ฟู่

fûu

Meanings

1InterjectionA2

whoosh; hiss

onomatopoeic exclamation for a burst of air, steam, or flame, like a whoosh or hiss

Examples

กาgaaกาgaa1kettle; pouring pot2[to] mark; cross; check (a box)3crow (bird)น้ำเดือดnáam-dʉ̀ʉatน้ำเดือดnáam-dʉ̀ʉatboiling waterแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneฟู่fûuฟู่fûu1whoosh; hiss2whooshing/hissing sound; puff
The kettle is boiling and goes whoosh.
3 more examples
พอpɔɔฉันchǎnเปิดbpə̀ətฝาfǎaหม้อmɔ̂ɔไอน้ำai-náamก็gɔ̂ออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaเสียงsǐiangฟู่fûuเลยləəi
When I opened the pot lid, steam came out with a whoosh.
เขาkǎoฉีดchìitสเปรย์sà-bpeenดับไฟdàp-faiแล้วlɛ́ɛoมันmanดังdangฟู่fûuทันทีtan-tii
He sprayed the fire extinguisher, and it immediately made a hissing sound.
ไฟfaiติดdtìtเตาแก๊สdtao gáetช้าๆcháa cháaก่อนจะgòn jàดังdangฟู่fôoแล้วláeoลามติดlaam dtìtเป็นbpenเปลวbpleoสว่างsà-wàang
The gas stove lit slowly before going whoosh and flaring into a bright flame.
2NounA2

whooshing/hissing sound; puff

a sudden whoosh or hiss, like escaping air, steam, or a small burst of flame

Examples

กาgaaกาgaa1kettle; pouring pot2[to] mark; cross; check (a box)3crow (bird)น้ำเดือดnáam-dʉ̀ʉatน้ำเดือดnáam-dʉ̀ʉatboiling waterแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneฟู่fûuฟู่fûu1whoosh; hiss2whooshing/hissing sound; puff
The kettle boiled and made a whooshing hiss.
3 more examples
เขาkăoเปิดbpèrtกระป๋องgrà-bpŏngโซดาsoh-daaเสียงsĭiangฟู่ดังfôo dangออกมาòk maa
He opened a soda can and a loud whoosh came out.
ประตูbprà-dtuuยางyaangรั่วrûuaนิดหนึ่งnít-nʉ̀ngลมlomออกɔ̀ɔkเป็นbpenเสียงsǐiangฟู่fûuตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔt
The rubber seal on the door is slightly leaking, air keeps escaping with a hiss.
พอpɔɔวางwaangกระทะgrà-táร้อนrɔ́ɔnลงบนlong-bonอ่างàangน้ำnáamเสียงsǐiangฟู่fûuดังลั่นdang-lânครัวkruua
When the hot pan was set in the sink, a loud whoosh-hiss echoed through the kitchen.

Tones

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

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai ek
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Falling tone

fûu

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

Low class + Mai ek → 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——