เบือ
bʉʉaMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] poison [sth]
to poison (usually animals, fish, or pests)
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)โกรธgròotโกรธgròot1angry; mad2[to] be angry (at/with/about)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringใจร้ายjai-ráaiใจร้ายjai-ráaicruel; meanแอบɛ̀ɛpแอบɛ̀ɛp1[to] do [sth] secretly; [to] conceal (one’s actions)2[to] hide; stay out of sight3secretly; on the slyมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเบือbʉʉaเบือbʉʉa1[to] poison [sth]2rice paste used as a thickenerหมาmǎaหมาmǎa1dog2dog (insult)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)หมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofตายไปdtaai-bpaiตายไปdtaai-bpai[to] pass away; [to] dieหลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figure
The villagers are very angry that a cruel person secretly poisoned several dogs in the village to death.
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คุณลุงkun-lungซื้อsʉ́ʉยาyaaมาmaaเบือbʉʉaหนูnǔuที่tîiชอบchɔ̂ɔpเข้ามาkâo-maaกัดgàtสายไฟsǎai-faiในบ้านnai-bâan
The uncle bought poison to kill the rats that like to come in and chew on the wires in the house.
การgaanเบือbʉʉaปลาbplaaในnaiแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหวังwǎngจับjàpไปbpaiขายkǎaiถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenการทำลายgaan-tam-laaiระบบนิเวศrá-bòp-ní-wêetอย่างyàangร้ายแรงráai-rɛɛngและlɛ́ผิดกฎหมายpìt-gòt-mǎai
Poisoning fish in the river with the intention of catching and selling them is considered a severe destruction of the ecosystem and is illegal.
เจ้าหน้าที่ตำรวจjâao-nâa-tîi-dtam-rùuatกำลังgam-langเร่งrêngสืบสวนsʉ̀ʉp-sǔuanหาhǎaตัวdtuuaคนร้ายkon-ráaiที่tîiแอบɛ̀ɛpมาmaaเบือbʉʉaสัตว์เลี้ยงsàt-líiangของkɔ̌ɔngชุมชนchum-chonเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดำเนินคดีdam-nəən-ká-diiตามกฎหมายdtaam-gòt-mǎai
The police are accelerating their investigation to find the culprit who secretly poisoned the community's pets in order to prosecute them.
2NounB2
rice paste used as a thickener
Uncooked rice pounded with water and used to thicken soups or curries; also called ข้าวเบือ.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyเบือbʉʉaเบือbʉʉa1[to] poison [sth]2rice paste used as a thickenerลงในlong-naiลงในlong-nai1to put into; to enter (data into)2into; onto; inแกงหน่อไม้gɛɛng-nɔ̀ɔ-máaiแกงหน่อไม้gɛɛng-nɔ̀ɔ-máaibamboo shoot curry/soupแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)คนจนkon-jonคนจนkon-jonpoor person; the poorน้ำแกงnáam-gɛɛngน้ำแกงnáam-gɛɛngcurry/soup broth (liquid part)ข้นkônข้นkôn1thick; viscous (of liquid)2concentrated; rich (of substance/flavor)ขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)
Mom added pounded rice paste to the bamboo shoot curry, then stirred until the broth thickened.
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ยายyaaiแช่chɛ̂ɛข้าวสารkâao-sǎanไว้ก่อนwái-gɔ̀ɔnแล้วlɛ́ɛoเอามาao-maaตำdtamกับgàpน้ำnáamให้hâiละเอียดlá-ìiatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำtamข้าวkâaoเบือbʉʉaใส่sàiแกงgɛɛng
Grandma soaked uncooked rice first, then pounded it finely with water to make a paste for thickening the curry.
ถ้าtâaใส่sàiข้าวkâaoเบือbʉʉaมากเกินไปmâak-gəən-bpaiแกงgɛɛngจะjàข้นkônจนjonไม่น่าmâi-nâaกินginจึงjʉngควรkuuanเติมdtəəmทีละน้อยtii-lá-nɔ́ɔiและlɛ́คอยkɔɔiคนkonให้hâiเข้ากันkâo-gan
Too much pounded rice paste will make the curry unappetizingly thick, so add it a little at a time and keep stirring it in.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàใช้cháiแป้งbpɛ̂ɛngข้าวเจ้าkâao-jâaoแทนtɛɛnได้dâaiในnaiวันที่wan-tîiรีบrîipแต่dtɛ̀ɛยายyaaiยังyangชอบchɔ̂ɔpใช้cháiข้าวkâaoเบือbʉʉaที่tîiตำdtamเองeengเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiน้ำแกงnáam-gɛɛngข้นkônแบบbɛ̀ɛpที่tîiคุ้นเคยkún-kəəi
Although rice flour can be substituted when she is in a hurry, Grandma still prefers using rice paste she pounds herself to give the curry its familiar thickness.
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bʉʉa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |