นาโปรย
naa-bprooiMeaning
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broadcast‑seeded paddy field
A rice field established by broadcasting seed directly onto the field instead of transplanting seedlings.
Examples
ปีนี้bpii-níiปีนี้bpii-níi1this year2this year; during the current yearลุงแก้วlung-gɛ̂ɛoลุงแก้วlung-gɛ̂ɛoUncle Kaeo/Kaew (form of address)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeนาโปรยnaa-bprooiนาโปรยnaa-bprooibroadcast‑seeded paddy fieldไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ย้ายyáaiย้ายyáai1[to] move; relocate2[to] move house3[to] transfer (jobs; schools; departments)กล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyประหยัดbprà-yàtประหยัดbprà-yàt1economical; cost‑saving2[to] save; be thriftyแรงงานrɛɛng-ngaanแรงงานrɛɛng-ngaan1labor; workforce2worker; laborerได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
This year Uncle Kaeo is doing broadcast seeding; he isn’t transplanting seedlings, which saves a lot of labor.
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เราraoหว่านwàanข้าวkâaoในnaiนาโปรยnaa-bprooiตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoให้hâiเมล็ดmá-létกระจายgrà-jaaiทั่วtûuaแปลงbplɛɛng
We broadcast the rice seed in the broadcast field in the morning so the grains spread across the plot.
นาโปรยnaa-bprooiต้องdtɔ̂ngเตรียมdtriiamแปลงbplɛɛngให้hâiเรียบrîiapและlɛ́ชุ่มchûmเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเมล็ดmá-létงอกngɔ̂ɔkสม่ำเสมอsà-màm-sà-mə̌əโดยdooiไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngย้ายyáaiกล้าglâa
A broadcast-seeded paddy requires leveled, moist fields so the seeds germinate evenly without transplanting.
เกษตรกรgà-sèet-dtà-gɔɔnเปรียบเทียบbprìiap-tîiapนาโปรยnaa-bprooiกับgàpนาnaaดำdamพบว่าpóp-wâaนาโปรยnaa-bprooiใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaน้อยกว่าnɔ́ɔi-gwàaแต่dtɛ̀ɛต้องdtɔ̂ngควบคุมkûuap-kumวัชพืชwát-chá-pʉ̂ʉtอย่างyàangเข้มkêm
Farmers compare broadcast seeding with transplanting and find that broadcast seeding takes less time but requires strict weed control.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
naa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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โปรยbprooiโปรยbprooi1[to] scatter; sprinkle lightly2[to] drizzle; fall lightly3[to] scatter; distribute; shower (figurative)4[to] tease (media); add a teaser caption[to] scatter; sprinkle lightlyPart 2
นาโปรยnaa-bprooiนาโปรยnaa-bprooibroadcast‑seeded paddy fieldbroadcast‑seeded paddy fieldWord