ปิ๊ว
bpíuMeaning
1InterjectionB1
pew
the sound of a laser gun, a small projectile, or something flying away quickly
Examples
เด็กผู้ชายdèk pôo chaaiเด็กผู้ชายdèk pôo chaaiboy; male child/youthชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)ปืนbpeunปืนbpeun1gun; firearm2gun (as a type: water/BB/air gun)ของเล่นkŏng lênของเล่นkŏng lên1toy; plaything2novelty; fun gadget3plaything (figurative)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ทำเสียงtam sĭiangทำเสียงtam sĭiang1[to] make a sound; produce a noise2[to] imitate or put on a voice/soundปิ๊วbpíwปิ๊วbpíwpewๆ-ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmark
Boys like playing with toy guns and making pew-pew sounds at each other.
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ยานอวกาศyaan-à-wá-gàatในnaiเกมgeemยิงyingแสงเลเซอร์sɛ̌ɛng-lee-sə̂əดังdangปิ๊วbpíuใส่sàiศัตรูsàt-dtruu
The spaceship in the game shoots lasers making a 'pew' sound at enemies.
เขาkăoทำเสียงtam sĭiangปิ๊วbpíwๆ-เพื่อpêuuaล้อเลียนló liianฉากchàakดวลduuanปืนbpeunในnaiหนังnăngแอคชั่นàek chân
He made pew-pew sounds to mock the gun duel scene in the action movie.
ทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiเขาkǎoกดgòtสวิตช์sà-wítลำแสงเลเซอร์lam-sɛ̌ɛng-lee-sə̂əก็gɔ̂พุ่งpûngออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakเครื่องจักรkrʉ̂ʉang-jàkดังdangปิ๊วbpíuอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reo
As soon as he pressed the switch, the laser beam shot out of the machine with a quick 'pew' sound.
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 endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
bpíu
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 | — | — |