จีบ
jìipMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] flirt; court (informal)
to show romantic interest playfully or attentively toward someone
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)จีบjìipจีบjìip1[to] flirt; court (informal)2[to] pleat; crimp3pleat; crimp (fold)เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooการชมgaan-chomการชมgaan-chom1praise; compliment; admiration2viewing; watching; sightseeingทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every dayและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ชวนคุยchuuan-kuiชวนคุยchuuan-kui[to] start a conversation; [to] make small talkเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herสนใจsǒn-jaiสนใจsǒn-jai1[to] be interested (in) [sth/sb]2[to] pay attention to; be attentive to
He likes to flirt with her by complimenting her every day and chatting about topics she’s interested in.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเขาkǎoส่งsòngขนมkà-nǒmมาmaaให้hâiที่tîiออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanพยายามpá-yaa-yaamจีบjìipฉันchǎnอยู่yùu
Yesterday he sent snacks to the office, as if he was trying to flirt with me.
เธอterไม่ได้mâi dâaiคิดkítจริงจังjing-jangแค่kâeจีบjèepกันganเล่นๆlên lênในnaiงานเลี้ยงngaan líiangเท่านั้นtâo nán
She wasn’t serious; they were just flirting playfully at the party.
เขาkăoจีบjèepอย่างyàangสุภาพsù-pâapและláeใส่ใจsài jaiรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatเล็กๆlék lékน้อยๆnói nóiจนjonเธอterประทับใจbprà-táp jai
He flirted politely and paid attention to little details, which impressed her.
2VerbB2
[to] pleat; crimp
to make small regular folds in fabric, paper, dough, or dumpling wrappers
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseสอนsŏnสอนsŏn1[to] teach [sb] [sth]2[to] instruct; train [sb]3[to] admonish; give moral guidanceฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จีบjèepจีบjèep1[to] flirt; court (informal)2[to] pleat; crimp3pleat; crimp (fold)ผ้าpâaผ้าpâa1cloth; fabric; textile2cloth item3classifier: ผืน (pieces of cloth); ม้วน (rolls); พับ (bolts)กระโปรงgrà-bprohngกระโปรงgrà-bprohng1skirt2hood; bonnet; trunk lid; machine coverให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ลอนlonลอนlon1ripple; wave; curl2[to] ripple; form waves/curls3corrugation; flute4classifier: corrugation/wave unitsเท่าtâoเท่าtâo1equal; the same amount2as … as; equal to3times; multiplier; foldๆ-กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmark
Mom taught me to pleat the skirt so the folds are even.
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เวลาway-laaทำtamเกี๊ยวgíaoคุณยายkun yaaiจะjàจับjàpแป้งbpâaengจีบjèepเป็นbpenลอนlonสวยงามsŭuay ngaamรอบrôpๆ-
When making dumplings, Grandma pleats the wrapper into beautiful folds all around.
ช่างตัดเสื้อchâng-dtàt-sʉ̂ʉaแนะนำให้nɛ́-nam-hâiจีบjìipผ้าpâaบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenเอวeeoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มpə̂əmมิติmí-dtìและlɛ́ช่วยให้chûuai-hâiทรงดูsong-duuเข้ารูปkâo-rûup
The tailor suggested pleating the fabric at the waist to add dimension and help the shape look fitted.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเย็บชายyép-chaaiผมpǒmต้องdtɔ̂ngรีดrîitและlɛ́จีบjìipผ้าpâaให้hâiเป็นแนวbpen-nɛɛoสม่ำเสมอsà-màm-sà-mə̌əมิฉะนั้นmí-chà-nánรอยพับrɔɔi-pápจะjàเบี้ยวbîiao
Before hemming, I must press and pleat the fabric evenly; otherwise the folds will be crooked.
