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เบื่อ

bʉ̀ʉaverbtonelow tonelow
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Meanings

every sense kept, sourced — never invented
1v.

be poisonedlexitron

2v.

be bored withlexitron

3v.

give someone poisonlexitron

4v.

be tired of; be fed up with; be sick of; be weary oflexitron

5v.

to poison; to intoxicatewiktionary

6v.

to be bored, tedious, tired, or weariedwiktionary

In the readings

real sentences, spoken by real voices

ผมคุยกับลูกค้าได้ทั้งคืนไม่มีเบื่อ

I can talk with customers all night and never get bored.

James · กาญจนบุรีfrom งานกลางคืน →

บางคนอาจคิดว่ามันน่าเบื่อ

Some people might think it's boring.

Ing · กาฬสินธุ์from ทะเลหมอก →

Built from

From Proto-Tai *C̥.bɯəᴬ (“to poison (fish)”). The tone of เบื่อ [bɯəᴮ¹] shows irregularity as a reflex of it. In Southwestern Tai, cognate with Lao ເບື່ອ (bư̄a), Northern Thai ᨷᩮᩬᩥ᩵ᩋ, Khün ᨷᩮᩬᩨ᩵, Lü ᦵᦢᦲᧈ (ḃoe¹), Shan မိူဝ်ႇ (mòe) or ဝိူဝ်ႇ (wòe), and Tai Nüa ᥛᥫ (moe). In Central Tai, cognate with Tày bưa, Nong Zhuang mbowq. In Northern Tai, cognate with Zhuang mbw. From Proto-Tai *ɓɯəᴮ (“disgusted”). Cognate with Lao ເບື່ອ (bư̄a), Zhuang mbwq, Nong Zhuang mbowq, Tày bứa.