ฮุบ
húpMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] gulp; snap up [sth] (with the mouth)
to swallow or grab with the mouth in one go or with a snapping action; to gulp down
Examples
กบgòpกบgòp1frog2plane (woodworking tool)3Kob (Thai nickname)4classifier: ตัวตัวนั้นdtuua-nánตัวนั้นdtuua-nánthat one [animal, item]กระโดดgrà-dòotกระโดดgrà-dòot1[to] jump; leap2[to] rise sharply (fig.)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderลิ้นlínลิ้นlín1tongue (organ)2sense of taste; palate3tongue-like part; flap4classifier: tongues; tongue-like partsฮุบhúpฮุบhúp1[to] gulp; snap up [sth] (with the mouth)2[to] seize; take over; snap up [sth] (a deal, company, land, opportunity)3[to] hog; monopolize [sth]4[to] embezzle; misappropriate [sth]แมลงmá-lɛɛngแมลงmá-lɛɛnginsect; bugไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to] corrode; erode; eat into5[to] take (a bribe); pocket
That frog jumped and used its tongue to snatch an insect to eat.
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พอpɔɔเขาkǎoโผล่พ้นplòo-pónน้ำnáamเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂รีบrîipฮุบhúpอากาศaa-gàatเข้าkâoปอดbpɔ̀ɔtเฮือกhʉ̂ʉakใหญ่yài
As soon as he surfaced from the water, he quickly gasped a large gulp of air into his lungs.
จระเข้jɔɔ-rá-kêeอ้าปากâa-bpàakกว้างgwâangแล้วlɛ́ɛoฮุบhúpชิ้นเนื้อchín-nʉ́ʉaที่tîiเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiโยนyoonให้hâiในพริบตาnai-príp-dtaa
The crocodile opened its mouth wide and snapped up the piece of meat the staff threw to it in an instant.
ในnaiสารคดีsǎa-rá-ká-diiเราraoได้เห็นdâai-hěnฉลามวาฬchà-lǎam-waanอ้าปากâa-bpàakมหึมาmá-hʉ̀-maaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaฮุบhúpฝูงfǔungเคยkəəiและlɛ́แพลงก์ตอนplɛɛng-dtɔɔnเข้าไปkâo-bpaiเป็นbpenอาหารaa-hǎan
In the documentary, we saw the whale shark open its enormous mouth to gulp in schools of krill and plankton for food.
2VerbB2
[to] seize; take over; snap up [sth] (a deal, company, land, opportunity)
to acquire or take control of something quickly, such as a business, deal, land, or opportunity
Examples
บริษัทใหญ่bɔɔ-rí-sàt-yàiบริษัทใหญ่bɔɔ-rí-sàt-yàilarge company; big businessกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛn[to] planจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ฮุบhúpฮุบhúp1[to] gulp; snap up [sth] (with the mouth)2[to] seize; take over; snap up [sth] (a deal, company, land, opportunity)3[to] hog; monopolize [sth]4[to] embezzle; misappropriate [sth]กิจการgìt-jà-gaanกิจการgìt-jà-gaan1business; enterprise2affairs; operationsของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngcompetitor; rivalรายย่อยraai-yɔ̂iรายย่อยraai-yɔ̂i1small-scale; minor; retail2small players; retail participants
The large company is planning to acquire its smaller competitor's business.
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พอpɔɔเขาkǎoเห็นhěnโอกาสดีoo-gàat-diiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂รีบrîipฮุบhúpสัญญาsǎn-yaaโครงการkroong-gaanนั้นnánไปเลยbpai-ləəi
As soon as he saw the good opportunity, he quickly snatched up the contract for that project.
นักลงทุนnák long tunต่างชาติdtàang châatเข้ามาkâo maaฮุบhúpที่ดินtêe dinแปลงbplaengสวยๆsŭuai sŭuaiริมทะเลrim tá-layไปbpaiเกือบgèuapหมดmòtทำให้tam hâiราคาraa-kaaอสังหาริมทรัพย์à-săng-hăa-rí-má-sápพุ่งสูงขึ้นpûng sŏong kûen
Foreign investors came in and snapped up almost all the beautiful plots of land by the sea, causing real estate prices to soar.
มีmiiข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉว่าwâaกลุ่มทุนglùm-tunการเมืองgaan-mʉʉangกำลังgam-langวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnฮุบhúpสัมปทานsǎm-bpà-taanดาวเทียมdaao-tiiamดวงduuangใหม่màiที่จะtîi-jàเปิดbpə̀ətประมูลbprà-muun
There are rumors that a political capital group is planning to seize control of the new satellite concession that will be up for auction.
3VerbB2
[to] hog; monopolize [sth]
to take more than one’s fair share or keep something mostly for oneself (e.g., jobs, clients, resources)
Examples
เวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeงานกลุ่มngaan glùmงานกลุ่มngaan glùmgroup work; group projectเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ฮุบhúpฮุบhúp1[to] gulp; snap up [sth] (with the mouth)2[to] seize; take over; snap up [sth] (a deal, company, land, opportunity)3[to] hog; monopolize [sth]4[to] embezzle; misappropriate [sth]งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)ง่ายๆngâai ngâaiง่ายๆngâai ngâai1easy; simple; uncomplicated2plain; low-key; informal3simply; casually; without much effort4easygoing; not fussy (of a person)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeคนเดียวkon diiaoคนเดียวkon diiao1alone; by oneself; unaccompanied2only one person; sole
When working in a group, he likes to take all the easy tasks for himself.
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เซลส์seenคนใหม่kon-màiพยายามpá-yaa-yaamจะjàฮุhúปลูกbplùukค้าkáaเจ้าใหญ่jâao-yàiของkɔ̌ɔngรุ่นพี่rûn-pîiไปbpai
The new salesperson is trying to snatch the senior colleague's major client.
หัวหน้าทีมhǔua-nâa-tiimคนkonนั้นnánชอบchɔ̂ɔpฮุบhúpความดีความชอบkwaam-dii-kwaam-chɔ̂ɔpของkɔ̌ɔngลูกน้องlûuk-nɔ́ɔngไปbpaiนำเสนอnam-sà-nə̌əผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanว่าwâaเป็นผลbpen-pǒnงานngaanตัวเองdtuua-eengคนเดียวkon-diiao
That team leader likes to take all the credit for his subordinates' work and present it to management as his own achievement.
บริษัทใหญ่bɔɔ-rí-sàt-yàiถูกtùukวิจารณ์wí-jaanว่าwâaพยายามpá-yaa-yaamฮุบhúpทรัพยากรsáp-pá-yaa-gɔɔnทั้งหมดtáng-mòtในnaiโครงการร่วมทุนkroong-gaan-rûuam-tunแทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàแบ่งปันbɛ̀ng-bpanให้hâiคู่ค้าkûu-káaอย่างเป็นธรรมyàang-bpen-tam
The large corporation was criticized for trying to hog all the resources in the joint venture instead of sharing them fairly with its partner.
4VerbC1
[to] embezzle; misappropriate [sth]
to take money or resources for oneself unlawfully or dishonestly; to pocket funds
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3to be correct/right4proper; morally right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6passive marker (often adverse)กล่าวหาglàao-hǎaกล่าวหาglàao-hǎa[to] accuse [sb] (of [sth])ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeฮุบhúpฮุบhúp1[to] gulp; snap up [sth] (with the mouth)2[to] seize; take over; snap up [sth] (a deal, company, land, opportunity)3[to] hog; monopolize [sth]4[to] embezzle; misappropriate [sth]เงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)งบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maan1budget (financial plan)2budget (allocated funds)โครงการkroong-gaanโครงการkroong-gaan1project; scheme2plan; proposalไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderส่วนตัวsùuan-dtuuaส่วนตัวsùuan-dtuua1personal; private (pertaining to an individual)2personally; privately
He was accused of pocketing the project budget for his personal use.
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นักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangคนkonนั้นnánมีmiiข่าวฉาวkàao-chǎaoว่าwâaพยายามpá-yaa-yaamฮุบhúpเงินบริจาคngən-bɔɔ-rí-jàakเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaช่วยเหลือผู้ประสบภัยchûuai-lʉ̌ʉa-pûu-bprà-sòp-pai
That politician has a scandal about trying to embezzle donations intended to help disaster victims.
ผู้จัดการกองทุนpûu-jàt-gaan-gɔɔng-tunถูกtùukฟ้องร้องfɔ́ɔng-rɔ́ɔngในnaiข้อหาkɔ̂ɔ-hǎaฮุบhúpเงินลงทุนngən-long-tunของkɔ̌ɔngลูกค้าlûuk-káaไปbpaiหลายสิบlǎai-sìpล้านláanบาทbàat
The fund manager was sued on charges of embezzling tens of millions of baht from clients' investments.
มีmiiหลักฐานlàk-tǎanชี้ว่าchíi-wâaข้าราชการkâa-râat-chá-gaanระดับสูงrá-dàp-sǔungบางคนbaang-konร่วมมือกันrûuam-mʉʉ-ganฮุบhúpงบngópจัดซื้อจัดจ้างjàt-sʉ́ʉ-jàt-jâangของkɔ̌ɔngหน่วยงานรัฐnùuai-ngaan-rátอย่างเป็นระบบyàang-bpen-rá-bòp
There is evidence suggesting that some high-ranking officials systematically conspired to pocket the government agency's procurement budget.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
húp
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |