หนาทึบ
nǎa-tʉ́pMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
very dense; thick; hard to see or pass through
Extremely dense or compact, making visibility or movement difficult (e.g., vegetation, fog, smoke, clouds, crowds, hair/eyebrows).
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoหมอกmɔ̀ɔkหมอกmɔ̀ɔkfog; mistหนาทึบnǎa-tʉ́pหนาทึบnǎa-tʉ́pvery dense; thick; hard to see or pass throughขับรถkàp-rótขับรถkàp-rót[to] drive (a motor vehicle)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2watch out!; caution!3[to] watch out for; guard againstนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
There's thick fog today, you have to be careful when driving.
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พวกเราpûuak raoต้องdtôngใช้cháiมีดmêetถางtăangทางtaangเข้าไปในkâo bpai naiป่าbpàaที่têeหนาทึบnăa téupไปด้วยbpai dûuayเถาวัลย์tăo wanและláeต้นไม้dtôn máaiเล็กๆlék lék
We had to use a knife to clear a path into the jungle, which was dense with vines and small trees.
ในnaiคอนเสิร์ตkɔɔn-sə̀ətคนเยอะkon-yə́หนาทึบnǎa-tʉ́pจนjonฉันchǎnแทบจะtɛ̂ɛp-jàขยับตัวkà-yàp-dtuuaไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเลยləəi
At the concert, the crowd was so dense that I could barely move.
ควันkwanจากjàakไฟป่าfai-bpàaลอยมาlɔɔi-maaปกคลุมbpòk-klumทั่วtûuaเมืองmʉʉangจนjonหนาทึบnǎa-tʉ́pบดบังทัศนวิสัยbòt-bang-tát-sà-ná-wí-sǎiและlɛ́เป็นอันตรายbpen-an-dtà-raaiต่อdtɔ̀ɔระบบทางเดินหายใจrá-bòp-taang-dəən-hǎai-jai
Smoke from the wildfire drifted over and covered the entire city, becoming so dense that it obscured visibility and was hazardous to the respiratory system.
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 classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before น puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
nǎa
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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
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ทึบtʉ́pทึบtʉ́p1opaque; not letting light through2dense; thick3solid; unbroken (of a line)4stuffy; poorly ventilated5dull; slow to understand6dull; muffled (of sound)opaque; not letting light throughPart 2
หนาทึบnǎa-tʉ́pหนาทึบnǎa-tʉ́pvery dense; thick; hard to see or pass throughvery dense; thick; hard to see or pass throughWord