เบี้ยน
bîianMeaning
1NounB2
lesbian
a lesbian; a homosexual woman (slang derived from the English word)
Examples
เพื่อนสนิทpʉ̂ʉan-sà-nìtเพื่อนสนิทpʉ̂ʉan-sà-nìtclose friend; best friendของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเพิ่งpə̂ngเพิ่งpə̂ngjust; recentlyบอกbɔ̀ɔkบอกbɔ̀ɔk1[to] tell; inform2[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]3[to] indicate; showครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; householdว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เบี้ยนbîianเบี้ยนbîianlesbian
My best friend just told her family that she is a lesbian.
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ผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngคนkonนั้นnánแต่งตัวdtɛ̀ng-dtuuaสไตล์sà-dtaiเท่têeมากmâakจนjonหลายคนlǎai-konคิดว่าkít-wâaเขาkǎoเป็นbpenเบี้ยนbîian
That woman dresses in such a cool style that many people think she's a lesbian.
ในnaiสังคมปัจจุบันsăng-kom bpàt-jù-banการยอมรับgaan yom rápกลุ่มคนglùm konที่têeเป็นbpenเบี้ยนbîianและláeเพศpâytทางเลือกtaang lêuuakอื่นèunๆ-มีmeeทิศทางtít taangที่têeดีขึ้นdee kêunมากmâak
In today's society, the acceptance of lesbians and other LGBTQ+ groups has moved in a much better direction.
ซีรีส์sii-rîiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiถ่ายทอดtàai-tɔ̂ɔtความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-panและlɛ́ความรักkwaam-rákของkɔ̌ɔngคู่kûuเบี้ยนbîianออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaได้dâaiสมจริงsǒm-jingและlɛ́ละเอียดอ่อนlá-ìiat-ɔ̀ɔn
This series portrays the relationship and love of a lesbian couple very realistically and delicately.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
bîian
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 | — | — |