แบมือ
bɛɛ-mʉʉMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] open one's hand, palm up
To open one's hand with the fingers extended and the palm facing upward.
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)แบมือbɛɛ-mʉʉแบมือbɛɛ-mʉʉ1[to] open one's hand, palm up2[to] ask for money or handoutsรับrápรับráp1[to] receive; get2[to] accept3[to] pick up; collect4[to] admit; confess5[to] take (a call/order/job)6[to] host; welcome7[to] defend; resist an attack8[to] withstand; bear9bottom; receptive sexual partner (slang)ขนมkà-nǒmขนมkà-nǒmsnack; sweet; dessert
The child holds out an open hand, palm up, to receive a snack.
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Just now, he opened his hand to show me the wound on his palm.
I'll put the marble in your hand. Keep it open with your palm facing up.
ครูkruuบอกให้bòk hâiเด็กdèkๆ-แบมือbae meuแล้วláeoวางwaangเมล็ดmá-létถั่วtùuaให้hâiคนละkon-láเมล็ดmá-lét
The teacher told the children to hold out their hands, palms up, then placed a bean seed in each child's hand.
2VerbB2
[to] ask for money or handouts
To ask for or expect money or material support from someone, often implying reliance on others to provide it.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)แต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangbut still; yetแบมือbɛɛ-mʉʉแบมือbɛɛ-mʉʉ1[to] open one's hand, palm up2[to] ask for money or handoutsขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forเงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)พ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛparentsทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)เดือนdʉʉanเดือนdʉʉan1month2the Moon; moon
He has a job now, but he still asks his parents for handouts every month.
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ฉันchǎnอยากyàakเก็บเงินgèp-ngənซื้อsʉ́ʉรถrótเองeengจะได้jà-dâaiไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngแบมือbɛɛ-mʉʉขอkɔ̌ɔเงินngənใครkrai
I want to save up for a car myself so I won't have to ask anyone for a handout.
ถ้าtâaบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtไม่mâiปรับbpràpวิธีwí-tiiบริหารbɔɔ-rí-hǎanและlɛ́เอาแต่ao-dtɛ̀ɛแบมือbɛɛ-mʉʉขอkɔ̌ɔเงินช่วยเหลือngən-chûuai-lʉ̌ʉaจากjàakรัฐrátปัญหาbpan-hǎaเดิมdəəmก็gɔ̂คงไม่kong-mâiหมดไปmòt-bpai
If the company doesn't change its management practices and just keeps asking the government for handouts, the same problems probably won't go away.
การช่วยเหลือgaan-chûuai-lʉ̌ʉaควรkuuanทำให้tam-hâiชุมชนchum-chonพึ่งพาpʉ̂ng-paaตัวเองdtuua-eengได้dâaiในnaiระยะยาวrá-yá-yaaoไม่ใช่mâi-châiต้องdtɔ̂ngแบมือbɛɛ-mʉʉรอrɔɔเงินสนับสนุนngən-sà-nàp-sà-nǔnอยู่yùuตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔt
Aid should enable communities to become self-reliant in the long term, rather than leave them constantly waiting for handouts.
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 syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bɛɛ
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
แบbɛɛแบbɛɛ1[to] open; [to] spread out2older brother; respectful address for an older Muslim man (southern)3[to] reveal; [to] disclose[to] open; [to] spread outPart 1
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แบมือbɛɛ-mʉʉแบมือbɛɛ-mʉʉ[to] open one's hand, palm up[to] open one's hand, palm upWord