เปีย
bpiiaMeanings
1NounA2
braid; plait (hair)
a length of hair woven together; a braid; a plait
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herมัดmátมัดmát1[to] tie; bind; bundle2bundle; bunch3classifier: bundles/bunches4classifier: muscles; muscle bundlesผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เปียbpiiaเปียbpiia1braid; plait (hair)2[to] braid; plaitยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longer
She tied her hair into a long braid.
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When I was little, I liked to hold my braid and swing it around.
ครูkruuบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiรวบrûuapผมpǒmเป็นbpenเปียbpiiaเวลาwee-laaเข้าkâoสนามกีฬาsà-nǎam-gii-laaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความเรียบร้อยkwaam-rîiap-rɔ́ɔi
The teacher told us to tie our hair into braids when entering the sports field for neatness.
Today she wore two braids to school.
พอpɔɔผมpǒmยาวyaaoแม่mɛ̂ɛก็gɔ̂ทำเปียtam-bpiiaให้hâiหนึ่งnʉ̀ngข้างkâangดูเรียบร้อยduu-rîiap-rɔ́ɔiดีdii
When my hair grew long, Mom made me a single braid; it looks neat.
วันwanงานกีฬาสีngaan-gii-laa-sǐiเด็กdèkหลายคนlǎai-konทำเปียtam-bpiiaติดdtìtโบbooสีเดียวsǐi-diiaoกับgàpทีมtiim
On sports day, many kids wore braids with ribbons matching their team color.
2VerbB1
[to] braid; plait
to weave three or more strands of hair or material together
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseสอนsŏnสอนsŏn1[to] teach [sb] [sth]2[to] instruct; train [sb]3[to] admonish; give moral guidanceฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เปียbpiiaเปียbpiia1braid; plait (hair)2[to] braid; plaitผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ทีละtee láทีละtee láone at a time; each; perสามsăamสามsăamthree (3)เส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3CL: strand-like things4tendon; nerve; sinew5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)อย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyง่ายๆngâai ngâaiง่ายๆngâai ngâai1easy; simple; uncomplicated2plain; low-key; informal3simply; casually; without much effort4easygoing; not fussy (of a person)
Mom taught me to braid hair simply with three strands.
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Before the event, she helped her friend braid the rope tightly.
ช่างทำผมchâng-tam-pǒmเปียbpiiaผมpǒmของkɔ̌ɔngเจ้าสาวjâao-sǎaoเป็นbpenลวดลายlûuat-laaiซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔn
The hairstylist braided the bride’s hair into an intricate pattern.
เขาkǎoใช้cháiฟางfaangหลายlǎaiเส้นsênเปียbpiiaรวมกันruuam-ganเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำtamเชือกchʉ̂ʉakที่tîiแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngขึ้นkʉ̂n
He braided several strands of straw together to make a stronger rope.
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bpiia
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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 | — | — |