เฟื้อย
fʉ́ʉaiMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
very long; trailing
Extending to considerable or excessive length, often used after ยาวยาวyaao1[to] grow long; become longer2long (duration)3long (length); sometimes hanging or trailing down.
Examples
กางเกงgaang-geengกางเกงgaang-geeng1pants; trousers2classifier: ตัว (for pants)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneยาวเฟื้อยyaao-fʉ́ʉaiยาวเฟื้อยyaao-fʉ́ʉaivery long; trailingเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเอาไปao-bpaiเอาไปao-bpai1[to] take/carry [sth] away2take it; you can have itตัดdtàtตัดdtàt1[to] cut2[to] cut off; turn off; disconnect3[to] eliminate; remove4[to] edit; cut (media/text)5[to] deduct6[to] cross (a path); cut acrossขาออกkǎa-ɔ̀ɔkขาออกkǎa-ɔ̀ɔk1outbound; departure2export3output pin (electronics)
These pants are way too long and trailing; I need to get them hemmed.
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She wore an evening gown so long and trailing that it was difficult to walk.
ชายผ้าchaai-pâaนุ่งnûngของkɔ̌ɔngนักnákแสดงโขนsà-dɛɛng-kǒonที่tîiปล่อยbplɔ̀iยาวเฟื้อยyaao-fʉ́ʉaiสะบัดsà-bàtไปมาbpai-maaตามdtaamท่ารำtâa-ramนั้นnánดูสง่างามduu-sà-ngàa-ngaamมากmâak
The long, trailing end of the Khon performer's costume, swaying with each dance move, looked very elegant.
ระวังrá-wangหน่อยnɔ̀iนะnáชายกระโปรงchaai-grà-bproongเธอtəəยาวเฟื้อยyaao-fʉ́ʉaiเดี๋ยวdǐiaoจะjàไปbpaiเกี่ยวgìiaoอะไรà-raiล้มlóm
Be careful! Your skirt hem is long and trailing; it might get caught on something and make you fall.
2AdjectiveB2
long-winded; rambling
Excessively lengthy, especially of speech or writing.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉang[to] tell a story; recount; narrateเฟื้อยfʉ́ʉaiเฟื้อยfʉ́ʉai1very long; trailing2long-winded; ramblingมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousกว่าจะgwàa-jàกว่าจะgwàa-jànot until; by the time (introducing a clause)เข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3in; inward4[to] understand (in เข้าใจ)5[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)6[to] fit; suit; match7rice (archaic; dialectal)8[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerผ่านไปpàan-bpaiผ่านไปpàan-bpai1[to] pass by; go past2[to] pass; go by; be over (time, event)ครึ่งkrʉ̂ngครึ่งkrʉ̂ng1half (50%)2half (modifier)ชั่วโมงchûua-moongชั่วโมงchûua-moong1hour (60 minutes)2classifier: hours of time3lesson period; class periodแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
He told the story in such a long-winded way; half an hour had passed before he got to the point.
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เวลาway-laaประชุมbprà-chumอย่าyàaพูดpôotเฟื้อยféuayขอkŏrเนื้อหาnéuua hăaสำคัญๆsăm-kan săm-kanเลยloie
Don't be rambling in the meeting; just give me the key points.
การนำเสนอgaan nam sà-nĕrของเขาkŏng kăoขาดkàatความน่าสนใจkwaam nâa sŏn jaiเพราะpráwเขาkăoอธิบายà-tí-baaiเฟื้อยféuayเกินไปgern bpaiและláeไม่มีmâi meeจุดเด่นjùt dènที่ชัดเจนtêe chát jayn
His presentation lacked appeal because he explained things in a rambling manner and had no clear focus.
แม้máeจะjàเป็นbpenผู้รู้pôo róoแต่dtàeสไตล์sà-dtaaiการพูดgaan pôotที่têeเฟื้อยféuayและláeออกนอกเรื่องòk nôk rêuuangบ่อยๆbòi bòiของเขาkŏng kăoทำให้tam hâiผู้ฟังpôo fangจับประเด็นjàp bprà-denได้dâiยากyâak
Although he is an expert, his rambling style of speaking and frequent digressions make it difficult for the audience to grasp the main points.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
fʉ́ʉai
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |