ยุบ
yúpMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] deflate; shrink (lose volume)
To lose air or volume and become smaller or flatter.
Examples
ลูกโป่งlûuk-bpòongลูกโป่งlûuk-bpòongballoonเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toยุบyúpยุบyúp1[to] deflate; shrink (lose volume)2[to] collapse; cave in3[to] subside (swelling/inflammation)4[to] abolish; dissolve (organization)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
The balloon is starting to deflate.
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The air mattress deflated after we used it for just one night.
If you leave the cap open for long, the soda will lose its fizz and go flat.
ขนมปังkà-nŏm bpangอบòpใหม่màiๆ-ถ้าtâaเปิดbpèrtเตาอบdtao òpเร็วเกินไปreo gern bpaiขนมkà-nŏmจะjàยุบตัวyúp dtuuaและláeเนื้อnéuuaจะjàแน่นnâen
With freshly baked bread, if you open the oven too soon, the bread will deflate and the crumb will be dense.
2VerbB1
[to] collapse; cave in
To fall inward or sink down because support is lost.
Examples
หลังคาlǎng-kaaหลังคาlǎng-kaaroofเก่าgàoเก่าgào1old; not new2former; previous3old-fashioned; outdatedเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toยุบyúpยุบyúp1[to] deflate; shrink (lose volume)2[to] collapse; cave in3[to] subside (swelling/inflammation)4[to] abolish; dissolve (organization)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingคานkaanคานkaan1beam (structural member)2lever; balance beam3carrying pole (yoke)4[to] counterbalance; checkผุpùผุpù1rotten; decayed; corroded; crumbly2[to] rot; decay; corrode
The old roof started to sink in because the beams were rotting.
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พอpɔɔเอาaoเสาsǎoออกɔ̀ɔkพื้นpʉ́ʉnเวทีwee-tiiก็gɔ̂ยุบลงyúp-longทันทีtan-tiiจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngหยุดyùtงานแสดงngaan-sà-dɛɛng
Once the support post was removed, the stage floor sank immediately, forcing the show to stop.
น้ำหนักnám-nàkเครื่องจักรkrʉ̂ʉang-jàkทำให้tam-hâiดินdinด้านล่างdâan-lâangยุบyúpและlɛ́เกิดgə̀ətหลุมlǔmตรงกลางdtrong-glaang
The weight of the machinery caused the ground below to sink, creating a pit in the middle.
เพราะprɔ́เสาเข็มsǎo-kěmรับน้ำหนักráp-nám-nàkไม่ไหวmâi-wǎiพื้นpʉ́ʉnอาคารaa-kaanจึงjʉngยุบตัวyúp-dtuuaลงlongเป็นbpenแอ่งɛ̀ɛngอย่างเห็นได้ชัดyàang-hěn-dâai-chát
Because the piles couldn’t bear the load, the building’s floor collapsed inward into a noticeable depression.
3VerbB1
[to] subside (swelling/inflammation)
To become less swollen or inflamed; to go down.
Examples
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)ประคบbprà-kópประคบbprà-kóp[to] apply a compressน้ำแข็งnáam-kɛ̌ngน้ำแข็งnáam-kɛ̌ngiceสักพักsàk-pákสักพักsàk-pák1for a while; for a bit2a while; a short time3after a while; in a little whileอาการบวมaa-gaan-buuamอาการบวมaa-gaan-buuamswelling; edemaที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerข้อเท้าkɔ̂ɔ-táaoข้อเท้าkɔ̂ɔ-táaoankle; ankle jointก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toยุบyúpยุบyúp1[to] deflate; shrink (lose volume)2[to] collapse; cave in3[to] subside (swelling/inflammation)4[to] abolish; dissolve (organization)
After icing for a while, the swelling in my ankle started to go down.
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หมอmŏrบอกว่าbòk wâaถ้าtâaทายาtaa yaaต่อเนื่องdtò-nêeuangสามsăamวันwanแล้วláeoรอยroiบวมbuuamจะjàค่อยๆkôi kôiยุบyúpเองayng
The doctor said if I keep applying the ointment, the swelling will gradually go down in three days.
แม้máeจะjàเจ็บjèpตอนแรกdton râekแต่dtàeผ่านไปpàan bpaiหนึ่งnèungคืนkeunรอยแดงroi daengรอบๆrôp rôpแผลplăeก็gâwยุบลงyúp longชัดเจนchát-jen
Although it hurt at first, after one night the redness around the wound clearly went down.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakกินยาgin-yaaแก้gɛ̂ɛอักเสบàk-sèepครบโดสkróp-dòotอาaaการอักเสบgaan-àk-sèepที่tîiเหงือกngʉ̀ʉakยุบลงyúp-longจนjonเคี้ยวkíiaoอาหารaa-hǎanได้dâaiตามปกติdtaam-bpòk-gà-dtì
After finishing the course of anti-inflammatory medication, the inflammation in my gums went down enough that I could chew normally.
4VerbB2
[to] abolish; dissolve (organization)
To officially end, abolish, or disband a group, organization, or parliament.
Examples
คณะกรรมการká-ná-gam-má-gaanคณะกรรมการká-ná-gam-má-gaancommittee; boardตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jai[to] decideยุบyúpยุบyúp1[to] deflate; shrink (lose volume)2[to] collapse; cave in3[to] subside (swelling/inflammation)4[to] abolish; dissolve (organization)ชมรมchom-romชมรมchom-romclub; associationเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingขาดkàatขาดkàat1[to] lack; be without2[to] be short of; run short of; run out of3[to] be torn; tear; rip4lacking; deficient5[to] be absent; miss (an occurrence)6[to] be cut off; be severedสมาชิกsà-maa-chíkสมาชิกsà-maa-chíkmemberและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)งบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maan1budget (financial plan)2budget (allocated funds)
The committee decided to disband the club due to a lack of members and budget.
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องค์กรพัฒนาเอกชนong-gɔɔn-pát-tá-naa-èek-gà-chonบางbaangแห่งhɛ̀ngถูกtùukยุบyúpหลังlǎngหมดmòtทุนสนับสนุนtun-sà-nàp-sà-nǔn
Some NGOs were dissolved after their funding ended.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanประกาศbprà-gàatยุบสภาyúp-sà-paaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจัดjàtการเลือกตั้งgaan-lʉ̂ʉak-dtângใหม่màiภายในpaai-naiสามเดือนsǎam-dʉʉan
The government announced the dissolution of parliament to hold a new election within three months.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaแผนpɛ̌ɛnควบรวมkûuap-ruuamไม่mâiสำเร็จsǎm-rètบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtเลือกlʉ̂ʉakยุบyúpหน่วยงานnùuai-ngaanที่tîiซ้ำซ้อนsám-sɔ́ɔnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaลดlótต้นทุนdtôn-tun
When the merger plan failed, the company chose to abolish redundant departments to cut costs.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
yúp
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |