คีบ
kîipMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] pick up with tongs/chopsticks; [to] pinch-grip
to take, hold, or move something by pressing it between two prongs, sticks, or surfaces, as with tongs, chopsticks, or fingers
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herคีบkîipคีบkîip1[to] pick up with tongs/chopsticks; [to] pinch-grip2classifier: tongsful; chopstickfulอาaaอาaa1paternal uncle/aunt (younger than one’s father)2uncle; aunt (familiar address)3prefix (Pali/Skt.): toward; near; throughoutหารด้วยhǎan-dûuaiหารด้วยhǎan-dûuai1[to] divide by [sth]2divided by (÷)ตะเกียบdtà-gìiapตะเกียบdtà-gìiap1chopsticks2classifier: คู่ (pair); ข้าง (individual chopstick)3front fork (of a bicycle or motorcycle)ได้แล้วdâai-lɛ́ɛoได้แล้วdâai-lɛ́ɛogot it; done; now possible
She can now pick up food with chopsticks.
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The staff used tongs to pick up ice and put it into the glass.
เขาkăoคีบkêepปลายbplaaiสายไฟsăai faiอย่างระมัดระวังyàang rá-mát-rá-wangไม่ให้mâi hâiหล่นlònแล้วláeoค่อยkôiๆ-ย้ายไปyáai bpaiอีกèekโต๊ะdtó
He carefully gripped the end of the wire and slowly moved it to another table.
2ClassifierC2
classifier: tongsful; chopstickful
a counting or measure word for an amount picked up at once with tongs or chopsticks
Examples
แม่ค้าขายmâe káa kăaiขนมจีนkà-nŏm jeenขนมจีนkà-nŏm jeenThai fermented rice noodles; dishes with these noodlesคิดเงินkít ngernคิดเงินkít ngern1[to] total the bill; ring up2[to] charge [sb]/[for sth]; billเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คีบkêepคีบkêep1[to] pick up with tongs/chopsticks; [to] pinch-grip2classifier: tongsful; chopstickfulโดยdoiโดยdoi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -lyหนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostคีบkêepคีบkêep1[to] pick up with tongs/chopsticks; [to] pinch-grip2classifier: tongsful; chopstickfulพอกินpo ginพอกินpo gin1enough to eat; sufficient to get by2[to] have enough to eat; have enough to get byหนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people
The vendor sells khanom jeen by the pinch, with one kib being enough for one person.
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ในงานบุญnai ngaan bunเขาkăoแจกjàekเส้นหมี่sên mèeเป็นbpenคีบkêepๆ-ให้hâiผู้ร่วมงานpûu rûuam ngaanหยิบyìpไปbpaiใส่sàiชามchaamของkŏngตนdton
At the merit-making event, they handed out rice noodles in pinched portions for participants to put into their bowls.
แม่ครัวmɛ̂ɛ-kruuaกำหนดgam-nòtสูตรsùutว่าwâaให้hâiใส่sàiถั่วงอกtùua-ngɔ̂ɔkสองsɔ̌ɔngคีบkîipต่อdtɔ̀ɔหนึ่งnʉ̀ngชามchaamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaคงkongรสสัมผัสrót-sǎm-pàtที่tîiสมดุลsǒm-dun
The cook specifies adding two kibs of bean sprouts per bowl to maintain a balanced texture.
พ่อค้าpɔ̂ɔ-káaชานมchaa-nomบอกbɔ̀ɔkชัดchátว่าwâaไข่มุกkài-múkหนึ่งnʉ̀ngคีบkîipถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenขนาดkà-nàatมาตรฐานmâat-dtrà-tǎanถ้าtâaต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanเพิ่มpə̂əmอีกìikครึ่งkrʉ̂ngคีบkîipจะมีjà-miiค่าบริการkâa-bɔɔ-rí-gaanเพิ่มเติมpə̂əm-dtəəm
The milk tea vendor states clearly that one kib of pearls is the standard size; adding another half-kib incurs an extra charge.
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 syllableLong vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
kîip
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |