Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Hokkien (bé/bée, horse). Doublet of ม้า (máa).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicเบ๊
e ɓ ˊ
RomanizationPaiboonbée
Royal Institutebe
(standard) IPA(key)/beː˦˥/(R)

Noun edit

เบ๊ (bée)

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

Proper noun edit

เบ๊ (bée)

  1. a Thai Chinese surname, Ma