อุบะ
ù-bàMeaning
1NounB2
hanging tassel; pendant cluster (often floral)
A hanging decorative tassel or pendant cluster, often made of flowers in Thai garlands (พวงมาลัยพวงมาลัยpuuang-maa-lai1garland; floral wreath2steering wheel), and also used in jewelry or other ornaments.
Examples
พวงมาลัยpuuang-maa-laiพวงมาลัยpuuang-maa-lai1garland; floral wreath2steering wheelพวงpuuangพวงpuuang1classifier (clusters; bunches; garlands; sets of keys)2cluster; bunchนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)สวยsǔuaiสวยsǔuai1beautiful; pretty2nicely done; fine3beautifully; nicely; neatlyจังเลยjang-ləəiจังเลยjang-ləəiso; very; really (intensifier)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillร้อยอุบะrɔ́ɔi-ù-bàร้อยอุบะrɔ́ɔi-ù-bà[to] make a floral tassel; string a hanging tasselด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooดอกdɔ̀ɔkดอกdɔ̀ɔk1flower; blossom2classifier: flowers and similar items3interest (on money)4emphasis or assurance particle (regional or old-fashioned)จำjamจำjam1[to] remember; recall2[to] memorize3[to] recognize4defendant (legal shorthand)ปีbpiiปีbpii1year2classifier: years
This garland is so beautiful. They made the tassel with champak flowers.
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My grandmother taught me how to string a flower tassel for the garland to offer to the Buddha image.
ความยาวkwaam-yaaoของkɔ̌ɔngอุบะù-bàควรจะkuuan-jàสมดุลsǒm-dunกับgàpขนาดkà-nàatของkɔ̌ɔngตัวdtuuaพวงมาลัยpuuang-maa-laiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเกิดgə̀ətความสวยงามkwaam-sǔuai-ngaamลงตัวlong-dtuua
The length of the tassel should be balanced with the size of the garland itself to create a harmonious beauty.
ช่างฝีมือchâng-fǐi-mʉʉบางคนbaang-konสามารถsǎa-mâatร้อยอุบะrɔ́ɔi-ù-bàเป็นbpenลวดลายlûuat-laaiที่tîiซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnซึ่งsʉ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiทักษะták-sàและlɛ́ความประณีตkwaam-bprà-nîitสูงsǔung
Some artisans can string tassels into complex patterns, which requires high skill and meticulousness.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
ù
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
อุùอุù1exclamation of pain/surprise/effort2prefix (Pali/Skt.): up; outexclamation of pain/surprise/effortPart 1
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บะbàบะbà1bah!; expressing displeasure2fruit-name prefix (Northern Thai)bah!; expressing displeasurePart 2
อุบะù-bàอุบะù-bàhanging tassel; pendant cluster (often floral)hanging tassel; pendant cluster (often floral)Word