บิ๊ก
bíkMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
big; large; major
Large in size, scale, or importance; big. (A loanword from English).
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)บิ๊กbíkบิ๊กbík1big; large; major2big shot; top person (informal)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
This house is very big.
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The mall is having a big sale promotion at the end of this year.
เดือนหน้าdeuuan nâaบริษัทbò-rí-sàtเราraoมีmeeโปรเจกต์bproh-jèkบิ๊กbíkๆ-ที่têeต้องdtôngทำให้tam hâiสำเร็จsăm-rèt
Next month our company has a big project that we must complete.
เพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanกำลังgam-langวางแผนwaang păenจัดjàtงานปาร์ตี้ngaan bpâa-dtêeบิ๊กbíkเซอร์ไพรส์ser práiให้hâiเขาkăoในnaiวันเกิดwan gèrt
His friends are planning a big surprise party for his birthday.
2NounB2
big shot; top person (informal)
A powerful, high-ranking, or very important person, especially a leader or boss.
Examples
เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)บิ๊กbíkบิ๊กbík1big; large; major2big shot; top person (informal)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jai[to] decide
This matter must be decided by the big boss.
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Tomorrow, a high-ranking police officer (a 'big shot') will come to inspect this area.
เขาkǎoว่ากันว่าwâa-gan-wâaโครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiมีmiiบิ๊กbíkในnaiรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanหนุนหลังnǔn-lǎngอยู่yùuเลยləəiไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiกล้าglâaแตะdtɛ̀
It is said that this project is backed by a big shot in the government, so no one dares to touch it.
การเจรจาgaan jay-rá-jaaครั้งนี้kráng néeจะjàสำเร็จsăm-rètหรือไม่rĕu mâiขึ้นอยู่กับkêun yòo gàpการตัดสินใจgaan dtàt-sĭn jaiของkŏngบิ๊กbíkๆ-จากjàakทั้งสองtáng sŏngฝั่งfàng
Whether these negotiations will succeed or not depends on the decisions of the top leaders from both sides.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
bík
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → 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 | — | — |