ปิ๊ก
bpíkMeanings
1NounA2
guitar pick; plectrum
a small, flat tool used to pluck or strum the strings of a guitar or similar instruments
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderปิ๊กดีดbpík-dìitปิ๊กดีดbpík-dìitplectrum; guitar pickกีตาร์gii-dtâaกีตาร์gii-dtâaguitar
I use a pick to play the guitar.
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Yesterday I dropped my pick in the guitar case.
เขาkăoเลือกใช้lêuuak cháiปิ๊กbpíkแบบบางbàep baangสำหรับsăm-ràpเล่นlênเพลงplayngอะคูสติกà-koo-sà-dtìkเพราะpráwให้เสียงhâi sĭiangนุ่มnûmกว่าgwàa
He chooses a thin pick for acoustic songs because it gives a softer sound.
2Proper nounA2
nickname (Thai)
a Thai nickname transliterated as Pik; used as a personal name
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชื่อchʉ̂ʉชื่อchʉ̂ʉ1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownปิ๊กbpíkปิ๊กbpík1guitar pick; plectrum2nickname (Thai)3(Northern Thai) [to] return; go back
This is my friend named Pik.
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Yesterday I met Pik at a cafe.
Tomorrow Pik will take us to the flea market.
ปิ๊กbpíkเป็นbpenคนkonจัดการjàt-gaanทีมtiimได้dâaiดีมากdii-mâakเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoสื่อสารsʉ̀ʉ-sǎanชัดเจนchát-jeenและlɛ́รับฟังความคิดเห็นráp-fang-kwaam-kít-hěnของkɔ̌ɔngทุกคนtúk-kon
Pik manages the team very well because he communicates clearly and listens to everyone's opinions.
3VerbB1
(Northern Thai) [to] return; go back
to return or go back to a place, especially home, in Northern Thai speech
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayเฮาhaoเฮาhao1we; us; our (regional)2I; me (informal, regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ปิ๊กบ้านbpík-bâanปิ๊กบ้านbpík-bâan[to] go home; return homeแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
Tomorrow I'm going back home.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛโทรมาtoo-maaถามtǎamว่าwâaจะjàปิ๊กบ้านbpík-bâanวันไหนwan-nǎiเพราะprɔ́จะjàทำกับข้าวtam-gàp-kâaoไว้wáiรอrɔɔ
Mom called to ask what day I was coming home because she wanted to have a meal ready for me.
สงกรานต์sǒng-graanนี้níiผมpǒmจะjàปิ๊กbpíkเชียงใหม่chiiang-màiแล้วlɛ́ɛoพาลูกpaa-lûukไปbpaiดำหัวdam-hǔuaปู่bpùuกับgàpย่าyâa
This Songkran, I'm going back to Chiang Mai and taking my child to pay respects to their grandparents.
ถึงtĕungงานngaanในnaiกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpจะได้jà dâaiเงินngernดีกว่าdee gwàaแต่dtàeพอporแม่mâeเริ่มrêrmป่วยbpùaiผมpŏmก็gâwตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiปิ๊กบ้านbpík bâanไปbpaiหางานhăa ngaanใกล้glâiจะได้jà dâaiดูแลdoo laeแม่mâeด้วยdûuay
Although jobs in Bangkok pay better, when my mother started getting sick, I decided to return home and find work nearby so I could look after her.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
bpík
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |