ฮูป

hûup

Meanings

1NounB1

picture; image

picture, photograph, drawing, or image (Northern/Isan regional variant of รูปรูปrûup1statue; sculpted image; figure2physique; body shape3shape; form; figure4grammatical form5picture; photo; image)

Examples

มาเด้อmaa-də̂əมาเด้อmaa-də̂əcome on; please come (Isan)มาถ่ายmaa-tàaiมาถ่ายmaa-tàai1[to] come to shoot/film/photograph2[to] come to copy/transfer3colloq. [to] come to get an X‑rayฮูปhûupฮูปhûup1picture; image2shape; form3classifier for monksนำกันnam-ganนำกันnam-gantogether; with each other (Isan)
Come on, let's take a picture together.
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ฮูปhûupใบbaiนี้níiถ่ายtàaiอยู่yùuไสsǎiคือkʉʉมาmaaงามngaamแท้tɛ́ɛ
Where was this picture taken? Why is it so beautiful?
ยายyaaiมักmákสิsìเอาaoฮูปhôopเก่าๆgào gàoมาmaaเบิ่งbèrngเวลาway-laaคิดฮอดkít hôtลูกหลานlôok lăan
Grandma likes to bring out old pictures to look at when she misses her children and grandchildren.
ฮูปhûupวาดwâatฝาผนังfǎa-pà-nǎngในnaiวัดwátนี้níiสะท้อนให้เห็นถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-hâi-hěn-tʉ̌ngวิถีชีวิตwí-tǐi-chii-wítของkɔ̌ɔngชาวล้านนาchaao-láan-naaในอดีตnai-à-dìit
Today's exhibition features only beautiful paintings by famous artists on display.
2NounB2

shape; form

shape, form, or figure (Northern/Isan regional variant of รูปรูปrûup1statue; sculpted image; figure2physique; body shape3shape; form; figure4grammatical form5picture; photo; image)

Examples

ก้อนหินgôn hĭnก้อนหินgôn hĭnstone; rockก้อนgônก้อนgôn1lump; chunk; clump2classifier: lumps/chunks3nodule; lump (medical)4lump sum (of money), as in เงินก้อนนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoฮูปhôopฮูปhôop1picture; image2shape; form3classifier for monksทรงsongทรงsong1shape; form2style; look (e.g., hairstyle)3[royal] to have; possess4[royal] to be; to do5(royal) honorific prefixแปลกๆbplàek bplàekแปลกๆbplàek bplàek1somewhat strange; kind of odd2oddly; in a strange wayบ่bòบ่bò1not; no (Isan/Northern particle)2yes–no question particle (Isan/Northern)คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.หมู่mòoหมู่mòo1group; cluster2Moo (village unit; address)3classifier (groups; sets; swarms; clusters)4group; collective5category; class
This rock has a strange shape, unlike the others.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛปั้นbpânข้าวเหนียวkâao-nǐiaoเป็นbpenฮูปhûupดาวdaaoให้hâiเด็กน้อยdèk-nɔ́ɔiกินgin
Mom molded the sticky rice into a star shape for the kids to eat.
ถึงtʉ̌ngอายุaa-yúสิsìหลายlǎaiขึ้นkʉ̂nจนjonฮูปhûupร่างrâangหน้าตาnâa-dtaaเปลี่ยนไปbplìian-bpaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛข่อยกะkɔ̀ɔi-gàยังyangฮักเจ้าhák-jâaoคือเก่าkʉʉ-gào
Even though we age until our physical form and appearance change, I still love you the same.
ขนมkà-nŏmร้านนี้ráan néeเพิ่นpêrnเฮ็ดhétเป็นbpenฮูปhôopสัตว์sàtต่างๆdtàang-dtàangดึงดูดdeung dòotความสนใจkwaam sŏn jaiของkŏngเด็กน้อยdèk nôiได้ดีdâai deeอีหลีee-lĕe
The snacks at this shop are made into various animal shapes, which really attracts the kids' attention.
3ClassifierB2

classifier for monks

classifier used for Buddhist monks or novices (Northern/Isan regional variant of รูปรูปrûup1statue; sculpted image; figure2physique; body shape3shape; form; figure4grammatical form5picture; photo; image)

Examples

มื้อนี้mʉ́ʉ-níiมื้อนี้mʉ́ʉ-níi1this meal2today (Isan/Northeastern Thai)แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseนิมนต์ní-monนิมนต์ní-mon1[to] invite (a monk respectfully)2[to] kindly…/please… (to a monk)พระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2Buddha image; amulet3honorific prefix/title4divine; holy (as modifier)5male role; male character (traditional Thai theatre)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เพลpeenเพลpeenlate morning; monastic mealtime (before noon)ที่บ้านtîi-bâanที่บ้านtîi-bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at homeสี่sìiสี่sìi1four (number)2four (as a noun)ฮูปhûupฮูปhûup1picture; image2shape; form3classifier for monks
Today, mom invited four monks to have lunch at the house.
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แถวบ้านtăeo bâanเฮาhaoมีmeeวัดwátน้อยnóiๆ-ที่têeมีmeeพระอยู่prá yòoแค่kâeสองsŏngฮูปhôop
In our neighborhood, there is a small temple with only two monks.
งานngaanบุญผะเหวดbun-pà-wèetปีนี้bpii-níiทางtaangหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanได้dâaiนิมนต์ní-monพระสงฆ์prá-sǒngมาmaaเทศน์têetทั้งหมดtáng-mòtซาวsaaoฮูปhûup
For this year's Bun Phawet festival, the village invited a total of twenty monks to give a sermon.
ตอนเช้าdton cháaoๆ-ยายyaaiมักจะmák jàไปbpaiจังหันjang-hănให้hâiพระpráห้าhâaฮูปhôopที่อยู่têe yòoวัดป่าwát bpàaท้ายtáaiหมู่บ้านmòo bâan
In the early mornings, grandma usually goes to offer the morning meal to the five monks at the forest temple at the end of the village.

Tones

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How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ป, a stop, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Falling tone

hûup

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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