ตอนdtɔɔnทำtamเกี๊ยวgíiaoคุณkunยายสอนyaai-sɔ̌ɔnให้hâiฉันchǎnจีบjìipขอบkɔ̀ɔpแป้งbpɛ̂ɛngให้hâiแน่นnɛ̂nเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiไส้sâiไหลออกlǎi-ɔ̀ɔk
When making dumplings, Grandma taught me to pinch the edges of the dough tightly so the filling won’t leak out.
เชฟchéepบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaต้องdtɔ̂ngจีบjìipขอบkɔ̀ɔpซาลาเปาsaa-laa-bpaoเป็นbpenลายlaaiสม่ำเสมอsà-màm-sà-mə̌əเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiสุกsùkสวยsǔuai
The chef said the edges of the bao must be pinched into even pleats so it cooks nicely.
เขาkăoใช้cháiสองsŏngนิ้วníuค่อยkôiๆ-จีบjèepขอบkòpเกี๊ยวgíaoเป็นbpenฟันปลาfan bplaaเพื่อให้pêuua hâiขอบkòpติดกันdtìt ganแน่นnâenและláeมีmeeรูปrôopทรงสวยsong sŭuay
He used two fingers to gently crimp the dumpling edges into a sawtooth pattern so they adhere tightly and look attractive.
แม่ครัวmɛ̂ɛ-kruuaแนะนำnɛ́-namว่าwâaให้hâiแตะdtɛ̀น้ำnáamเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnจีบjìipขอบkɔ̀ɔpเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มแรงpə̂əm-rɛɛngยึดyʉ́tระหว่างrá-wàangแผ่นpɛ̀nแป้งbpɛ̂ɛngและlɛ́ปิดผนึกbpìt-pà-nʉ̀kได้ดีขึ้นdâai-dii-kʉ̂n
The cook advised dabbing a little water before pinching the edges to increase adhesion between the wrappers and seal better.
3NounB2
pleat; crimp (fold)
a small, regular fold or crimp, as on clothing, paper decoration, or dumpling edges
Examples
กระโปรงนักเรียนgrà-bproong-nák-riianกระโปรงนักเรียนgrà-bproong-nák-riianschool skirt (uniform)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoจีบjìipจีบjìip1[to] flirt; court (informal)2[to] pleat; crimp3pleat; crimp (fold)รอบตัวrɔ̂ɔp-dtuuaรอบตัวrɔ̂ɔp-dtuua1all around (oneself)2around (someone/something)3surrounding; nearby (relative to a person/thing)ทำให้ดูtam-hâi-duuทำให้ดูtam-hâi-duu[to] demonstrate; [to] show howพองpɔɔngพองpɔɔng1swollen; puffed up; inflated2[to] swell; puff up; inflate3blistered; blister-likeสวยsǔuaiสวยsǔuai1beautiful; pretty2nicely done; fine3beautifully; nicely; neatly
The school skirt has pleats all around, making it look nicely flared.
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ซาลาเปาsaa-laa-bpaoลูกlôokนี้néeมีmeeจีบjèepเล็กๆlék lékที่têeปากbpàakแป้งbpâaengเรียงriangสม่ำเสมอsà-màm-sà-mĕr
This steamed bun has small, evenly spaced crimped edges at the dough opening.
ผ้าเช็ดหน้าpâa chét nâaลายดอกlaai dòkมีmeeจีบjèepถี่ๆtèe tèeตามdtaamขอบkòpดูdooเป็นระเบียบbpen rá-bìiapและláeน่ารักnâa rák
The floral handkerchief has tight pleats along the edges, looking neat and cute.
เข็มขัดkěm-kàtผ้าไหมpâa-mǎiเสริมsə̌əmด้วยdûuaiจีบjìipเล็กlékหลายlǎaiชั้นchánทำให้tam-hâiชุดchútดูduuมีมิติmii-mí-dtìยิ่งขึ้นyîng-kʉ̂n
The silk sash is enhanced with multiple layers of small pleats, giving the outfit more dimension.
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
jìip
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 | — | — |