เฟือย
fʉʉaiMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
trailing; hanging down
extending long, trailing, or hanging down (often used to describe branches, hair, or eaves)
Examples
ต้นไม้ใหญ่dtôn-máai-yàiต้นไม้ใหญ่dtôn-máai-yàilarge tree; big treeหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing sideมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoกิ่งก้านgìng-gâanกิ่งก้านgìng-gâan1branches and twigs2extensions; offshoots (fig.)ยื่นyʉ̂ʉnยื่นyʉ̂ʉn1[to] hold out; offer (by hand)2[to] extend; protrude3[to] submit; file (form/request)ยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longerเฟือยfʉʉaiเฟือยfʉʉaitrailing; hanging downลงมาlong-maaลงมาlong-maa1[to] come down; descend2down toward the speaker (directional complement)3[to] decrease; come down (to a level)4up to; [number] and underจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเกือบจะgʉ̀ʉap-jàเกือบจะgʉ̀ʉap-jàalmost; nearlyปรกbpròkปรกbpròk1[to] cover; overhang; shelter2covered; shaded; overhungถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingพื้นดินpʉ́ʉn-dinพื้นดินpʉ́ʉn-din1the ground; earth’s surface2land (not sea or air)
The large tree in front of the house has branches extending down so far they almost touch the ground.
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เธอtəəปล่อยผมbplɔ̀i-pǒmยาวyaaoเฟือยfʉʉaiสยายsà-yǎaiเต็มdtemแผ่นหลังpɛ̀n-lǎngโดยdooiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiมัดmátให้เรียบร้อยhâi-rîiap-rɔ́ɔi
She left her long hair trailing loosely down her entire back without tying it neatly.
ชายคาchaai-kaaบ้านทรงไทยbâan-song-taiที่tîiยื่นyʉ̂ʉnยาวyaaoเฟือยfʉʉaiออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaช่วยchûuaiป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganไม่ให้mâi-hâiฝนfǒnสาดsàatเข้ามาkâo-maaในnaiตัวเรือนdtuua-rʉʉanได้dâaiเป็นอย่างดีbpen-yàang-dii
The long, extending eaves of the traditional Thai house effectively prevent rain from splashing into the interior.
รากrâakไทรtraiที่tîiห้อยhɔ̂ɔiยาวyaaoเฟือยfʉʉaiลงlongมาจากmaa-jàakกิ่งgìngไม้ใหญ่máai-yàiสร้างsâangบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatที่tîiดูลึกลับduu-lʉ́k-lápและlɛ́เงียบสงบngîiap-sà-ngòpในnaiป่าลึกbpàa-lʉ́k
The banyan roots hanging down long and trailing from the large branches create a mysterious and tranquil atmosphere in the deep forest.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
fʉʉai
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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 | — | — |