เพี้ยน
píianMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
out of tune; off-key
not at the correct musical pitch; off-key
Examples
เสียงร้องsǐiang-rɔ́ɔngเสียงร้องsǐiang-rɔ́ɔng1a cry; call; wail2singing voice; vocalsของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsเพี้ยนpíianเพี้ยนpíian1out of tune; off-key2eccentric; odd; kooky (informal)3distorted; inaccurate4[to] deviate; be distortedมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
His singing is very off-key.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnร้องrɔ́ɔngคาราโอเกะkaa-raa-oo-gèแล้วlɛ́ɛoเสียงเพี้ยนsǐiang-píianเพราะprɔ́ไม่mâiคุ้นkúnเพลงpleeng
Yesterday I sang karaoke and was off-key because I wasn't familiar with the song.
If you don't warm up before singing, the high notes will easily go off-key.
ระหว่างrá-wàangซ้อมsɔ́ɔmวงwongต้องdtɔ̂ngหยุดyùtเพราะprɔ́กีตาร์gii-dtâaเพี้ยนpíianจนjonคอร์ดkɔ́ɔtไม่ตรงmâi-dtrongกับgàpนักร้องnák-rɔ́ɔng
During practice, the band had to stop because the guitar was so out of tune that the chords didn't match the singer.
2AdjectiveB1
eccentric; odd; kooky (informal)
behaving in an odd or eccentric way; colloquial and can be rude when referring to mental state
Examples
ช่วงนี้chûuang néeช่วงนี้chûuang née1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutคนเดียวkon diiaoคนเดียวkon diiao1alone; by oneself; unaccompanied2only one person; soleบ่อยๆbòi bòiบ่อยๆbòi bòioften; frequentlyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanfriends (plural)บอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเพี้ยนpíanเพี้ยนpían1out of tune; off-key2eccentric; odd; kooky (informal)3distorted; inaccurate4[to] deviate; be distortedแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
Lately he talks to himself so often that friends say he's starting to act weird.
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พอporเครียดkrîatมากๆmâak mâakเขาkăoก็gâwทำตัวtam dtuuaเพี้ยนๆpían píanหัวเราะhŭua róอยู่yòoคนเดียวkon diiaoกลางคืนglaang keun
When he gets very stressed, he behaves oddly, laughing to himself at night.
บางทีbaang teeเธอterชอบchôpแต่งตัวdtàeng dtuuaย้อนยุคyón yúkสุดๆsùt sùtแล้วláeoเดินdernคุยkuiกับgàpแมวmaeoเหมือนmĕuuanคนkonเพี้ยนpíanแต่จริงๆdtàe jing jingเธอterแค่kâeมีmeeนิสัยní-săiแปลกๆbplàek bplàek
Sometimes she dresses extremely retro and talks to cats like a weirdo, but actually she's just a bit eccentric.
อย่าyàaพูดpôotหยันyănๆ-ว่าwâaคนอื่นkon èunเพี้ยนpíanเพียงpiiangเพราะpráwพวกเขาpûuak kăoคิดต่างkít dtàangหรือrĕuทำtamสิ่งที่sìng têeไม่เข้าพวกmâi kâo pûuak
Don't mock others as crazy just because they think differently or do things that don't fit in.
3AdjectiveB2
distorted; inaccurate
deviating from what is correct or original; distorted, skewed, or incorrect (e.g., information, pronunciation, colors)
Examples
ข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muun1information; data (non-count)2data (computing)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)รายงานraai-ngaanรายงานraai-ngaan1report (document/account)2[to] report; inform officiallyเพี้ยนไปpíian-bpaiเพี้ยนไปpíian-bpai1[to] be distorted; [to] go off-key2[to] become strange; [to] act weirdเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoการgaanการgaan1nominalizer2work; business; task3affair; matterคีย์kiiคีย์kii1key (keyboard/piano key)2[to] key in; enter data3key (crucial; core)4keyword; key concept5musical key; tonalityตัวเลขdtuua-lêekตัวเลขdtuua-lêek1digit; numeral character2numeral; written number3figures; numerical dataผิดpìtผิดpìt1wrong; incorrect2be wrong; make a mistake3illegal; against the law4improper; inappropriate5wrongly; incorrectly; mis-
The information in the report is skewed because some numbers were entered incorrectly.
