนมปังbpɛ̂ɛng-kà-nǒm-bpangbread flourกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesฟูฟ่องfuu-fɔ̂ɔngฟูฟ่องfuu-fɔ̂ɔng1fluffy; puffy; billowy2[to] puff up; balloon; swell (intransitive)ขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ชามchaamชามchaam1bowl2portion (bowlful)3classifier: bowls/bowlfuls
The bread dough is puffing up in the bowl.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakตีdtiiไข่ขาวkài-kǎaoกับgàpน้ำตาลnám-dtaanนานพอสมควรnaan-pɔɔ-sǒm-kuuanมันmanก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmตั้งยอดdtâng-yɔ̂ɔtและlɛ́ฟูฟ่องfuu-fɔ̂ɔngขึ้นkʉ̂n
After beating the egg whites and sugar for a while, they started to form peaks and become puffed up.
พอใส่po sàiผงฟูpŏng fooลงไปlong bpaiในnaiส่วนผสมsùuan pà-sŏmแป้งbpâaengแพนเค้กpaen kékก็gâwจะjàฟูฟ่องfoo fôngขึ้นมาkêun maaเวลาway-laaนำไปnam bpaiทอดtôt
Once you add baking powder to the batter, the pancake will puff up when you fry it.
ซูเฟล่soo-flâyช็อกโกแลตchók-goh-làetในnaiเตาอบdtao òpค่อยๆkôi kôiฟูฟ่องfoo fôngขึ้นkêunอย่างช้าๆyàang cháa cháaก่อนจะgòn jàยุบตัวyúp dtuuaลงlongเล็กน้อยlék nóiเมื่อmêuuaนำnamออกมาòk maa
The chocolate soufflé in the oven slowly swelled out before collapsing slightly when taken out.
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
fuu
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
ฟูfuuฟูfuu1fluffy/puffy/voluminous; leavened2[to] puff up/[to] swell/[to] fluff upfluffy/puffy/voluminous; leavenedPart 1
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ฟ่องfɔ̂ɔngฟ่องfɔ̂ɔng1afloat; floating freely2[to] float; drift; spread through the airafloat; floating freelyPart 2
ฟูฟ่องfuu-fɔ̂ɔngฟูฟ่องfuu-fɔ̂ɔngfluffy; puffy; billowyfluffy; puffy; billowyWord