ปี่(bpèe)
Meanings
1NounB1
generic wind instrument; pipe
a general Thai term for a wind instrument, especially a pipe-like instrument
Examples
เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ลองlongลองlong1[to] try; attempt2trial; test (attempt) [rare as standalone]เป่าปี่bpào bpèeเป่าปี่bpào bpèe1[to] play a Thai oboe2[to] perform fellatio on [sb] (slang; vulgar)ง่ายngâaiง่ายngâai1easy; simple2easily; readily3straightforward; uncomplicatedๆ-ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallดนตรีdon-dtreeดนตรีdon-dtree1music (art form)2music (as a subject/field)ใกล้บ้านglâi bâanใกล้บ้านglâi bâannear (one's) home; nearby home
Yesterday I tried blowing a simple pipe-like wind instrument at the music shop near my house.
2NounB2
Thai reed oboe (pi); generic reed pipe
a Thai double-reed wind instrument (pi), similar to an oboe, used in classical ensembles
Examples
วงปี่พาทย์wong bpìi pâatวงปี่พาทย์wong bpìi pâattraditional Thai orchestra; piphat ensembleใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]ปี่bpèeปี่bpèe1Thai reed oboe (pi); generic reed pipe2generic wind instrument; pipeนำnamนำnam1[to] lead; guide2[to] bring; take; lead3[to] adopt; apply; useทำนองtam-nongทำนองtam-nong1melody; tune2style; manner; pattern; way3approximately; roughly; in the vein of4set form; formula (formal/archaic)ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerเครื่องดนตรีkrêuuang don-dtreeเครื่องดนตรีkrêuuang don-dtreemusical instrumentอื่นèunอื่นèun1other; different; else2else; otherwise (as a modifying element)3others; other people/thingsเข้ามาkâo maaเข้ามาkâo maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’
The piphat ensemble uses the pi to lead the melody before other instruments join in.