เบ๊

Thai

Etymology

From Hokkien 馬／马 (bé/bée, “horse”). Doublet of ม้า (máa).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		เบ๊ e ɓ ˊ
Romanization	Paiboon	bée
	Royal Institute	be
(standard) IPA^(key)		/beː˦˥/^(R)

Noun

เบ๊ • (bée)

(archaic, chiefly found in old Chinese fiction) horse-mounted servant.
(slang, now derogatory) servant; slave; subordinate; attendant.

Proper noun

เบ๊ • (bée)

a Thai Chinese surname, Ma

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