ปิ่นโต
bpìn-dtooMeanings
1NounB1
tiffin carrier; stacked lunch box
a multi-tiered food container with stacked compartments, usually metal or plastic, used to carry meals
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)แกงgɛɛngแกงgɛɛng1Thai curry (soup/stew)2[to] make curry; cook a curry dish3classifier: อย่างลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] onlineปิ่นโตbpìn-dtooปิ่นโตbpìn-dtoo1tiffin carrier; stacked lunch box2classifier for tiffin carriers; tiffin-carrierfulให้hâiให้hâi1[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)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เอาไปao-bpaiเอาไปao-bpai1[to] take/carry [sth] away2take it; you can have itโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)
Tomorrow mom will put rice and curry into a tiffin carrier for me to take to school.
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เขาkăoชอบchôpพกpókปิ่นโตbpìn-dtooสแตนเลสsà-dtaen-lêetไปทำงานbpai tam ngaanเพราะpráwแยกyâekกับข้าวgàp-kâaoเป็นชั้นๆbpen chán chánได้dâi
He likes to carry a stainless tiffin to work because it can separate dishes into tiers.
เวลาwee-laaไปปิกนิกbpai-bpìk-níkเราraoใช้cháiปิ่นโตbpìn-dtooหลายlǎaiชั้นchánใส่sàiกับข้าวgàp-kâaoคนละkon-láชั้นchánจะได้jà-dâaiตักdtàkสะดวกsà-dùuak
When we go for a picnic, we use a multi-tiered tiffin to hold the dishes, one per tier for easy serving.
ร้านข้าวแกงráan-kâao-gɛɛngแถวบ้านtɛ̌ɛo-bâanมีmiiบริการbɔɔ-rí-gaanให้ยืมhâi-yʉʉmปิ่นโตbpìn-dtooพลาสติกpláat-sà-dtìkแบบbɛ̀ɛpซ้อนsɔ́ɔnชั้นchánเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaลดlótการใช้gaan-cháiกล่องglɔ̀ngโฟมfoom
The curry shop near my house offers plastic stacked tiffins to borrow, to reduce the use of foam boxes.
2ClassifierB2
classifier for tiffin carriers; tiffin-carrierful
A counting unit for complete sets of stacked food containers or the quantity of food held in one such set.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseเตรียมdtriiamเตรียมdtriiam[to] prepare; get readyกับข้าวgàp-kâaoกับข้าวgàp-kâao1side dishes; viands2food (colloquial, esp. home meals)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerให้hâiให้hâi1[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)สองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondชุดchútชุดchút1set; collection2outfit; suit; uniform3classifier for sets/outfits/equipment4series; batchปิ่นโตbpìn-dtooปิ่นโตbpìn-dtoo1tiffin carrier; stacked lunch box2classifier for tiffin carriers; tiffin-carrierfulสำหรับsǎm-ràpสำหรับsǎm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanพนักงานpá-nák-ngaan1employee; staff member; worker2attendant; clerk (service role)เวรดึกween-dʉ̀kเวรดึกween-dʉ̀knight shift
Today my mom prepared two tiffin sets for the night-shift staff.
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ในงานบุญnai-ngaan-bunเราraoแบ่งbɛ̀ngอาหารaa-hǎanใส่sàiสามsǎamชุดchútปิ่นโตbpìn-dtooส่งไปsòng-bpaiให้hâiวัดwátต่างdtàangอำเภอam-pəə
At the merit-making event, we portioned food into three tiffin sets to send to temples in other districts.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtจัดเลี้ยงjàt-líiangกลางวันglaang-wanเป็นชุดbpen-chútปิ่นโตbpìn-dtooพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láทีมtiimรับrápไปbpaiทีมtiimละláหนึ่งnʉ̀ngชุดchútปิ่นโตbpìn-dtoo
The company provided lunch as tiffin sets; each team took one tiffin set.
ทริปtrípเดินป่าdəən-bpàaครั้งนี้kráng-níiมีmiiอาหารaa-hǎanสำรองsǎm-rɔɔngห้าhâaชุดchútปิ่นโตbpìn-dtooแบ่งbɛ̀ngให้hâiแต่ละกลุ่มdtɛ̀ɛ-lá-glùmถือtʉ̌ʉไปbpai
For this trekking trip, there are five tiffins of backup food, divided for each group to carry.
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
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ปิ่นbpìnปิ่นbpìn1hairpin; decorative hair ornament2(literary) chief; foremost personhairpin; decorative hair ornamentPart 1
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ปิ่นโตbpìn-dtooปิ่นโตbpìn-dtootiffin carrier; stacked lunch boxtiffin carrier; stacked lunch boxWord