ผิน
pǐnMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] turn; pivot; face [sth/somewhere]
To turn or pivot one's face or body to look toward a particular direction or thing. (Often used in a literary or formal context).
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleเรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demandเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerผินหน้าpǐn-nâaผินหน้าpǐn-nâa[to] turn one’s face toward; faceมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerมองmɔɔngมองmɔɔng1[to] look at2[to] watch; observe3[to] view; regard; consider
When she heard someone call, she turned her face to look.
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เขาkǎoผินกายpǐn-gaaiไปยังbpai-yangทิศตะวันออกtít-dtà-wan-ɔ̀ɔkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรอชมrɔɔ-chomพระอาทิตย์ขึ้นprá-aa-tít-kʉ̂n
He turned his body towards the east to wait for the sunrise.
ในnaiบทละครbòt-lá-kɔɔnนางเอกnaang-èekได้dâaiผินพักตร์pǐn-pákมองmɔɔngพระเอกprá-èekเป็นbpenครั้งkrángสุดท้ายsùt-táaiก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàเดินจากไปdəən-jàak-bpai
In the play, the heroine turned her face to look at the hero one last time before walking away.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaประธานในพิธีbprà-taan-nai-pí-tiiกล่าวglàaoจบjòpทุกคนtúk-konก็gɔ̂พร้อมใจกันprɔ́ɔm-jai-ganผินหน้าpǐn-nâaไปยังbpai-yangธงชาติtong-châatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaร้องเพลงrɔ́ɔng-pleengชาติchâat
When the master of ceremonies finished speaking, everyone simultaneously turned their faces toward the national flag to sing the national anthem.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
pǐn
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → 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 | — | — |