เป็นปม
bpen-bpomMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] be knotted; tangled
to have a knot or tangle in something, like a rope or thread.
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)เป็นปมbpen-bpomเป็นปมbpen-bpom1[to] be knotted; tangled2[to] be a complicated issueฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)แกะgɛ̀แกะgɛ̀1sheep2[to] unwrap; open by prying; peel [sth] off3[to] carve; engrave4[to] decipher; work [sth] outไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ออกɔ̀ɔkออกɔ̀ɔk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)
This rope has a knot. I can't untie it.
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สายหูฟังsǎai-hǔu-fangของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnพันกันpan-ganเป็นปมbpen-bpomในnaiกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoอีกแล้วìik-lɛ́ɛo
My earphone cord is tangled in a knot in my bag again.
เธอtəəช่วยchûuaiแก้gɛ̂ɛสร้อยคอsɔ̂ɔi-kɔɔที่tîiมันmanเป็นปมbpen-bpomให้hâiฉันchǎnหน่อยnɔ̀iได้ไหมdâai-mǎi
Can you help me untangle this necklace that has a knot in it?
ช่างทำผมchâng-tam-pǒmใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaนานnaanในnaiการgaanสางsǎangผมpǒmที่tîiพันกันpan-ganเป็นปมbpen-bpomของkɔ̌ɔngลูกค้าlûuk-káaก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàเริ่มrə̂əmตัดdtàtได้dâai
The hairdresser spent a long time combing the client's knotted hair before being able to start cutting.
2VerbB2
[to] be a complicated issue
to be a complex, difficult, or unresolved problem or situation.
Examples
เรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raaoเรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raao1story; tale2matter; affair; incidentในอดีตnai-à-dìitในอดีตnai-à-dìitin the past; formerlyของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsยังคงyang-kongยังคงyang-kongstill; [to] remain; [to] continue to be/have/doเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ปมในใจbpom-nai-jaiปมในใจbpom-nai-jaiemotional baggage; hang-upที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerแก้gɛ̂ɛแก้gɛ̂ɛ1[to] fix; solve; correct2[to] undo; unfasten; untie3[to] take off (clothes)4[to] edit; revise; amend5[to] remedy; treat; counteractไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] drop; decline; decrease5[to] cost; come to6[to] set (of the sun)7[to] fall to; devolve upon; be allotted to8[to] be left out; miss one’s turn
His past story remains an unresolved issue in his heart.
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ความขัดแย้งkwaam-kàt-yɛ́ɛngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangที่ดินtîi-dinของkɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔngครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaกลายเป็นglaai-bpenปมbpomที่tîiยืดเยื้อyʉ̂ʉt-yʉ́ʉaมานานmaa-naanหลายlǎaiปีbpii
The land dispute between the two families has become a complex problem that has dragged on for many years.
การหายตัวไปgaan-hǎai-dtuua-bpaiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoคือkʉʉปมปริศนาbpom-bprìt-sà-nǎaสำคัญsǎm-kanของkɔ̌ɔngคดีká-diiที่tîiตำรวจdtam-rùuatยังyangคลี่คลายklîi-klaaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai
His disappearance is the key unresolved mystery of the case that the police still cannot solve.
ประเด็นbprà-denดังกล่าวdang glàaoได้dâiกลายเป็นglaai bpenปมbpomทางการเมืองtaang gaan meuuangที่têeซับซ้อนsáp sónซึ่งsêungส่งผลกระทบต่อsòng pŏn grà-tóp dtòrเสถียรภาพsà-tĭian-pâapของkŏngรัฐบาลrát-tà-baan
That issue has become a complex political problem affecting the stability of the government.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bpen
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)to be (identity/category/state)Part 1
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ปมbpomปมbpom1knot (rope/thread)2knot; knob (wood/biology)3problematic point; snag4complex (psychology)5plot complication; unresolved mysteryknot (rope/thread)Part 2
เป็นปมbpen-bpomเป็นปมbpen-bpom[to] be knotted; tangled[to] be knotted; tangledWord