หัวทึบ
hǔua-tʉ́pMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
slow-witted; dense
slow-witted; unintelligent; dense; slow to learn.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหัวทึบhǔua-tʉ́pหัวทึบhǔua-tʉ́pslow-witted; denseไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀iไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀i1a little (farther/over); slightly2a bit (too); somewhat excessiveต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toอธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai[to] explain; clarifyหลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)ครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1time; occasion; instance2classifier for occurrences or timesถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jà1only if; only when; not until2even if; even though; although (often with ก็)เข้าใจkâo-jaiเข้าใจkâo-jai1[to] understand; grasp2[to] assume; take sth to be true3[to be] understanding (of [sb])
He's a bit slow-witted; you have to explain it to him several times before he understands.
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อย่าyàaมาmaaว่าwâaฉันchǎnหัวทึบhǔua-tʉ́pนะnáแค่kɛ̂ɛเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiมันmanซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnเกินไปgəən-bpaiฉันchǎnเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaคิดkítนานnaanหน่อยnɔ̀i
Don't call me dense. It's just that this matter is too complicated, so I need a bit more time to think.
ฉันchănรู้สึกrúu-sèukแย่yâeมากmâakที่têeเรียนคณิตศาสตร์riian ká-nít-dtà-sàatไม่รู้เรื่องmâi rúu rêuuangเลยloieเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanคงkongคิดว่าkít wâaฉันchănหัวทึบhŭua têupแน่ๆnâe nâe
I feel so bad that I don't understand math at all. My friends must think I'm unintelligent.
การgaanถูกtòokตราหน้าdtraa nâaว่าwâaเป็นbpenคนkonหัวทึบhŭua têupมาmaaตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeเด็กdèkส่งผลกระทบต่อsòng pŏn grà-tóp dtòrความมั่นใจkwaam mân jaiในnaiการเรียนรู้gaan riian róoสิ่งsìngใหม่ๆmài màiของเขาkŏng kăoเป็นอย่างมากbpen yàang mâak
Being labeled as a slow-witted person since childhood has greatly affected his confidence in learning new things.
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 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
hǔua
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
หัวทึบhǔua-tʉ́pหัวทึบhǔua-tʉ́pslow-witted; denseslow-witted; denseWord