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สีsǐiในnaiรูปrûupนี้níiเพี้ยนpíianเพราะprɔ́ตั้งค่าdtâng-kâaสมดุลแสงsǒm-dun-sɛ̌ɛngไม่ถูกต้องmâi-tùuk-dtɔ̂ng
The colors in this photo are distorted because the white balance was set incorrectly.
คำอธิบายkam-à-tí-baaiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเพี้ยนpíianจากjàakข้อเท็จจริงkɔ̂ɔ-tét-jingทำให้tam-hâiคนkonเข้าใจkâo-jaiสถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaanผิดpìtไปbpai
His explanation deviates from the facts, causing people to misunderstand the situation.
คำศัพท์kam-sàpบางคำbaang-kamถูกtùukถอดtɔ̀ɔtเสียงเพี้ยนsǐiang-píianจนjonความหมายkwaam-mǎaiคลาดเคลื่อนklâat-klʉ̂ʉanไปbpaiจากjàakต้นฉบับdtôn-chà-bàp
Some terms were transcribed incorrectly, causing the meaning to stray from the original.
4VerbB2
[to] deviate; be distorted
to become distorted, skewed, or deviate from the original/correct state (e.g., data, pitch, facts)
Examples
หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureอัปเดตระบบàp-dèet-rá-bòpอัปเดตระบบàp-dèet-rá-bòp1[to] update the system2system updateค่าkâaค่าkâa1cost; fee; charge2value; numerical value3worth; value (abstract)4monetary value; worth5polite/friendly address particleที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเพี้ยนไปpíian-bpaiเพี้ยนไปpíian-bpai1[to] be distorted; [to] go off-key2[to] become strange; [to] act weirdจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmมาตรฐานmâat-dtrà-tǎanมาตรฐานmâat-dtrà-tǎan1standard; norm; benchmark2standard; standardizedเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔi1a little; slightly2minor; slight; trivial3a small amountต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toสอบเทียบsɔ̀ɔp-tîiapสอบเทียบsɔ̀ɔp-tîiap1[to] calibrate [sth]2calibration (process)3[to] take an equivalency examination4equivalency examใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)
After the system update, the measured values deviated slightly from the standard and need recalibration.
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ถ้าtâaไมค์máiเสียsǐiaเสียงsǐiangที่tîiบันทึกban-tʉ́kอาจàatเพี้ยนpíianจนjonฟังไม่รู้เรื่องfang-mâi-rúu-rʉ̂ʉang
If the mic is faulty, the recorded sound may become distorted to the point of being unintelligible.
ข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunที่tîiส่งผ่านsòng-pàanหลายlǎaiเครื่องมือkrʉ̂ʉang-mʉʉมีโอกาสmii-oo-gàatเพี้ยนpíianระหว่างทางrá-wàang-taangจึงjʉngต้องdtɔ̂ngตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpความถูกต้องkwaam-tùuk-dtɔ̂ngซ้ำsám
Data transmitted through multiple tools can become skewed along the way, so its accuracy must be rechecked.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaบิดกราฟbìt-gráapเกินgəənช่วงchûuangที่รองรับtîi-rɔɔng-rápค่าkâaพยากรณ์pá-yaa-gɔɔnจะjàเพี้ยนpíianและlɛ́ทำให้tam-hâiการตัดสินใจgaan-dtàt-sǐn-jaiคลาดเคลื่อนklâat-klʉ̂ʉan
When the graph is stretched beyond its supported range, the forecasts become distorted and lead to misguided decisions.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
píian
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |