มีปม

mii-bpom

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] have a knot; be knotted

to have a knot; of rope, string, hair, etc., to be knotted or have knots.

Examples

เชือกchʉ̂ʉakเชือกchʉ̂ʉak1rope; cord; line2classifier for domesticated elephantsเส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3CL: strand-like things4tendon; nerve; sinew5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีปมmii-bpomมีปมmii-bpom1[to] have a knot; be knotted2[to] have a hang-up; [to] have a complexแก้gɛ̂ɛแก้gɛ̂ɛ1[to] fix; solve; correct2[to] undo; unfasten; untie3[to] take off (clothes)4[to] edit; revise; amend5[to] remedy; treat; counteractไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)
This rope has a knot; I can't untie it.
3 more examples
ผมpǒmฉันchǎnยาวyaaoและlɛ́พันกันpan-ganง่ายngâaiมากmâakสระผมsà-pǒmทีไรtii-raiก็gɔ̂มีปมmii-bpomทุกทีtúk-tii
My hair is long and tangles very easily. Whenever I wash it, it always has knots.
ช่วยchûuaiแก้gɛ̂ɛปมbpomที่tîiสายหูฟังsǎai-hǔu-fangให้hâiหน่อยnɔ̀iสิsìมันmanพันกันpan-ganยุ่งyûngไปหมดbpai-mòtเลยləəi
Could you please help untangle the knot in the earphone cord? It's all tangled up.
สร้อยคอsôi koเส้นsênเล็กๆlék lékแบบนี้bàep néeถ้าtâaเก็บgèpไม่ดีmâi deeจะjàพันกันpan ganจนมีjon meeปมbpomเล็กๆlék lékเต็มไปหมดdtem bpai mòtซึ่งsêungแกะgàeออกòkยากมากyâak mâak
A delicate necklace like this, if not stored properly, will get tangled up with many small knots, which are very difficult to remove.
2VerbB2

[to] have a hang-up; [to] have a complex

to have a psychological issue, insecurity, or hang-up, often from past experiences; to have a complex (about sth).

Examples

เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillดูเหมือนduu-mʉ̌ʉanดูเหมือนduu-mʉ̌ʉan1[to] seem; appear; look2apparently; seeminglyจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)มีปมmii-bpomมีปมmii-bpom1[to] have a knot; be knotted2[to] have a hang-up; [to] have a complexเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ความสูงkwaam-sǔungความสูงkwaam-sǔung1height (vertical measurement)2altitude; elevation3heights; high places (as in ‘fear of heights’)ของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengone's ownเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂i1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)มั่นใจmân-jaiมั่นใจmân-jai1confident; sure2[to] be confident; [to] be sure (of/about)เวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)คนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn1other people; others2someone else; another person
He seems to have a hang-up about his own height, so he's not very confident when he's with other people.
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ตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛถูกtùukเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanล้อlɔ́ɔเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangรูปร่างrûup-râangตอนเด็กdtɔɔn-dèkเขาkǎoก็เลยgɔ̂-ləəiมีปมmii-bpomมาตลอดmaa-dtà-lɔ̀ɔt
Ever since his friends teased him about his body shape when he was a kid, he has had a complex about it.
พฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamชอบchɔ̂ɔpอวดอ้างùuat-âangของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoอาจàatเป็นผลมาจากbpen-pǒn-maa-jàakการที่gaan-tîiเขาkǎoมีmiiปมด้อยbpom-dɔ̂ɔiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangฐานะtǎa-náในnaiวัยเด็กwai-dèk
His boastful behavior might be a result of him having an inferiority complex about his financial status during childhood.
นักจิตวิทยาnák-jìt-dtà-wít-tá-yaaเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaหลายคนlǎai-konที่tîiมีmiiพฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamก้าวร้าวgâao-ráaoมักจะmák-jàมีปมmii-bpomบางอย่างbaang-yàangที่tîiซ่อนอยู่sɔ̂ɔn-yùuในใจnai-jaiจากjàakประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanในอดีตnai-à-dìit
Psychologists believe that many people with aggressive behavior often have some kind of hidden hang-up from past experiences.

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

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

mii

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergo[to] have; possessPart 1
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ปมbpomปมbpom1knot (rope/thread)2knot; knob (wood/biology)3problematic point; snag4complex (psychology)5plot complication; unresolved mysteryknot (rope/thread)Part 2
มีปมmii-bpomมีปมmii-bpom[to] have a knot; be knotted[to] have a knot; be knottedWord