เฝือก
fʉ̀ʉakMeaning
1NounA2
medical splint/cast
a rigid device used to immobilize and protect an injured limb or broken bone while it heals; can be a full cast or a splint
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillขาkǎaขาkǎa1leg (body part)2leg/foot (of furniture or object)3polite calling or answering particle (female speech)4classifier: legs (of animals/objects)5enthusiast; regular; participantหักhàkหักhàk1[to] break; snap2broken; snapped3[to] deduct; withhold4[to] swerve; turn the wheel sharply5[to] bend; fold back6minus; lessต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toใส่เฝือกsài-fʉ̀ʉakใส่เฝือกsài-fʉ̀ʉak[to] apply a cast or splint; [to] wear a cast or splintและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)พักผ่อนpák-pɔ̀ɔnพักผ่อนpák-pɔ̀ɔn[to] rest; relax; take a break
He broke his leg and needs to wear a cast and rest.
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Yesterday the doctor put a splint on my arm because my elbow was sprained.
พยาบาลสอนpá-yaa-baan-sɔ̌ɔnวิธีwí-tiiดูแลduu-lɛɛเฝือกfʉ̀ʉakไม่ให้mâi-hâiเปียกน้ำbpìiak-náamและlɛ́ไม่ให้mâi-hâiคันkan
The nurse taught me how to take care of the cast so it doesn’t get wet or itchy.
หมอmɔ̌ɔบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaต้องdtɔ̂ngใส่เฝือกsài-fʉ̀ʉakอย่างน้อยyàang-nɔ́ɔiหกhòkสัปดาห์sàp-daaเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiกระดูกgrà-dùukติดdtìtและlɛ́ไม่mâiขยับkà-yàpมากเกินไปmâak-gəən-bpai
The doctor said I must wear the cast for at least six weeks so the bone can set and not move too much.
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 endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
fʉ̀ʉak
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |