จิบ
jìpMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] sip [sth]
to drink in small amounts, often slowly or delicately
Examples
เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herจิบjìpจิบjìp1[to] sip [sth]2a small sipน้ำชาnám chaaน้ำชาnám chaatea (beverage)เบาbaoเบาbao1light (not heavy)2soft; quiet (of sound)3gentle; mild; light (degree/force)4easy; light (workload/effort)5[to] urinate (polite euphemism)6[to] lighten; reduce; easeๆ-
She sips tea gently.
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In the morning he likes to slowly sip coffee before work.
It’s cold; I sip warm cocoa little by little.
เธอterนั่งnângริมrimหน้าต่างnâa dtàangจิบjìpไวน์แดงwai daengอย่างyàangใจเย็นjai yenและláeคุยkuiเบาbaoๆ-
She sat by the window, calmly sipping red wine and speaking softly.
2NounB1
a small sip
a very small mouthful of a drink
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forจิบjìpจิบjìp1[to] sip [sth]2a small sipน้ำชาnáam-chaaน้ำชาnáam-chaatea (beverage)แค่kɛ̂ɛแค่kɛ̂ɛ1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asอึกเดียวʉ̀k-diiaoอึกเดียวʉ̀k-diiao1one gulp; a single swallow (of liquid)2in one gulp; all at once (drink)พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when
I'll just take a tiny sip of tea.
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He lifted the glass, took a tiny sip of wine, and set it down.
It’s very hot, so I’m taking tiny sips of electrolyte drink.
เธอtəəจิบjìpน้ำซุปnáam-súpเพียงเล็กน้อยpiiang-lék-nɔ́ɔiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaชิมรสchim-rótแล้วlɛ́ɛoค่อยkɔ̂iตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiสั่งsàng
She took a very small sip of the soup to taste it before deciding to order.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
jìp
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |