หางฟู
hǎang-fuuMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
fluffy/puffed-up tail
Describing an animal’s tail that is puffed up or fluffed out, often due to excitement, fear, or cold (e.g., a cat’s tail puffing up).
Examples
แมวmɛɛoแมวmɛɛocatเจอjəəเจอjəə1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experienceสุนัขsù-nákสุนัขsù-nákdog (formal)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)หางฟูhǎang-fuuหางฟูhǎang-fuufluffy/puffed-up tailทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
The cat saw a dog and its tail puffed up immediately.
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When the weather is cold, the fox’s tail fluffs up and looks cuter.
The loud noise startled the cat; its tail puffed up and its back arched.
ลูกแมวlûuk-mɛɛoตื่นเต้นdtʉ̀ʉn-dtênตอนdtɔɔnเห็นhěnของเล่นkɔ̌ɔng-lênใหม่màiหางฟูฟูhǎang-fuu-fuuเป็นbpenพวงpuuangเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanปุยbpuiนุ่นnûn
The kitten got excited when it saw the new toy; its tail puffed up like a fluffy pom.
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 syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
hǎang
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
หางhǎangหางhǎang1tail (of an animal)2tail-like part; trailing end3rear; back end4classifier: tailstail (of an animal)Part 1
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ฟูfuuฟูfuu1fluffy/puffy/voluminous; leavened2[to] puff up/[to] swell/[to] fluff upfluffy/puffy/voluminous; leavenedPart 2
หางฟูhǎang-fuuหางฟูhǎang-fuufluffy/puffed-up tailfluffy/puffed-up tailWord