บ่ยั่น
bò yânMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
fearless; unafraid
not afraid, intimidated, or discouraged; fearless (originating from the Isan dialect but widely used in colloquial Thai)
Examples
เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)กินเผ็ดgin pètกินเผ็ดgin pèt[to] eat spicy foodนี่nêeนี่nêe1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)บ่ยั่นbò yânบ่ยั่นbò yânfearless; unafraidอยู่แล้วyòo láewอยู่แล้วyòo láewalready; anyway; of courseส้มsômส้มsôm1orange (fruit)2orange (color)3orange; orangish4sour (regional)ตำพริกdtam príkตำพริกdtam prík[to] pound chiliesสิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten; unit of tenเม็ดmétเม็ดmét1grain; bead; pellet2seed; kernel3tablet; pill4drop; raindrop5classifier: small round itemsก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเอามาao maaเอามาao maa[to] bring (here); fetch (to the speaker)เลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
When it comes to eating spicy food, I'm completely fearless. Bring on the papaya salad with ten chilies!
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งานngaanหนักnàkแค่ไหนkâe năiฉันchănก็gâwบ่ยั่นbò yânหรอกròkขอให้kŏr hâiได้dâiเงินเดือนngern deuuanเยอะๆyér-yérก็gâwพอpor
No matter how hard the work is, I'm not intimidated, as long as I get a high salary.
ถึงtĕungคู่แข่งkôo kàengรอบนี้rôp néeจะjàเก่งgèngระดับประเทศrá-dàp bprà-têhtแต่dtàeทีมเราteem raoก็gâwบ่ยั่นbò yânพร้อมprómสู้sôoเต็มที่dtem têe
Even though the competitors this round are at the national level, our team is completely unafraid and ready to fight our hardest.
อุปสรรคù-bpà-sàkจะjàเยอะyéhแค่ไหนkâe năiเขาkăoก็gâwบ่ยั่นbò yânยังคงyang kongเดินหน้าdern nâaทำตามtam dtaamความฝันkwaam fănของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngต่อไปdtòr bpaiอย่างyàangไม่mâiย่อท้อyâw táw
No matter how many obstacles there are, he remains undiscouraged, continuing to pursue his dreams relentlessly.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bò
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
บ่bòบ่bò1not; no (Isan/Northern particle)2yes–no question particle (Isan/Northern)not; no (Isan/Northern particle)Part 1
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บ่ยั่นbò yânบ่ยั่นbò yânfearless; unafraidfearless; unafraidWord