อู้ๆ
ûu ûuMeanings
1InterjectionA2
muffled, droning 'oo' sound
An onomatopoeia for a low, droning or muffled 'oo' sound, like wind whooshing or speech heard through a wall.
Examples
ลมlomลมlom1wind2gas; flatulence3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)พัดpátพัดpát1[to] blow; [to] fan2fan; hand fan3classifier: อัน4[to] blow; sweep; carry alongแรงraengแรงraeng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)เสียงดังsĭiang dangเสียงดังsĭiang dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noiseอู้ๆûu ûuอู้ๆûu ûu1muffled, droning 'oo' sound2cooing sound
The wind is blowing hard, making an 'oo-oo' sound.
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Last night, the cold wind was whooshing 'oo-oo' all night long.
ฉันchănได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsĭiangคนคุยkon kuiกันganอู้ๆûu ûuมาจากmaa jàakห้องhôngข้างๆkâang kâangแต่dtàeฟังไม่รู้เรื่องfang mâi róo rêuuang
I heard the muffled 'oo-oo' sound of people talking from the next room, but I couldn't make out what they were saying.
เราraoนั่งnângอยู่yòoริมทะเลrim tá-layได้ยินdâi-yinแต่dtàeเสียงคลื่นsĭiang klêunซัดsátฝั่งfàngกับgàpเสียงลมsĭiang lomอู้ๆûu ûuทำให้tam hâiรู้สึกrúu-sèukสงบsà-ngòpดีdee
We sat by the sea, hearing only the sound of waves crashing and the whooshing 'oo-oo' of the wind, which felt very peaceful.
2InterjectionA2
cooing sound
An onomatopoeia for the soft cooing of a pigeon or dove.
Examples
นกnókนกnók1bird2classifier for birds (ตัว)3[to] get stood up; miss out (slang)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillขันkănขันkăn1water bowl; dipping bowl2[to] tighten (by turning)3classifier: water-bowlfuls4[to] crow (rooster)5[to] laugh; feel amusedอู้ๆûu ûuอู้ๆûu ûu1muffled, droning 'oo' sound2cooing soundบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ต้นไม้dtôn máaiต้นไม้dtôn máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)
The dove is cooing 'oo-oo' on the tree.
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ตอนเช้าๆdton cháo cháoฉันchănชอบchôpฟังfangเสียงนกsĭiang nókเขาkăoขันkănอู้ๆûu ûuมันmanฟังfangแล้วláeoเพลินดีplern dee
In the early mornings, I like to listen to the 'oo-oo' cooing of doves; it's pleasant to listen to.
มีmeeนกพิราบnók pí-râapสองsŏngตัวdtuuaกำลังgam-langขันkănอู้ๆûu ûuจีบjèepกันganอยู่yòoบนbonหลังคาบ้านlăng-kaa bâan
There are two pigeons cooing 'oo-oo' and courting each other on the house roof.
บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiสวนsŭuanตอนบ่ายdton bàaiเงียบสงบngîiap sà-ngòpมากmâakมีmeeเพียงpiiangเสียงนกsĭiang nókเขาkăoที่têeขันkănอู้ๆûu ûuเป็นครั้งคราวbpen kráng kraao
The atmosphere in the garden was very quiet in the afternoon, with only the occasional 'oo-oo' coo of a dove.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อู้ๆ said อู้-อู้?
ûu ûu
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 endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
ûu
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 | — | — |