ปิ่ม
bpìmMeaning
1AdverbC1
almost; nearly
almost; nearly; on the verge of
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเสียใจsǐia-jaiเสียใจsǐia-jai1[to] be sad; feel sorry2[to] regret3my condolencesมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâiร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâi[to] cry; weepสะอึกสะอื้นsà-ʉ̀k-sà-ʉ̂ʉnสะอึกสะอื้นsà-ʉ̀k-sà-ʉ̂ʉn[to] sob uncontrollably; cry with heaving breathsปิ่มbpìmปิ่มbpìmalmost; nearlyจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ขาดใจkàat-jaiขาดใจkàat-jai1[to] die; stop breathing2[to] be heartbroken; be devastated (figurative)
She was very sad, sobbing violently as if she was on the verge of dying from a broken heart.
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ระดับน้ำrá-dàp-náamในnaiแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamสูงขึ้นsǔung-kʉ̂nมากmâakจนjonปิ่มbpìmจะjàล้นlónตลิ่งdtà-lìngแล้วlɛ́ɛo
The water level in the river has risen so much that it is on the verge of overflowing the banks.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaได้ยินdâi-yinข่าวร้ายkàao-ráaiเธอtəəรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kเข่าอ่อนkào-ɔ̀ɔnและlɛ́ล้มลงlóm-longปิ่มbpìmว่าwâaจะjàหมดสติmòt-sà-dtìไปbpai
Upon hearing the bad news, she felt her knees go weak and collapsed, on the verge of losing consciousness.
แม่mɛ̂ɛหลงรักlǒng-rákลูกน้อยlûuk-nɔ́ɔiที่tîiเพิ่งpə̂ngเกิดใหม่gə̀ət-màiมากmâakเฝ้าfâoทะนุถนอมtá-nú-tà-nɔ̌ɔmและlɛ́กอดgɔ̀ɔtจูบjùupปิ่มbpìmว่าwâaจะjàกลืนกินglʉʉn-gin
The mother was so deeply in love with her newborn baby, cherishing and kissing him as if she could almost swallow him whole.
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
bpìm
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 | — | — |