เปิบ
bpə̀əpMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] eat with the hands; scoop up and eat
To eat with one's hands by scooping up food, especially rice and side dishes, into a small ball and putting it in the mouth; a traditional way of eating.
Examples
คุณตาkun-dtaaคุณตาkun-dtaa1grandfather (maternal)2elderly man (polite address)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เปิบbpə̀əpเปิบbpə̀əp[to] eat with the hands; scoop up and eatข้าวเหนียวkâao-nǐiaoข้าวเหนียวkâao-nǐiaosticky rice; glutinous riceกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)ลาบหมูlâap-mǔuลาบหมูlâap-mǔupork larb (Thai/Isan minced pork salad)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Grandpa really likes to eat sticky rice and spicy pork salad with his hands.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanนั่งล้อมวงnâng-lɔ́ɔm-wongเปิบข้าวbpə̀əp-kâaoกินกันgin-ganอย่างyàangเป็นกันเองbpen-gan-eeng
The villagers sat in a circle, eating food with their hands in a friendly manner.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเป็นbpenนักธุรกิจใหญ่nák-tú-rá-gìt-yàiแต่dtɛ̀ɛเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaกลับบ้านglàp-bâanต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàtเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangเปิบข้าวbpə̀əp-kâaoกับgàpครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaเหมือนเดิมmʉ̌ʉan-dəəm
Even though he is a big businessman, when he returns to his provincial hometown, he still eats with his hands with his family just like before.
การเปิบgaan-bpə̀əpอาaaหารด้วยhǎan-dûuaiมือmʉʉเป็นbpenวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamการกินgaan-ginดั้งเดิมdâng-dəəmของkɔ̌ɔngไทยtaiที่tîiสะท้อนถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-tʉ̌ngความเรียบง่ายkwaam-rîiap-ngâaiและlɛ́ใกล้ชิดglâi-chítธรรมชาติtam-má-châat
Eating food with one's hands is a traditional Thai eating culture that reflects simplicity and closeness to nature.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bpə̀əp
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |