มีปม
mii-bpomMeanings
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.
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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
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- 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 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
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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