อั่ว
ùuaMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] stuff (food) with filling
Northern/vernacular: to fill or pack ingredients inside something (e.g., fish or vegetables) before cooking.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseอั่วùuaอั่วùua[to] stuff (food) with fillingสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-praiสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-prai1medicinal herb; medicinal plant2herbal (as a modifier)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ท้องปลาtɔ́ɔng-bplaaท้องปลาtɔ́ɔng-bplaafish bellyก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerเอาไปao-bpaiเอาไปao-bpai1[to] take/carry [sth] away2take it; you can have itย่างyâangย่างyâang1[to] grill; roast over direct heat2[to] step; stride; pace; approach (age/time)3step; pace (walking)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)หอมhɔ̌ɔmหอมhɔ̌ɔm1fragrant; pleasantly scented2[to] smell nice; be fragrant3[to] give [sb] a sniffing kiss4onion; shallot; spring onion
Mom stuffed herbs into the fish’s belly before grilling it to make it fragrant.
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เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpอั่วหมูùua-mǔuสับsàpกับgàpผักpàkในnaiพริกหยวกprík-yùuakแล้วlɛ́ɛoเอาไปao-bpaiนึ่งnʉ̂ngจนjonสุกsùkนุ่มnûm
He likes to pack minced pork and vegetables into bell peppers and steam them until tender.
คนเหนือkon nĕuuaบางบ้านbaang bâanจะjàอั่วûuaเครื่องแกงkrêuuang gaengลงในlong naiไก่gàiทั้งตัวtáng dtuuaแล้วláeoอบòpช้าๆcháa cháaให้hâiรสrótซึมเข้าเนื้อseum kâo néuua
In some Northern households, they fill a whole chicken with curry paste and slow-roast it so the flavors seep into the meat.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnทอดtɔ̂ɔtมะเขือmá-kʉ̌ʉaยาวyaaoเขาkǎoจะjàอั่วหมูùua-mǔuปรุงรสbprung-rótกับgàpใบโหระพาbai-hǒo-rá-paaเข้าไปkâo-bpaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoหนีบไว้nìip-wáiไม่ให้mâi-hâiไส้sâiทะลักtá-lák
Before frying the eggplant, he packs seasoned pork with basil inside and clamps it so the stuffing doesn’t spill out.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
ùua
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |