ปีวัว
bpii-wuuaMeaning
1NounA2
Year of the Ox
the Year of the Ox in the Chinese zodiac
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเกิดgə̀ətเกิดgə̀ət1to be born2to happen; occur; arise3born (indicating birthplace/time)4(colloq.) if it happens that; unexpectedlyปีวัวbpii-wuuaปีวัวbpii-wuuaYear of the Ox
My mother was born in the Year of the Ox.
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They say that people born in the Year of the Ox are hardworking.
This year is not the Year of the Ox, but the Year of the Tiger.
น้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaaiของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnเกิดgə̀ətปีวัวbpii-wuuaเราraoเลยləəiซื้อsʉ́ʉตุ๊กตาdtúk-gà-dtaaวัวwuuaให้hâiเป็นbpenของขวัญวันเกิดkɔ̌ɔng-kwǎn-wan-gə̀ət
My younger brother was born in the Year of the Ox, so we bought him a cow doll as a birthday present.
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 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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ปีวัวbpii-wuuaปีวัวbpii-wuuaYear of the OxYear of the OxWord