ฟูมฟัก
fuum-fákMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] nurture; [to] raise with care
to take great care of and protect someone or something while they grow or develop; to nurture.
Examples
พ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛparentsทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateอย่างหนักyàang-nàkอย่างหนักyàang-nàkheavily; severely; seriously; intenselyเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofฟูมฟักfuum-fákฟูมฟักfuum-fák[to] nurture; [to] raise with careลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsให้hâiให้hâi1[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)เติบโตขึ้นdtə̀əp-dtoo-kʉ̂nเติบโตขึ้นdtə̀əp-dtoo-kʉ̂n[to] grow up; [to] developเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนดีkon-diiคนดีkon-dii1a good person; a virtuous person2dear; sweetheart (term of address)3a goody-goody; self-righteous person (sarcastic)
Parents work hard to nurture their children to grow up to be good people.
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เขาkǎoฟูมฟักfuum-fákความฝันkwaam-fǎnที่tîiจะjàเป็นbpenศิลปินsǐn-lá-bpinมาmaaตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเด็กdèkจนjonตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiประสบความสำเร็จbprà-sòp-kwaam-sǎm-rètแล้วlɛ́ɛo
He has nurtured his dream of becoming an artist since he was a child, and now he is successful.
องค์กรong gonได้dâiฟูมฟักfoom fákโครงการkrohng gaanนี้néeจากjàakแนวคิดnaeo kítเล็กๆlék lékจนjonกลายเป็นglaai bpenโครงการขนาดใหญ่krohng gaan kà-nàat yàiที่têeส่งผลกระทบsòng pŏn grà-tópในวงกว้างnai wong gwâang
The organization has carefully nurtured this project from a small idea into a large-scale initiative with a wide impact.
ต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiทั้งtángเวลาwee-laaและlɛ́ความจริงใจkwaam-jing-jaiในnaiการgaanฟูมฟักfuum-fákมิตรภาพmít-dtrà-pâapให้hâiแข็งแกร่งkɛ̌ng-grɛ̀ngและlɛ́ยั่งยืนyâng-yʉʉn
It takes both time and sincerity to nurture a friendship to become strong and lasting.
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 syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
fuum
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
ฟูมfuumฟูมfuum1[to] foam at the mouth; [to] stream out2streaming; copious[to] foam at the mouth; [to] stream outPart 1
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ฟูมฟักfuum-fákฟูมฟักfuum-fák[to] nurture; [to] raise with care[to] nurture; [to] raise with careWord