เฟะ
féMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
rotten; mushy; soggy; overripe
describing something soft and rotten from being too ripe, overcooked, or soaked; mushy or waterlogged.
Examples
กล้วยglûuaiกล้วยglûuai1banana (fruit)2banana plant/tree3easy; a breeze (slang)ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)สุกsùkสุกsùk1cooked; done (food)2ripe (fruit)3[to] ripen; [to] get cookedเกินไปgəən-bpaiเกินไปgəən-bpaitoo; overly; excessivelyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเฟะféเฟะfé1rotten; mushy; soggy; overripe2morally corrupt; rotten (figurative)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
This banana is overripe until it's mushy.
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It rained so heavily that the rice in the paddy was submerged and started to get waterlogged and rot.
เนื้อปลาnʉ́ʉa-bplaaที่tîiต้มdtômด้วยdûuaiไฟอ่อนfai-ɔ̀ɔnเป็นเวลานานbpen-wee-laa-naanจะjàนุ่มnûmแต่dtɛ̀ɛไม่ถึงกับmâi-tʉ̌ng-gàpเละléเฟะfé
Fish meat that is simmered over low heat for a long time will be tender but not to the point of being completely mushy.
2AdjectiveB2
morally corrupt; rotten (figurative)
used figuratively for a society, system, or situation that is deeply corrupt or decayed.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเบื่อหน่ายbʉ̀ʉa-nàaiเบื่อหน่ายbʉ̀ʉa-nàai1bored; weary; fed up; disenchanted2[to] be bored/fed up with [sth]; [to] feel weary of [sth]กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ระบบrá-bòpระบบrá-bòp1system; organized method2arrangement; orderการเมืองgaan-mʉʉangการเมืองgaan-mʉʉang1politics; political affairs2politicking; power playsที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเฟะféเฟะfé1rotten; mushy; soggy; overripe2morally corrupt; rotten (figurative)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)เต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiเต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuai1[to] be full of; be filled with; be packed with2[to] be rife with; be replete with (figurative)การคอร์รัปชันgaan-kɔɔ-ráp-chânการคอร์รัปชันgaan-kɔɔ-ráp-châncorruption (bribery; abuse of power)
He is fed up with the decayed political system that is full of corruption.
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นักข่าวnák-kàaoพยายามpá-yaa-yaamเปิดโปงbpə̀ət-bpoongองค์กรong-gɔɔnที่tîiภายนอกpaai-nɔ̂ɔkดูดีduu-diiแต่dtɛ̀ɛภายในpaai-naiกลับglàpเฟะféมากmâak
The journalist is trying to expose the organization that looks good on the outside but is very corrupt on the inside.
การแก้ไขปัญหาgaan-gɛ̂ɛ-kǎi-bpan-hǎaสังคมsǎng-komที่tîiเฟะféจนjonฝังรากลึกfǎng-râak-lʉ́kต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiความร่วมมือkwaam-rûuam-mʉʉจากjàakทุกtúkภาคส่วนpâak-sùuan
Fixing a deeply decayed society requires cooperation from all sectors.
กว่าที่gwàa-tîiประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonจะjàตระหนักdtrà-nàkได้dâaiระบบrá-bòpยุติธรรมyú-dtì-tamก็gɔ̂เฟะféจนjonเกินกว่าgəən-gwàaจะjàเยียวยาyiiao-yaaเสียแล้วsǐia-lɛ́ɛo
By the time the public realized it, the justice system was already decayed beyond repair.
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 vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
fé
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 | — | — |