อุบ
ùpMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] keep quiet; withhold [sth]
to keep quiet about [sth] or not reveal information; to withhold [sth] intentionally
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillอุบùpอุบùp[to] keep quiet; withhold [sth]เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)โบนัสboo-nátโบนัสboo-nát1bonus (extra pay/reward)2bonus (extra benefit/perk)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[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.)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)บอกbɔ̀ɔkบอกbɔ̀ɔk1[to] tell; inform2[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]3[to] indicate; showใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
He kept the bonus a secret and didn’t tell anyone.
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ผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiอุบùpรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatโครงการkroong-gaanจนกว่าจะjon-gwàa-jàประกาศbprà-gàatอย่างเป็นทางการyàang-bpen-taang-gaan
The manager asked us to withhold the project details until the official announcement.
เธอtəəตั้งใจdtâng-jaiอุบùpข่าวดีkàao-diiไว้ก่อนwái-gɔ̀ɔnเพราะprɔ́อยากyàakเซอร์ไพรส์səə-práiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaในnaiวันเกิดwan-gə̀ətแม่mɛ̂ɛ
She intentionally withheld the good news because she wanted to surprise the family on her mother’s birthday.
ฝ่ายกฎหมายfàai-gòt-mǎaiจำเป็นต้องjam-bpen-dtɔ̂ngอุบùpข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunบางส่วนbaang-sùuanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganความเสียหายkwaam-sǐia-hǎaiต่อdtɔ̀ɔการเจรจาgaan-jee-rá-jaa
The legal team needed to withhold certain information to prevent damage to the negotiations.
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
ùp
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 | — | — |