อึบ
ʉ̀pMeanings
1InterjectionB1
heave-ho; grunt
a sound made when exerting physical effort, such as lifting or pushing something heavy
Examples
อึบèupอึบèup1heave-ho; grunt2[to] hold one's breath; [to] strain3[to] have sexเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillออกแรงòk raengออกแรงòk raeng[to] exert effort; [to] use strengthยกyókยกyók1[to] lift; raise2[to] give; dedicate; donate3[to] promote; elevate (rank/status)4[to] cite; invoke (as an example/reason)5classifier: round6[to] waive; remit; dismissกล่องglòngกล่องglòng1box; case; container2classifier: boxes; box-shaped containersหนักๆnàk nàkหนักๆnàk nàk1heavily; intensely; hard; severely2very heavy/intense; severeขึ้นมาkêun maaขึ้นมาkêun maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] become; start to be (change of state)5[to] arise; appear; emergeวางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)5[to] set; assign; impose6[to] let go of; relinquish (attachment/prejudice)บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)โต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2desk
"Hup!" He exerted effort to lift the heavy box onto the table.
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ทุกคนtúk-konร้องrɔ́ɔngอึบʉ̀pพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-ganตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiช่วยกันchûuai-ganเข็นkěnรถrótที่tîiเสียsǐiaให้hâiพ้นpónทางtaang
Everyone yelled "heave!" together as they helped push the broken-down car out of the way.
พ่อpôrส่งเสียงร้องsòng-sĭiang róngอึบèupเบาๆbao baoก่อนจะgòn jàอุ้มûmลูกชายlôok chaaiตัวโตdtuua dtohขึ้นkêunบ่าbàa
Dad let out a soft grunt of effort before lifting his big son onto his shoulders.
นักยกน้ำหนักnák-yók-nám-nàkส่งเสียงร้องsòng-sǐiang-rɔ́ɔngอึบʉ̀pดังลั่นdang-lânโรงยิมroong-yimขณะที่kà-nà-tîiเขาkǎoยกyókบาร์เบลbaa-bleeขึ้นkʉ̂nเหนือnʉ̌ʉaหัวhǔua
The weightlifter let out a loud grunt of effort across the gym as he lifted the barbell above his head.
2VerbB2
[to] hold one's breath; [to] strain
to hold one's breath and tense the body, often when lifting, pushing, or making a strong effort
Examples
ครูฝึกkroo fèukครูฝึกkroo fèukinstructor; trainer; drill instructorบอกให้bòk hâiบอกให้bòk hâi[to] tell [sb] to [do sth]เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)สูดsòotสูดsòot1[to] inhale; breathe in2[to] sniff (deliberately inhale to sense a smell)3[to] soak up; take in (figurative)หายใจเข้าhăai jai kâoหายใจเข้าhăai jai kâo[to] inhale; [to] breathe inลึกๆléuk léukลึกๆléuk léuk1deeply; far below the surface2deep down; inwardly; at heartแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)อึบèupอึบèup1heave-ho; grunt2[to] hold one's breath; [to] strain3[to] have sexไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ตอนที่dton têeตอนที่dton têe1when; at the time that2episode/part (numbered label)ยกyókยกyók1[to] lift; raise2[to] give; dedicate; donate3[to] promote; elevate (rank/status)4[to] cite; invoke (as an example/reason)5classifier: round6[to] waive; remit; dismissของหนักkŏng nàkของหนักkŏng nàkheavy object; heavy item
The trainer told us to take a deep breath and hold it tight when lifting heavy objects.
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คุณkunต้องdtôngอึบèupเกร็งgrengหน้าท้องnâa tóngไว้ก่อนwái gònแล้วláeoค่อยๆkôi kôiดันdanตู้เสื้อผ้าdtôo sêuua pâaให้hâiขยับkà-yàpไปข้างหน้าbpai kâang nâa
You have to tense your core and hold your breath first, then gradually push the wardrobe forward.
จังหวะjang-wàที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngยกyókของหนักkɔ̌ɔng-nàkร่างกายrâang-gaaiจะjàอึบʉ̀pเกร็งgrengกล้ามเนื้อglâam-nʉ́ʉaโดยอัตโนมัติdooi-àt-dtà-noo-mátเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganการบาดเจ็บgaan-bàat-jèp
At the moment of lifting something heavy, the body automatically holds its breath and tenses the muscles to prevent injury.
โค้ชkóotสอนsɔ̌ɔnให้hâiฉันchǎnอึบʉ̀pและlɛ́เกร็งgrengหน้าท้องnâa-tɔ́ɔngจังหวะjang-wàที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngออกɔ̀ɔkแรงเหวี่ยงrɛɛng-wìiangไม้กอล์ฟmáai-gɔ́p
The coach taught me to hold my breath and tense my core at the moment I need to exert force to swing the golf club.
3VerbC1
[to] have sex
to have sexual intercourse (slang, also commonly spelled อึ๊บ)
Examples
วัยรุ่นwai rûnวัยรุ่นwai rûn1teenager; youth (person/people)2teenage; for teens; youthful3adolescence; the teenage yearsมักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderคำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)อึบèupอึบèup1heave-ho; grunt2[to] hold one's breath; [to] strain3[to] have sexแทนtaenแทนtaen1instead; rather2[to] replace; substitute for3in place of; on behalf ofคำkamคำkam1word; term2classifier for words/utterances3speech; saying; utteranceพูดตรงๆpôot dtrong dtrongพูดตรงๆpôot dtrong dtrongfrankly; directlyเมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)พูดถึงpôot tĕungพูดถึงpôot tĕung1talk about; mention; bring up2speaking of ...; regarding ...เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)เพศสัมพันธ์pêt săm-panเพศสัมพันธ์pêt săm-pansexual intercourse; sex
Teenagers often use the word "ueb" instead of direct words when talking about sexual intercourse.
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เขาkǎoเล่าlâoให้hâiเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanฟังfangติดตลกdtìt-dtà-lòkว่าwâaเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnโดนdoonแฟนfɛɛnจับjàpอึบʉ̀pจนjonแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่ได้mâi-dâaiนอนnɔɔn
He jokingly told his friends that last night his girlfriend aggressively had sex with him so much that he barely got to sleep.
พวกpûuakผู้ชายpôo chaaiในnaiวงเหล้าwong lâoมักจะmák jàคุยโม้kui móhโอ้อวดôo ùuatเรื่องrêuuangที่ไปtêe bpaiอึบèupสาวๆsăao săaoมาmaaเพื่อpêuuaแสดงsà-daengความเป็นkwaam bpenชายchaaiตามdtaamค่านิยมkâa ní-yomแบบเก่าbàep gàao
The men in the drinking circle often brag about having sex with women to display their masculinity according to old-fashioned values.
ถึงแม้จะtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-jàแต่งงานdtɛ̀ng-ngaanกันganมาmaaหลายlǎaiปีbpiiแต่dtɛ̀ɛพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangหาเวลาhǎa-wee-laaไปbpaiสวีทsà-wìitและlɛ́อึบʉ̀pกันganเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเติมdtəəmความหวานkwaam-wǎanให้hâiชีวิตคู่chii-wít-kûuเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Even though they have been married for many years, they always find time to be romantic and make love to keep their marriage sweet.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
ʉ̀p
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 | — | — |