บีฑา
bii-taaMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] oppress; persecute; torment; afflict [sb]
to treat [sb] very unfairly or cruelly and make them suffer; to persecute or torment; to afflict
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไม่ควรmâi-kuuanไม่ควรmâi-kuuan1should not; ought not2inappropriate; improperบีฑาbii-taaบีฑาbii-taa[to] oppress; persecute; torment; afflict [sb]หรือrʉ̌ʉหรือrʉ̌ʉ1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)รังแกrang-gɛɛรังแกrang-gɛɛ[to] bully; mistreat; pick onผู้ที่pûu-tîiผู้ที่pûu-tîiperson who; those whoอ่อนแอɔ̀ɔn-ɛɛอ่อนแอɔ̀ɔn-ɛɛweak; not strongกว่าgwàaกว่าgwàa1than (comparative marker)2more than; overเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)
We should not torment or bully those who are weaker than us.
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ในnaiประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-dtì-sàatมีmiiเรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raaoของkɔ̌ɔngชนกลุ่มน้อยchon-glùm-nɔ́ɔiที่tîiถูกtùukผู้มีอำนาจpûu-mii-am-nâatบีฑาbii-taaและlɛ́กดขี่ข่มเหงgòt-kìi-kòm-hěengมากมายmâak-maai
Throughout history, there are many stories of minority groups who were persecuted and oppressed by those in power.
กิเลสgì-lèetและlɛ́ตัณหาdtan-hǎaเปรียบเสมือนbprìiap-sà-mʉ̌ʉanไฟfaiที่tîiคอยkɔɔiบีฑาbii-taaจิตใจjìt-jaiให้hâiร้อนรนrɔ́ɔn-ronและlɛ́เป็นทุกข์bpen-túkอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌ə
Defilements and craving are like a fire that constantly torments the mind, making it restless and miserable.
ความทรงจำkwaam song jamอันanเลวร้ายlaeo ráaiในอดีตnai à-dèetยังคงyang kongตามมาdtaam maaบีฑาbee-taaเขาkăoแม้máeในnaiยามyaamที่têeเขาkăoประสบความสำเร็จbprà-sòp kwaam săm-rètในnaiชีวิตchee-wítแล้วก็ตามláew gô dtaam
The terrible memories of the past continued to afflict him, even when he had already achieved success in life.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is บีฑา said บี-ทา?
bii-taa
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bii
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |