อบอ้าว
òp-âaoMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
sweltering; hot and stuffy
Uncomfortably hot and humid, with stagnant air; sweltering and airless.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentอากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weatherอบอ้าวòp-âaoอบอ้าวòp-âaosweltering; hot and stuffyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เหงื่อออกngʉ̀ʉa-ɔ̀ɔkเหงื่อออกngʉ̀ʉa-ɔ̀ɔk[to] sweat; [to] perspireทั้งวันtáng-wanทั้งวันtáng-wanall day; the whole day
Today is very sweltering; I’ve been sweating all day.
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The bus was crowded and so stuffy that it was hard to breathe.
หลังlǎngฝนfǒnหยุดyùtอากาศaa-gàatยิ่งyîngอบอ้าวòp-âaoเพราะprɔ́ความชื้นkwaam-chʉ́ʉnลอยlɔɔiค้างkáangในnaiอากาศaa-gàat
After the rain stopped, it became even more sweltering because the humidity lingered in the air.
ห้องhɔ̂ngที่tîiไม่มีmâi-miiหน้าต่างnâa-dtàangทำให้tam-hâiอากาศaa-gàatอบอ้าวòp-âaoอับชื้นàp-chʉ́ʉnและlɛ́อึดอัดʉ̀t-àtอย่างเห็นได้ชัดyàang-hěn-dâai-chát
A room without windows makes the air sweltering, damp, and distinctly suffocating.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
òp
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
อบòpอบòp1[to] bake; roast (dry heat, enclosed)2[to] heat; dry with heat3baked; oven-cooked4[to] scent; fumigate; treat with steam[to] bake; roast (dry heat, enclosed)Part 1
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อ้าวâaoอ้าวâao1oh!; hey! (surprise/realization)2hey! (mild reproach/attention)oh!; hey! (surprise/realization)Part 2
อบอ้าวòp-âaoอบอ้าวòp-âaosweltering; hot and stuffysweltering; hot and stuffyWord