ปี้

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Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicปี้
p ī ˆ
RomanizationPaiboonbpîi
Royal Institutepi
(standard) IPA(key)/piː˥˩/(R)

Etymology 1

Derived from Hokkien 幣／币 (pī, “currency; money”).[1]

Noun

ปี้ • (bpîi)

  1. (archaic) gaming token.
  2. (historical) piece of lac resin, affixed with an official seal, tied to a wrist of a Chinese person as a sign of having paid a tax.
  3. (archaic, figurative) feat, accomplishment, exploit; merit, goodness, worth.

Etymology 2

Verb

ปี้ • (bpîi) (abstract noun การปี้)

  1. (vulgar, used of animals, offensive if applied to humans) to have sex.

References

  1. ^ SEAlang Library (n.d.) “Notes on Modern Chinese Loanwords in Thai”, in sealang.net‎
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