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bpɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛMeaning
1NounC1
parents (Northern Thai)
father and mother; parents (Northern Thai/Lanna dialect term)
Examples
เปิ้นbpə̂ənเปิ้นbpə̂ən1he; she; they (Northern Thai, 3rd person)2I; me (Northern Thai, familiar)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ปิ๊กbpíkปิ๊กbpík1guitar pick; plectrum2nickname (Thai)3(Northern Thai) [to] return; go backไปหาbpai-hǎaไปหาbpai-hǎa1[to] go see [sb]; [to] visit [sb]2[to] go look for [sb/sth]; [to] seek [sth]ป้อแม่bpɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛป้อแม่bpɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛparents (Northern Thai)ตี้dtîiตี้dtîi1squad; team; group (slang)2party; hangout (event) (slang)3[to] hang out; party; form a team (slang)เจียงใหม่jiiang-màiเจียงใหม่jiiang-màiChiang Mai (Northern Thai dialect)ช่วงchûuangช่วงchûuang1period; span (of time)2span; extent3section; segment (part of something)4range; interval (between limits)5distance between supportsปี๋ใหม่เมืองbpǐi-mài-mʉʉangปี๋ใหม่เมืองbpǐi-mài-mʉʉangLanna New Year; Northern Thai Songkran
I will go back to visit my parents in Chiang Mai during the Songkran festival.
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ป้อแม่bpô mâeคนkonไหนๆnăi năiก็gâwหวังwăngหื้อhêuuaลูกlôokได้ดีdâai deeมีmeeอนาคตà-naa-kótสดใสsòt săiเหมือนกั๋นmĕuuan gănหมดmòt
All parents hope for their children to do well and have a bright future.
คำสอนkam-sɔ̌ɔnของkɔ̌ɔngป้อแม่bpɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛเปรียบเสมือนbprìiap-sà-mʉ̌ʉanตะเกียงdtà-giiangส่องทางsɔ̀ɔng-taangชีวิตchii-wítหื้อhʉ́ʉลูกหลานlûuk-lǎanเสมอsà-mə̌ə
The teachings of our parents are always like a lamp illuminating the path of life for their descendants.
คนเฒ่าคนแก่kon-tâo-kon-gɛ̀ɛตางdtaangเหนือnʉ̌ʉaจะjàสอนsɔ̌ɔnลูกหลานlûuk-lǎanเสมอsà-mə̌əว่าwâaหื้อhʉ́ʉกตัญญูgà-dtan-yuuต่อdtɔ̀ɔป้อแม่bpɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛผู้pûuมีmiiพระคุณprá-kun
Northern elders always teach the younger generation to be grateful to their parents, who have bestowed great kindness upon them.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
bpɔ̂ɔ
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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
ป้อbpɔ̂ɔป้อbpɔ̂ɔ1father (Northern Thai dialect)2[to] flirt with [sb]; court; woo (colloquial)father (Northern Thai dialect)Part 1
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แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; basemother; momPart 2
ป้อแม่bpɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛป้อแม่bpɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛparents (Northern Thai)parents (Northern Thai)Word