น้ำปิง
náam-bpingMeaning
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Ping River (northern Thailand)
The Ping River, a major river in northern Thailand flowing through Chiang Mai; one of the two main tributaries that merge to form the Chao Phraya River.
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ปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛoปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛo1last year; the previous year2last year (time marker)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเชียงใหม่chiiang-màiเชียงใหม่chiiang-mài1Chiang Mai (city in northern Thailand)2Chiang Mai Provinceและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเดินเล่นdəən-lênเดินเล่นdəən-lên[to] stroll; walk for leisure; wander aroundริมแม่น้ำrim-mɛ̂ɛ-náamริมแม่น้ำrim-mɛ̂ɛ-náam1riverside; riverbank2by/along the river (locative use)ปิงbpingปิงbping1Ping (river)2ping (network latency test)3[to] ping; send a ping
Last year I went to Chiang Mai and took a walk along the Ping River.
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คุณครูkun-kruuเล่าlâoว่าwâaน้ำปิงnáam-bpingเป็นbpenแม่น้ำสายmɛ̂ɛ-náam-sǎaiสำคัญsǎm-kanของkɔ̌ɔngภาคเหนือpâak-nʉ̌ʉaและlɛ́ไหลผ่านlǎi-pàanเมืองเชียงใหม่mʉʉang-chiiang-mài
The teacher said that the Ping River is a major river in the North and flows through Chiang Mai.
เราraoได้dâaiนั่งเรือnâng-rʉʉaชมวิวchom-wiuตามdtaamลำlamน้ำปิงnáam-bpingเห็นhěnทั้งtángวัดwátเก่าgàoและlɛ́ชุมชนchum-chonริมน้ำrim-náam
We took a boat ride along the Ping River and saw both old temples and riverside communities.
น้ำปิงnáam-bpingเป็นหนึ่งbpen-nʉ̀ngในnaiสองsɔ̌ɔngสาขาsǎa-kǎaหลักlàkที่tîiไหลlǎiมาmaaบรรจบกันban-jòp-ganจนjonเกิดเป็นgə̀ət-bpenแม่น้ำเจ้าพระยาmɛ̂ɛ-náam-jâao-prá-yaaจึงjʉngมีmiiบทบาทสำคัญbòt-bàat-sǎm-kanต่อdtɔ̀ɔระบบนิเวศrá-bòp-ní-wêetและlɛ́การคมนาคมgaan-ká-má-naa-komของkɔ̌ɔngไทยtai
The Ping River is one of the two main tributaries that merge to form the Chao Phraya River, thus playing a crucial role in Thailand’s ecosystem and transportation.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
náam
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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น้ำปิงnáam-bpingน้ำปิงnáam-bpingPing River (northern Thailand)Ping River (northern Thailand)Word