ปิ่น
bpìnMeanings
1NounB1
hairpin; decorative hair ornament
a pin or ornament used to fasten or adorn the hair, often decorative or traditional
Examples
ย่าyâaย่าyâapaternal grandmotherชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderปิ่นbpìnปิ่นbpìn1hairpin; decorative hair ornament2(literary) chief; foremost personเสียบsìiapเสียบsìiap1[to] plug in; insert (into a slot/socket)2[to] stick in; skewer; pierceผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ให้hâiให้hâi1[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)เกล้าglâaoเกล้าglâao1[to] put up one's hair; arrange hair in a bun2head (humble/royal-register)ติดแน่นdtìt-nɛ̂nติดแน่นdtìt-nɛ̂nstuck tight; firmly attached
Grandma likes to use a hairpin to secure her bun tightly.
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She chose a floral hairpin to wear in her hair on the wedding day.
ผมpǒmยืมyʉʉmปิ่นbpìnจากjàakเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรวบrûuapผมpǒmให้เรียบร้อยhâi-rîiap-rɔ́ɔiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnขึ้นkʉ̂nเวทีwee-tii
I borrowed a hairpin from a friend to tidy my hair before going on stage.
ปิ่นbpìnเงินngənแกะgɛ̀ลายlaaiโบราณboo-raanไม่เพียงmâi-piiangยึดyʉ́tทรงผมsong-pǒmแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnรสนิยมrót-ní-yomแบบดั้งเดิมbɛ̀ɛp-dâng-dəəmของkɔ̌ɔngผู้pûuสวมsǔuam
The silver hairpin engraved with antique patterns not only secures the hairstyle but also reflects the wearer’s traditional taste.
2NounC1
(literary) chief; foremost person
A chief or person regarded as supreme or foremost, especially in literary compounds referring to a ruler.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)บทกลอนbòt-glɔɔnบทกลอนbòt-glɔɔn1poem; verse (poetic composition)2stanza; verse (poem section)นี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneกวีgà-wiiกวีgà-wiipoetเรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hǎa-gà-sàtพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hǎa-gà-sàt1king; monarch (formal)2classifier: พระองค์ (for a monarch)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeปิ่นbpìnปิ่นbpìn1hairpin; decorative hair ornament2(literary) chief; foremost personแผ่นดินpɛ̀n-dinแผ่นดินpɛ̀n-din1land; ground; earth2country; realm3reign of a monarch (literary)
In this poem, the poet refers to the king as the supreme ruler of the land.
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แม้mɛ́ɛพระองค์prá-ongจะjàทรงเป็นsong-bpenปิ่นbpìnแผ่นดินpɛ̀n-dinแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ทรงsongรับฟังráp-fangความทุกข์kwaam-túkของkɔ̌ɔngราษฎรrâat-sà-dɔɔnด้วยdûuaiพระเมตตาprá-mêet-dtaa
Although he was the supreme ruler of the land, he listened compassionately to his subjects' hardships.
กวีgà-wiiถวายพระเกียรติtà-wǎai-prá-gìiatพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hǎa-gà-sàtในฐานะnai-tǎa-náปิ่นbpìnสยามsà-yǎamผู้pûuทรงsongธำรงtam-rongเอกราชèek-gà-râatท่ามกลางtâam-glaangภัยคุกคามpai-kúk-kaamจากjàakภายนอกpaai-nɔ̂ɔk
The poet honors the king as the supreme ruler of Siam, who preserved its independence amid external threats.
บทละครbòt lá-konมิได้mí dâiเสนอsà-nĕrภาพpâapปิ่นbpìnแผ่นดินpàen dinผู้pôoเปี่ยมด้วยbpìiam dûuaiพระราชอำนาจprá-râat-chá-am-nâatเพียงpiiangด้านเดียวdâan diiaoหากhàakยังyangเผยให้เห็นpŏei hâi hĕnภาระpaa-ráแห่งhàengการตัดสินพระทัยgaan dtàt-sĭn prá-taiที่têeผูกพันpòok panกับgàpชะตาchá-dtaaของkŏngไพร่ฟ้าprâi fáaทั้งปวงtáng bpuuang
The play does not portray the sovereign solely as a figure of royal power; it also reveals the burden of making decisions bound up with the fate of all his subjects.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
bpìn
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 | — | — |