หนุบๆ
nùp nùpMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
chewy; soft and springy
having a chewy, soft, and springy texture, often used to describe food like mochi, boba, or gummy candy
Examples
ชานมไข่มุกchaa nom kài múkชานมไข่มุกchaa nom kài múkbubble milk tea; pearl milk tea; boba milk teaร้านนี้ráan néeร้านนี้ráan néethis shop; this storeอร่อยà-ròiอร่อยà-ròi1delicious; tasty2[to] taste good; be deliciousมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingไข่มุกkài múkไข่มุกkài múk1pearl (gem)2bubble tea pearlsเคี้ยวkíaoเคี้ยวkíao[to] chewหนุบๆnùp nùpหนุบๆnùp nùp1chewy; soft and springy2throbbing softlyกำลังดีgam-lang deeกำลังดีgam-lang dee1just right; suitable2to just the right degree
The boba milk tea at this shop is very delicious because the boba is perfectly chewy.
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ฉันchănชอบchôpกินginเยลลี่yen-lêeผลไม้pŏn-lá-máiเพราะpráwเนื้อnéuuaมันmanนุ่มnûmหนุบๆnùp nùpเคี้ยวkíaoเพลินดีplern dee
I like eating fruit gummy candy because the texture is soft and chewy, making it enjoyable to chew.
ขนมโมจิkà-nŏm moh-jìสูตรsòotนี้néeทำtamออกมาòk maaได้dâiแป้งbpâaengนุ่มnûmและláeหนุบๆnùp nùpไม่mâiเละléจนเกินไปjon gern bpai
This mochi recipe yields dough that is soft and chewy, not too mushy.
เคล็ดลับklét lápการต้มgaan dtômแป้งbpâaengต๊อกdtókบอกbòkกีgeeให้hâiมีmeeความเหนียวkwaam nĭiaoหนุบๆnùp nùpคือkeuต้องdtôngนำไปnam bpaiน็อกnókในnaiน้ำเย็นจัดnáam yen jàtทันทีที่tan-tee têeสุกsùk
The secret to boiling tteokbokki dough to achieve a chewy texture is to immediately shock it in ice-cold water as soon as it's cooked.
2AdverbB2
throbbing softly
throbbing or pulsating softly, often used to describe a mild, rhythmic pain or heartbeat
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเดินชนdern chonเดินชนdern chon[to] bump into [sb/sth] while walkingโต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2deskอย่างแรงyàang raengอย่างแรงyàang raengstrongly; intensely; severelyฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toรู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)ปวดbpùuatปวดbpùuat[to] ache; [to] be in painหนุบๆnùp nùpหนุบๆnùp nùp1chewy; soft and springy2throbbing softlyที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerหัวเข่าhŭua kàoหัวเข่าhŭua kàoknee (joint)
After bumping hard into the table, I started feeling a soft throbbing pain in my knee.
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วันนี้wan néeฉันchănจ้องjôngหน้าจอคอมพิวเตอร์nâa jor kom-piw-dtêrนานเกินไปnaan gern bpaiจนjonปวดหัวbpùuat hŭuaหนุบๆnùp nùpเลยloie
Today I stared at the computer screen for too long until my head throbbed.
อาการปวดaa-gaan bpùuatฟันคุดfan kútเริ่มrêrmกำเริบgam-rêrpมันmanปวดbpùuatหนุบๆnùp nùpอยู่yòoตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laaจนjonทำให้tam hâiฉันchănนอนไม่หลับnon mâi làp
The pain from the wisdom tooth started acting up; it throbbed constantly until it kept me awake.
แผลplăeที่têeโดนdohnมีดmêetบาดbàatเมื่อเช้าmêuua cháoยังคงyang kongเต้นdtênหนุบๆnùp nùpตามdtaamจังหวะjang-wàการสูบgaan sòopฉีดchèetของkŏngเลือดlêuuat
The wound from the knife cut this morning is still pulsating softly in rhythm with the pumping of my blood.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is หนุบๆ said หนุบ-หนุบ?
nùp nùp
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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 endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
nùp
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 | — | — |