อึ้บ

ʉ̂p

Meanings

1InterjectionB2

heave; hup

an exclamation used when exerting physical effort, such as lifting or pushing something heavy

Examples

อึ้บeûpอึ้บeûp1heave; hup2[to] have sexของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsกล่องglòngกล่องglòng1box; case; container2classifier: boxes; box-shaped containersนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)หนักnàkหนักnàk1heavy (weight)2serious; severe3heavily; severely; intensely4difficult; tough (mentally/physically demanding)จังเลยjang loeiจังเลยjang loeiso; very; really (intensifier)ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)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; dismissไปไว้bpai wáiบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)โต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2deskหน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)ได้ไหมdâi măiได้ไหมdâi măi1is it possible/allowed?; OK?2could you ... ? (request softener)
Ueb! This box is so heavy. Can you help me lift it onto the table?
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เวลาway-laaเราraoจะjàยกyókของkŏngหนักๆnàk nàkจากjàakพื้นpéunเราraoมักจะmák jàเผลอplĕrร้องróngอึ้บeûpออกมาòk maaโดยไม่รู้ตัวdooy mâi róo dtuua
When we are about to lift heavy objects from the floor, we often accidentally cry out "ueb" without realizing it.
คนงานkon ngaanสูดsòotหายใจเข้าhăai jai kâoลึกๆléuk léukแล้วláeoร้องróngอึ้บeûpอย่างyàangพร้อมเพรียงpróm priiangกันganเพื่อpêuuaออกแรงòk raengผลักplàkรถrótที่têeเสียsĭiaให้hâiพ้นpónทางtaang
The workers took a deep breath and yelled "ueb" in unison to exert force to push the broken-down car out of the way.
คุณครูkun kruuสอนsŏnให้hâiเด็กๆdèk dèkร้องróngให้hâiจังหวะjang-wàว่าwâaอึ้บeûpเวลาway-laaดึงdeungเชือกchûueakชักเย่อchák yêrเพื่อให้pêuua hâiทุกคนtúk konออกแรงòk raengดึงdeungพร้อมกันpróm gan
The teacher taught the children to yell "ueb" to keep the rhythm when pulling the tug-of-war rope, so everyone exerts force together.
2VerbC1

[to] have sex

to have sexual intercourse (slang)

Examples

เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเมาmaoเมาmao1drunk; intoxicated2motion-sick; dizzy; nauseated3sick from poisonous foodมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เผลอplə̌əเผลอplə̌ə1careless; inadvertent; off-guard2[to] do unintentionally; be off-guard and [to] let slip3by accident; inadvertently; without noticingเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉang1[to] tell a story; narrate2[to] recount; relate what happenedที่ไปtîi-bpaiที่ไปtîi-bpaidestination; place to goอึ้บʉ̂pอึ้บʉ̂p1heave; hup2[to] have sexกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)แฟนfɛɛnแฟนfɛɛn1romantic partner2fan; supporterใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)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)ทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)
My friend got very drunk and accidentally told everyone about having sex with his new girlfriend.
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ในnaiภาพยนตร์ตลกpâap-pá-yon dtà-lòkไทยtaiบางครั้งbaang krángตัวละครdtuua lá-konก็gâwใช้cháiคำว่าkam wâaอึ้บeûpเพื่อpêuuaสื่อถึงsùue tĕungการมีเพศสัมพันธ์gaan mee pâyt săm-panแบบbàepขำๆkăm kăm
In Thai comedy movies, characters sometimes use the word "ueb" to jokingly refer to having sexual intercourse.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaคำว่าkam-wâaอึ้บʉ̂pจะjàเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangสแลงsà-lɛɛngที่tîiใช้cháiกันganในnaiวงสนทนาwong-sǒn-tá-naaเฮฮาhee-haaแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ยังyangถือว่าtʉ̌ʉ-wâaไม่เหมาะสมmâi-mɔ̀-sǒmที่จะtîi-jàนำมาใช้nam-maa-cháiในnaiบริบทbɔɔ-rí-bòtที่tîiเป็นทางการbpen-taang-gaan
Even though the word "ueb" is merely slang used in casual, humorous conversations, it is still considered inappropriate to use in formal contexts.
ข่าวซุบซิบดาราkàao súp-síp daa-raaมักจะmák jàหลีกเลี่ยงlèek lîangการใช้คำgaan chái kamตรงๆdtrong dtrongโดยdoiเลือกใช้คำlêuuak chái kamศัพท์สแลงsàp sà-laengอย่างyàangคำว่าkam wâaอึ้บeûpเพื่อให้pêuua hâiดูเป็นdoo bpenการแซวgaan saaeoเล่นlênมากกว่าmâak gwàaการgaanแฉchăeประเด็นbprà-denฉาวchăao
Celebrity gossip news often avoids using direct terms, opting for slang vocabulary like "ueb" to make it seem more like teasing rather than exposing a scandal.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Falling tone

ʉ̂p

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

Mid class + Mai tho → Falling

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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