ปี๋
bpǐiMeaning
1NounA2
year (Northern Thai)
Northern Thai (Lanna) word for “year,” equivalent to Central Thai ปีปีbpii1year2classifier: years. Used as a time unit and as a classifier for years.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเหนือnʉ̌ʉaเหนือnʉ̌ʉa1north; the North2northern3above; over4superior to; aboveทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)ปี๋bpǐiปี๋bpǐiyear (Northern Thai)
He comes to the North every year.
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Mom said she will go back to her hometown next year.
โครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnไว้wáiสามsǎamปี๋bpǐiแต่dtɛ̀ɛถ้าtâaจัดการjàt-gaanดีdiiอาจàatเสร็จsètเร็วกว่าreo-gwàaกำหนดgam-nòt
This project is planned for three years, but if managed well it might finish ahead of schedule.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
bpǐi
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
Mid class + Mai chattawa → Rising
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 | — | — |