บรื้น
brʉ̂ʉnMeaning
1InterjectionB1
vroom
used to represent the sound of a vehicle engine revving or accelerating; vroom
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureสตาร์ทsà-dtàatสตาร์ทsà-dtàat1[to] start; [to] begin (informal)2[to] start an engineรถมอเตอร์ไซค์rót-mɔɔ-dtəə-sáiรถมอเตอร์ไซค์rót-mɔɔ-dtəə-sáimotorcycle; motorbikeดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeบรื้นbrʉ̂ʉnบรื้นbrʉ̂ʉnvroomแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ขับkàpขับkàp1[to] drive; operate (a vehicle)2[to] expel; drive out; repel3[to] sing; chant (traditional)4[to] excrete; secrete; emitออกɔ̀ɔkออกɔ̀ɔk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)ไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaan[to] go to work
Dad started the motorcycle with a loud vroom and drove off to work.
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พอpɔɔไฟเขียวfai-kǐiaoปุ๊บbpúpเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂เหยียบyìiapคันเร่งkan-rêngดังdangบรื้นbrʉ̂ʉnแล้วlɛ́ɛoพุ่งpûngออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiทันทีtan-tii
As soon as the light turned green, he stepped on the gas with a loud vroom and sped off immediately.
ฉันchǎnตกใจตื่นdtòk-jai-dtʉ̀ʉnเพราะprɔ́มีmiiวัยรุ่นwai-rûnมาmaaบิดbìtมอเตอร์ไซค์mɔɔ-dtəə-sáiเสียงดังsǐiang-dangบรื้นbrʉ̂ʉnอยู่yùuหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan
I woke up startled because a teenager was revving a motorcycle with a loud vroom in front of the house.
พวกpûuakเด็กแว้นdèk wáenชอบchôpดัดแปลงdàt bplaengท่อไอเสียtôr ai sĭiaและláeเร่งเครื่องrêng krêuuangดังdangบรื้นbrêunๆ-สร้างsâangความรำคาญkwaam ram-kaanให้hâiผู้คนpôo konในnaiละแวกlá-wâekนั้นnán
Street racers like to modify their exhaust pipes and rev their engines with loud vrooms, causing a nuisance to people in the neighborhood.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster บร, the first consonant บ sets the class.
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
brʉ̂ʉn
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |