สูบ
sùupMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] smoke (tobacco, etc.)
To inhale and puff on something that burns, such as a cigarette, cigar, or pipe.
Examples
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Aunt told Uncle to stop puffing cigars because they smell strong.
He used to smoke a pipe in the evenings after meals.
คนข้างบ้านkon-kâang-bâanสูบบุหรี่sùup-bù-rìiที่tîiระเบียงrá-biiangทำให้tam-hâiควันkwanลอยlɔɔiเข้าkâoห้องนั่งเล่นhɔ̂ng-nâng-lênของเราkɔ̌ɔng-rao
The neighbor smokes on the balcony, causing the smoke to drift into our living room.
2VerbB1
[to] pump; draw off (fluid or gas)
To move a liquid or gas by suction or pressure, often bringing it in or out of a container, well, or system.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderปั๊มbpámปั๊มbpám1pump (device)2gas station3[to] pump (liquid/air); press repeatedly4[to] stamp; imprint [colloq.]สูบsùupสูบsùup1[to] smoke (tobacco, etc.)2[to] pump; draw off (fluid or gas)3pumpน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmบ่อbɔ̀ɔบ่อbɔ̀ɔ1pit; hole; excavation2well (water)3pond; pool4classifier: wells/ponds/pits5source; origin (figurative)ขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] become; start to be (change of state)5[to] arise; appear; emergeไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ถังtǎngถังtǎng1container; bucket; bin; tank2classifier: buckets, bins, drums and tanks
He used a pump to draw water from the well into the tank.
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หลังlǎngฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiสูบsùupน้ำnáamออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiลุ่มlûmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuam
After heavy rain, officials pumped water out of the low-lying area to prevent flooding.
โรงงานroong-ngaanต้องdtɔ̂ngสูบsùupก๊าซgáatออกจากระบบɔ̀ɔk-jàak-rá-bòpท่อtɔ̂ɔก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเริ่มrə̂əmงานซ่อมบำรุงngaan-sɔ̂m-bam-rung
The factory must pump gas out of the pipeline system before starting maintenance.
เรือประมงreuua bprà-mongติดตั้งdtìt dtângเครื่องสูบน้ำkrêuuang sòop náamอัตโนมัติàt-noh-mátเพื่อpêuuaระบายน้ำrá-baai náamที่têeไหลlăiเข้าkâoท้องtóngเรือreuuaระหว่างrá-wàangออกòkทะเลtá-lay
The fishing boat is equipped with an automatic pump to discharge water that enters the bilge while at sea.
พยาบาลpá-yaa-baanใช้cháiเครื่องมือkrʉ̂ʉang-mʉʉสูบsùupเลือดlʉ̂ʉatที่tîiคั่งkângออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakแผลplɛ̌ɛเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganการติดเชื้อgaan-dtìt-chʉ́ʉa
The nurse used a device to suction pooled blood from the wound to prevent infection.
ช่างchângดูดdùutส้วมsûuamสูบsùupน้ำเสียnáam-sǐiaออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakถังtǎngแล้วlɛ́ɛoล้างláangทำความสะอาดtam-kwaam-sà-àatให้เรียบร้อยhâi-rîiap-rɔ́ɔi
The septic technician suctioned wastewater out of the tank and then cleaned it thoroughly.
ทีมกู้ภัยtiim-gûu-paiต้องdtɔ̂ngสูบsùupน้ำnáamออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakรถrótที่tîiจมน้ำjom-náamก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàช่วยchûuaiผู้บาดเจ็บpûu-bàat-jèpออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaได้dâaiอย่างyàangปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-pai
The rescue team had to suction water out of the submerged car before safely extracting the injured.
แพทย์pɛ̂ɛtใช้cháiสายsǎaiระบายrá-baaiต่อdtɔ̀ɔเข้ากับkâo-gàpเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสูบsùupของเหลวkɔ̌ɔng-lěeoส่วนเกินsùuan-gəənจากjàakช่องอกchɔ̂ng-òkหลังlǎngการผ่าตัดgaan-pàa-dtàt
The doctor connected a drain to a machine to suction excess fluid from the chest after surgery.
3NounB1
pump
A device used to move liquids or gases by suction or pressure.
Examples
ช่างchângช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderสูบsùupสูบsùup1[to] smoke (tobacco, etc.)2[to] pump; draw off (fluid or gas)3pumpดูดdùutดูดdùut1[to] suck; draw in by suction2[to] inhale; take a drag3[to] absorb4[to] vacuum; extract by suction5[to] attract strongly; [to] draw in (fig.)น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)ออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)บ่อbɔ̀ɔบ่อbɔ̀ɔ1pit; hole; excavation2well (water)3pond; pool4classifier: wells/ponds/pits5source; origin (figurative)
The technician used a pump to draw water out of the pit.
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The farm installed a pump to send water to the vegetable plots.
The bicycle air pump is broken, so we can’t inflate the tires.
อาคารaa-kaanนี้néeมีmeeสูบsòopแรงดันสูงraeng dan sŏongสำหรับsăm-ràpระบบสปริงเกลอร์rá-bòp sà-bpring-glerดับเพลิงdàp plerng
This building has high-pressure pumps for the fire sprinkler system.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sùup
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |