ไบโพ

bai-poo

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

bipolar; having strong mood swings

bipolar, or casually described as having strong mood swings; a slang shortening of English “bipolar”

Examples

วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเจ้านายjâo naaiเจ้านายjâo naai1boss; employer; superior2master; owner (of servant or animal)3royalty; member of a royal familyอารมณ์ขึ้นaa-rom kûenอารมณ์ขึ้นaa-rom kûen1[to] get worked up; [to] become irritable2[to] get aroused; [to] be turned onๆ-ลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] onlineๆ-เหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ไบโพbai-pohไบโพbai-poh1bipolar; having strong mood swings2bipolar disorderเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Today the boss's mood is up and down like he's bipolar.
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เธอtəəอย่าyàaทำตัวtam-dtuuaเป็นbpenไบโพbai-pooได้ไหมdâai-mǎiเดี๋ยวdǐiaoดีdiiเดี๋ยวdǐiaoร้ายráaiฉันchǎnตามไม่ทันdtaam-mâi-tan
Can you not act bipolar? Good one minute, bad the next, I can't keep up.
ลูกค้าlûuk-káaรายนี้raai-níiอารมณ์แปรปรวนaa-rom-bprɛɛ-bpruuanหนักnàkมากmâakจนjonพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanแอบɛ̀ɛpนินทาnin-taaว่าwâaเป็นbpenไบโพbai-poo
This customer has such severe mood swings that the staff secretly gossip that they are bipolar.
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiเขาkǎoเครียดkrîiatเรื่องงานrʉ̂ʉang-ngaanมากmâakจนjonอารมณ์aa-romสวิงsà-wǐngรุนแรงrun-rɛɛngจนjonเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanหาว่าhǎa-wâaเป็นbpenไบโพbai-poo
Lately he's been so stressed about work that his mood swings drastically, to the point where coworkers accuse him of being bipolar.
2NounB2

bipolar disorder

bipolar disorder (casual or slang abbreviation)

Examples

ตอนแรกdtɔɔn-rɛ̂ɛkตอนแรกdtɔɔn-rɛ̂ɛk1at first; initially; originally2the first part; the beginningคิดว่าkít-wâaคิดว่าkít-wâa1to think (that); be of the opinion (that)2to suppose/assume/guess (that)3[to] consider/regard (as)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowแค่kɛ̂ɛแค่kɛ̂ɛ1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asเครียดkrîiatเครียดkrîiat1stressed; tense; anxious2[to] feel stressed; be under stressแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenพาpaaพาpaa1[to] take; bring; lead [sb]2[to] lead to; result inไปหาหมอbpai-hǎa-mɔ̌ɔไปหาหมอbpai-hǎa-mɔ̌ɔ[to] go to the doctorสรุปว่าsà-rùp-wâaสรุปว่าsà-rùp-wâain conclusion; to sum upเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ไบโพbai-pooไบโพbai-poo1bipolar; having strong mood swings2bipolar disorder
At first I thought my friend was just stressed, but after taking them to the doctor, it turned out they have bipolar.
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คนkonที่tîiเป็นbpenไบโพbai-pooต้องdtɔ̂ngกินยาgin-yaaอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang-dtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangตามที่dtaam-tîiหมอmɔ̌ɔสั่งsàngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปรับสมดุลbpràp-sǒm-dunอารมณ์aa-rom
People with bipolar need to take their medication continuously as prescribed by the doctor to balance their moods.
การดูแลgaan-duu-lɛɛผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiที่tîiเป็นbpenไบโพbai-pooต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiความเข้าใจkwaam-kâo-jaiสูงsǔungมากmâakเพราะprɔ́อารมณ์aa-romเขาkǎoจะjàสวิงsà-wǐngไปมาbpai-maaจนjonเราraoอาจจะàat-jàรับมือráp-mʉʉไม่ทันmâi-tan
Taking care of a patient with bipolar requires a lot of understanding because their mood swings so much that we might not be able to handle it in time.
สมัยนี้sà-mǎi-níiคนkonเป็นbpenไบโพbai-pooกันganเยอะขึ้นyə́-kʉ̂nมากmâakอาจจะàat-jàเป็นเพราะbpen-prɔ́ความเครียดสะสมkwaam-krîiat-sà-sǒmจากjàakสภาพสังคมsà-pâap-sǎng-komและlɛ́การทำงานgaan-tam-ngaanในปัจจุบันnai-bpàt-jù-ban
Nowadays, a lot more people are getting bipolar; it might be due to accumulated stress from the current social and work environment.

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  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.

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Mid tone

bai

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Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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