หลืบ
lʉ̀ʉpMeaning
1NounB2
nook; crevice; hidden corner
a narrow, tight, or hidden space, such as a nook, cranny, or crevice; an obscure or secluded place.
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseทำความสะอาดtam kwaam sà-àatทำความสะอาดtam kwaam sà-àat[to] clean [sth]; [to] make [sth] cleanบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedทุกซอกทุกมุมtúk sôk túk mumทุกซอกทุกมุมtúk sôk túk mumeverywhere; in every nook and crannyแม้แต่máe dtàeแม้แต่máe dtàeeven (emphasizing an extreme or unlikely example)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)หลืบlèupหลืบlèupnook; crevice; hidden cornerเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleหลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureตู้dtôoตู้dtôo1cabinet; cupboard2wardrobe; closet3CL: ตู้4box; enclosure (equipment)5booth; kiosk6locker7railway carriage; train car
Mom cleans every nook and cranny of the house, even in the small crevice behind the cabinet.
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แมวmaeoชอบchôpไปbpaiนอนnonขดตัวkòt dtuuaอยู่ในyòo naiหลืบlèupใต้dtâiบันไดban-daiเวลาที่way-laa têeมันmanอยากyàakอยู่yòoเงียบๆngîiap ngîiap
The cat likes to curl up and sleep in the hidden space under the stairs when it wants to be quiet.
นักสำรวจnák săm-rùuatค้นพบkón pópถ้ำtâmเล็กๆlék lékที่ซ่อนตัวtêe sôn dtuuaอยู่ในyòo naiหลืบlèupของkŏngหน้าผาnâa păaชันchan
The explorers discovered a small cave hidden in a crevice of the steep cliff.
หมู่บ้านชาวประมงmùu-bâan-chaao-bprà-mongแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiตั้งอยู่dtâng-yùuอย่างสงบyàang-sà-ngòpในnaiหลืบlʉ̀ʉpเขาkǎoที่tîiคนส่วนใหญ่kon-sùuan-yàiไม่mâiรู้จักrúu-jàk
This fishing village is peacefully situated in a secluded mountain nook that most people don't know about.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ล 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
lʉ̀ʉp
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 | — | — |