ปีม้า
bpii-máaMeaning
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Year of the Horse
The Year of the Horse, one of the twelve years in the Chinese zodiac cycle.
Examples
พี่ชายpîi-chaaiพี่ชายpîi-chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเกิดgə̀ətเกิดgə̀ət1to be born2to happen; occur; arise3born (indicating birthplace/time)4(colloq.) if it happens that; unexpectedlyปีม้าbpii-máaปีม้าbpii-máaYear of the Horseเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillอายุมากaa-yú-mâakอายุมากaa-yú-mâakelderly; of advanced age; oldกว่าgwàaกว่าgwàa1than (comparative marker)2more than; overฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)สองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondปีbpiiปีbpii1year2classifier: years
My older brother was born in the Year of the Horse. He is two years older than me.
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ตามdtaamความเชื่อkwaam-chʉ̂ʉaของkɔ̌ɔngคนจีนkon-jiinคนkonที่tîiเกิดgə̀ətปีม้าbpii-máaมักmákจะjàเป็นbpenคนรักkon-rákอิสระìt-sà-ràและlɛ́ชอบchɔ̂ɔpเข้าสังคมkâo-sǎng-kom
According to Chinese beliefs, people born in the Year of the Horse are often independent and sociable.
คุณย่าkun-yâaเก็บสะสมgèp-sà-sǒmแสตมป์sà-dtɛɛmรูปrûupสัตว์sàtตามdtaamปีนักษัตรbpii-nák-sàtและlɛ́ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiกำลังหาgam-lang-hǎaแสตมป์sà-dtɛɛmของkɔ̌ɔngปีม้าbpii-máaอยู่yùu
My grandmother collects stamps with zodiac animals, and right now she is looking for the stamp for the Year of the Horse.
นักประวัติศาสตร์nák bprà-wàt-sàatบางคนbaang konตั้งdtângข้อสังเกตkô sǎng-gàytว่าwâaเหตุการณ์สำคัญhèet gaan săm-kanทางการเมืองtaang gaan meuuangมักmákเกิดขึ้นgèrt kêunในช่วงnai chûuangปีม้าbpee máaซึ่งsêungเป็นbpenปรากฏการณ์bpraa-gòt-gaanที่têeน่าสนใจnâa sŏn jai
Some historians have noted that significant political events often occur during the Year of the Horse, which is an interesting phenomenon.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bpii
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
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ปีม้าbpii-máaปีม้าbpii-máaYear of the HorseYear of the HorseWord