ปี๊น
bpíinMeaning
1InterjectionA2
honk; beep
The sound of a vehicle's horn; a honk or a beep.
Examples
รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileคันkanคันkan1itchy2[to] itch; feel itchy3classifier for vehicles4lever; handle5shaft; rod; pole6classifier for fishing rods; poles; handlesนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeปี๊นbpíinปี๊นbpíinhonk; beep
That car honked.
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He honked the horn loudly to shoo the dog away.
I heard a car honking, beep! beep!
พอpɔɔไฟเขียวfai-kǐiaoปุ๊บbpúpรถrótคันkanหลังlǎngก็gɔ̂บีบbìipแตรdtrɛɛไล่เสียงlâi-sǐiangดังdangปี๊นbpíinทันทีtan-tii
As soon as the light turned green, the car behind me immediately honked loudly.
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
bpíin
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 | — | — |