อึ้บๆ
êup êupMeanings
1InterjectionA2
heave-ho
An exclamation or sound made when using physical effort, such as lifting, pushing, or pulling something heavy
Examples
อึ้บๆêup êupอึ้บๆêup êup1heave-ho2[to] have sexช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[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; dismissกล่องglòngกล่องglòng1box; case; container2classifier: boxes; box-shaped containersนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)หน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)
Heave-ho! Help me lift this box.
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Heave-ho! Push the cabinet to the left a little bit more.
พ่อpôrร้องróngอึ้บๆêup êupตอนที่dton têeพยายามpá-yaa-yaamยกyókกระถางต้นไม้grà-tăang dtôn máaiใบbaiใหญ่yài
Dad grunted "heave-ho" while trying to lift the large potted plant.
Everyone push at the same time. One, two, three, heave!
2VerbC1
[to] have sex
A colloquial slang term for having sexual intercourse
Examples
เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพาpaaพาpaa1[to] take; bring; lead [sb]2[to] lead to; result inแฟนfaenแฟนfaen1romantic partner2fan; supporterไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyอึ้บๆêup êupอึ้บๆêup êup1heave-ho2[to] have sexที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerห้องhôngห้องhông1room2classifier: rooms
Last night he took his girlfriend to his room to hook up.
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พวกpûuakผู้ชายpôo chaaiในnaiวงเหล้าwong lâoมักจะmák jàคุยโม้kui móhเรื่องrêuuangที่ไปtêe bpaiอึ้บๆêup êupกับgàpสาวๆsăao săaoมาmaa
The guys in the drinking circle often brag about hooking up with girls.
ดาราdaa-raaหนุ่มnùmถูกtòokแฉว่าchăe wâaแอบàepไปbpaiอึ้บๆêup êupกับgàpแฟนคลับfaen klápหลังlăngเลิกlêrkคอนเสิร์ตkon sèrtจนjonกลายเป็นglaai bpenข่าวฉาวkàao chăao
The young actor was exposed for secretly hooking up with a fan after the concert, which became a scandal.
ถึงแม้tĕung máeเขาkăoจะjàทำตัวtam dtuuaเป็นbpenสุภาพบุรุษsù-pâap bù-rùtต่อหน้าdtò nâaสื่อsèuuแต่dtàeลับหลังláp lăngกลับglàpมีmeeข่าวลือkàao leuuว่าwâaชอบchôpเรียกrîakพริตตี้prít-dtêeไปbpaiอึ้บๆêup êupที่têeคอนโดkon-doo
Even though he acts like a gentleman in front of the media, behind closed doors there are rumors that he likes to call pretties to hook up at his condo.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อึ้บๆ said อึ้บ-อึ้บ?
êup êup
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
êup
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 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 | — | — |