ฟ่อ
fɔ̂ɔMeaning
1VerbB1
hiss; hissing sound
a word for a hissing sound, especially the sound made by a snake, escaping air, steam, or something boiling
Examples
งูnguuงูnguusnakeตัวใหญ่dtuua-yàiตัวใหญ่dtuua-yài1big; large-bodied2large letters; uppercase (colloq.)แผ่pɛ̀ɛแผ่pɛ̀ɛ1[to] spread; extend2[to] radiate; emit3[to] disseminate; propagate4[to] extend loving-kindness; share meritแม่เบี้ยmɛ̂ɛ-bîiaแม่เบี้ยmɛ̂ɛ-bîiacobra's hoodและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ขู่kùuขู่kùu1[to] threaten; intimidate2[of animals] growl; hiss; threatenฟ่อfɔ̂ɔฟ่อfɔ̂ɔhiss; hissing soundเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringเดินเข้าไปdəən-kâo-bpaiเดินเข้าไปdəən-kâo-bpai[to] walk in; [to] walk into [somewhere]ใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close to
The big snake spread its hood and hissed when someone walked close to it.
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ฉันchǎnตกใจdtòk-jaiมากmâakเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsǐiangฟ่อfɔ̂ɔดังdangมาจากmaa-jàakพุ่มไม้pûm-máaiทึบtʉ́pหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan
I was very startled when I heard a hissing sound coming from the dense bushes behind the house.
ตะปูdtà-bpuuตำdtamล้อlɔ́ɔรถจักรยานrót-jàk-grà-yaanจนjonทะลุtá-lúทำให้tam-hâiลมยางlom-yaangรั่วrûuaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaดังdangฟ่อfɔ̂ɔ
A nail punctured the bicycle tire, causing the air to leak out with a hissing sound.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaน้ำเดือดnáam-dʉ̀ʉatทะลักtá-lákออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakหม้อmɔ̂ɔและlɛ́หยดyòtลงบนlong-bonเตาdtaoเหล็กlèkที่tîiกำลังgam-langร้อนจัดrɔ́ɔn-jàtมันmanก็gɔ̂ส่งเสียงดังsòng-sǐiang-dangฟ่อfɔ̂ɔและlɛ́กลายเป็นไอglaai-bpen-aiทันทีtan-tii
When the boiling water overflowed from the pot and dripped onto the extremely hot iron stove, it made a loud hissing sound and instantly turned into steam.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
fɔ̂ɔ
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 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 | — | — |