เฝือ
fʉ̌ʉaMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
overabundant; too common
present in too great an amount, so that it becomes very common, ordinary, or trite
Examples
มุกตลกmúk dtà-lòkมุกตลกmúk dtà-lòkjoke; gag; comedic line/bitนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkเยอะจนyér jonเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเฝือfŭeuaเฝือfŭeua1overabundant; too common2overgrown; denseแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
This joke has been used by so many people that it's starting to become cliché.
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พล็อตplótละครไทยlá-kon taiบางbaangเรื่องrêuuangก็gâwมีแต่mee dtàeเรื่องrêuuangเดิมๆderm dermจนjonรู้สึกrúu-sèukเฝือfŭeuaไปหมดbpai mòt
Some Thai drama plots are just the same old stories to the point that they feel totally overused.
การใช้คำgaan chái kamศัพท์sàpเดิมdermซ้ำๆsám-sámมากเกินไปmâak gern bpaiอาจàatทำให้tam hâiงานเขียนngaan kĭianดูdooเฝือfŭeuaและláeไม่mâiน่าอ่านnâa àan
Using the same vocabulary repeatedly might make the writing seem trite and unappealing to read.
ผู้กำกับpûu-gam-gàpพยายามpá-yaa-yaamหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangฉากจบchàak-jòpแบบbɛ̀ɛpแฮปปี้hɛ̂ɛp-bpîiเอนeenดิ้งdîngเพราะprɔ́กลัวว่าgluua-wâaมันmanจะjàดูduuเฝือfʉ̌ʉaเกินไปgəən-bpaiในnaiสายตาsǎai-dtaaคนดูkon-duu
The director tried to avoid a happy ending because he was afraid it would seem too cliché in the eyes of the audience.
2AdjectiveC1
overgrown; dense
overgrown, dense, or untidy, typically referring to plants or weeds
Examples
หญ้าyâaหญ้าyâa1grass2weed; weedy vegetationหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)4back office; behind-the-scenes operationsขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[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)เฝือfʉ̌ʉaเฝือfʉ̌ʉa1overabundant; too common2overgrown; denseมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toรีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)ตัดdtàtตัดdtàt1[to] cut2[to] trim; clip3[to] cut off; turn off; disconnect4[to] eliminate; remove5[to] edit; cut (media/text)6[to] deduct7[to] cross (a path); cut acrossก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîibefore (introducing a clause)งูnguuงูnguusnakeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เข้ามาkâo-maaเข้ามาkâo-maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’
The grass in the backyard is very overgrown. We need to cut it quickly before snakes come in.
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สวนผลไม้sǔuan-pǒn-lá-máaiที่tîiถูกทิ้งร้างtùuk-tíng-ráangมานานmaa-naanมีแต่mii-dtɛ̀ɛเถาวัลย์tǎo-wanและlɛ́วัชพืชwát-chá-pʉ̂ʉtขึ้นkʉ̂nรกrókเฝือfʉ̌ʉaจนjonแทบจะtɛ̂ɛp-jàเดินเข้าไปdəən-kâo-bpaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai
The long-abandoned orchard is so densely overgrown with vines and weeds that it's almost impossible to walk into.
แม้máeจะjàจ้างjâangคนkonมาmaaดายหญ้าdaai yâaเป็นประจำbpen bprà-jamแต่dtàeพอporย่างyâangเข้าkâoฤดูฝนréu-doo fŏnพรรณไม้pan máaiต่างๆdtàang-dtàangก็gâwกลับมาglàp maaงอกงามngôk ngaamจนjonรกrókเฝือfŭeuaอีกครั้งèek kráng
Even though someone is regularly hired to weed the grass, once the rainy season begins, the various plants flourish until they are densely overgrown again.
ทัศนียภาพtát-sà-nii-yá-pâapสองsɔ̌ɔngข้างทางkâang-taangเต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiพงหญ้าpong-yâaที่tîiขึ้นkʉ̂nเฝือfʉ̌ʉaบดบังbòt-bangความงดงามkwaam-ngót-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngสถาปัตยกรรมsà-tǎa-bpàt-dtà-yá-gamเก่าแก่gào-gɛ̀ɛไปเสียbpai-sǐiaสิ้นsîn
The scenery on both sides of the road is full of densely overgrown grass, completely obscuring the beauty of the old architecture.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
fʉ̌ʉa
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |