ไปป์

bpái

Meanings

1NounB1

pipe; piping (tube/conduit)

a tube or length of piping used to carry liquids or gases; a pipe component; often a loanword in technical contexts

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2NounB1

smoking pipe

a device for smoking, consisting of a bowl and a stem

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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is ไปป์ said ไป๊?

bpái

  • Silent letterป์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.Spoken toneSaid with a High tone in everyday Thai, as if written ไป๊ (bpái). The spelling rule would give a Mid tone.

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

How the tone is decided

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

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

ResultSpoken tone

High tone

bpái

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Spelling rule: Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

Spoken tone Said with a High tone in everyday Thai. The spelling rule would give a Mid tone, but this loanword follows how it's actually pronounced. Say it as if written ไป๊ (bpái).

ป์ is silent here.

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

The chart shows the spelling rule. In everyday Thai, this syllable is said with a High tone instead.