Tie in Thai

“Tie” in Thai is ผูกpùuk.

ผูก pùuk

to tie verb

pùuk low

Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.

How to use it

ผูกpùuk is low and long. ผูกข้อมือpùuk kâw-muue, "tying the wrist", is a blessing: elders tie white cotton strings round your wrist for luck at weddings, before a long trip and in the บายศรีbaai-sǐi ceremony of the North and Isan, and you wear them until they fall off. A necktie is a เนคไทnék-tai, a knot a ปมbpom, and to untie แก้gâe. A tie in a match is เสมอsà-mǒe, a draw.

Other spellings you'll see

There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:

phuk
puk
pook

More verbs in Thai

All verbs

เป็น bpen Be
to be (a nationality, a job, a role)
มี mii Have
to have
ไป bpai Go
to go
มา maa Come
to come
กิน gin Eat
to eat
ดื่ม dùuem Drink
to drink

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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