แบ
baeMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] open; [to] spread out
to open, unfold, or spread out flat (especially hands or palms)
Examples
แบbaeแบbae1[to] open; [to] spread out2older brother; respectful address for an older Muslim man (southern)3[to] reveal; [to] discloseมือmeuuมือmeuu1hand2skill; level; expertise3classifier: players in certain gambling games4doer; agent5round; turn (card games)สิsìสิsì1will; shall (Isan)2emphatic particle (statement)3urging/encouraging particle (imperative)
Open your hand.
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He opened his hand to receive candy from his mother.
The doctor told the patient to open their hand to examine the wound.
2NounB2
older brother; respectful address for an older Muslim man (southern)
A term used in southern Muslim communities for an older brother or to address an older man respectfully, often before his name.
Examples
แบbaeแบbae1[to] open; [to] spread out2older brother; respectful address for an older Muslim man (southern)3[to] reveal; [to] discloseฮาhaaฮาhaa1funny; hilarious (colloq.)2[to] laugh (colloq.)3ha! (laughter)ซันsanซันsansun (loan/brand)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)พี่ชายpêe chaaiพี่ชายpêe chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineและláeและláeand (coordinating)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseขายของkăai kŏngขายของkăai kŏng[to] sell things; [to] sell goodsที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)ทุกวันtúk wanทุกวันtúk wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
My older brother Hasan helps our mother sell things at the market every day.
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Brother Ali, may I go to the mosque with you this evening?
ถึงtĕungแบbaeอาลีaa-leeจะjàไม่ได้mâi dâaiเป็นbpenญาติyâatกับgàpเราraoแต่dtàeเราraoก็gâwเรียกrîakเขาkăoว่าwâaแบbaeเพราะpráwเขาkăoอายุมากàa-yú mâakกว่าgwàaและláeสนิทsà-nìtกับgàpครอบครัวkrôp kruuaเราrao
Although Ali is not related to us, we address him as an older brother because he is older than us and close to our family.
แม้máeแบbaeมะmáจะjàอายุมากàa-yú mâakกว่าgwàaพวกเราpûuak raoหลายlăaiปีbpeeแต่dtàeแกgaeก็gâwรับฟังความคิดเห็นráp fang kwaam kít hĕnของkŏngคนรุ่นใหม่kon rûn màiเสมอsà-mĕr
Although Brother Ma is many years older than us, he always listens to younger people’s opinions.
3VerbC1
[to] reveal; [to] disclose
to reveal or disclose something completely (such as secrets or cards)
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแบbaeแบbae1[to] open; [to] spread out2older brother; respectful address for an older Muslim man (southern)3[to] reveal; [to] discloseไพ่pâiไพ่pâiplaying card; cardsในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)มือmeuuมือmeuu1hand2skill; level; expertise3classifier: players in certain gambling games4doer; agent5round; turn (card games)ทั้งหมดtáng mòtทั้งหมดtáng mòt1all; entire; whole2all; in total; completely3the whole; everythingให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowดูdooดูdoo1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune
He revealed all the cards in his hand for his friends to see.
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Whatever secrets you have, lay them all bare. No need to hide anything.
ในnaiการเจรจาgaan jay-rá-jaaธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtผู้ที่pôo têeแบbaeไพ่pâiให้hâiฝั่งตรงข้ามfàng dtrong kâamรู้rúuจุดประสงค์jùt bprà-sŏngก่อนgònมักmákจะjàเป็นbpenฝ่ายfàaiเสียเปรียบsĭia bprìiap
In business negotiations, the party who reveals their cards and lets the opponent know their intentions first is usually at a disadvantage.
ในnaiการแข่งขันgaan kàeng kănเราraoไม่ควรmâi kuuanแบbaeให้hâiคู่แข่งkôo kàengรู้rúuว่าwâaเราraoมีmeeไม้เด็ดmái dètอะไรà-rai
In a competition, we shouldn't reveal to our opponents what our trump card is.