ปรก
bpròkMeanings
1VerbC1
[to] cover; overhang; shelter
to hang or spread over something, covering or sheltering it, as hair over the forehead or branches overhead
Examples
กิ่งgìngกิ่งgìng1branch; twig (small)2branch; offshoot (figurative)3classifier: branches, twigsไม้ใหญ่máai-yàiไม้ใหญ่máai-yàibig tree; large treeปรกbpròkปรกbpròk1[to] cover; overhang; shelter2covered; shaded; overhungคลุมklumคลุมklum1[to] cover; drape [over]; put a cover on2[to] blanket; overlay3broad; sweeping; non-specific4[to] cover; include (costs/risks)หลังคาบ้านlǎng-kaa-bâanหลังคาบ้านlǎng-kaa-bâanhouse roofจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneร่มรื่นrôm-rʉ̂ʉnร่มรื่นrôm-rʉ̂ʉn1shady and pleasant; leafy2serene; soothing atmosphere
Large tree branches spread over the roof of the house, making it look shady.
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ในnaiตำนานdtam-naanเล่าlâoว่าwâaพญานาคpá-yaa-nâakได้dâaiแผ่pɛ̀ɛพังพานปรกpang-paan-bpròkพระวรกายprá-wɔɔ-rá-gaaiของkɔ̌ɔngพระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâaoขณะkà-nàทรงsongบำเพ็ญเพียรbam-pen-piian
Legend tells that the Naga king spread its hood to shield the Buddha's body while he was meditating.
หมู่เมฆmùu-mêekเคลื่อนตัวklʉ̂ʉan-dtuuaมาmaaปรกbpròkบังดวงจันทร์bang-duuang-janจนjonสิ้นsînแสงsɛ̌ɛngในnaiราตรีraa-dtriiอันanมืดมิดmʉ̂ʉt-mít
The clouds moved to spread over and obscure the moon until its light was gone in the dark night.
ร่มพระบารมีrôm prá baa-rá-meeแห่งhàengองค์พระประมุขong prá bprà-múkแผ่ไพศาลpàe pai-săanปรกbpròkเกล้าglâoปรกbpròkกระหม่อมgrà-mòmเหล่าlàoพสกนิกรpá-sòk-gà-ni-gonให้hâiอยู่เย็นเป็นสุขyòo yen bpen sùk
The benevolent grace of the monarch spreads far and wide, shielding his subjects and allowing them to live in peace and happiness.
2AdjectiveC1
covered; shaded; overhung
covered or shaded by something hanging or spreading overhead or over the surface
Examples
ทางเดินtaang dernทางเดินtaang dern1walkway; passage; corridor; aisle; path2path; route; course (figurative)3tract; passageway (anatomy/system)เล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoซุ้มไม้เลื้อยsúm máai léuayซุ้มไม้เลื้อยsúm máai léuaypergola; trellis; arborปรกbpròkปรกbpròk1[to] cover; overhang; shelter2covered; shaded; overhungอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainตลอดทางdtà-lòt taangตลอดทางdtà-lòt taang1all along the way2throughout the journey
The small walkway is overhung with a trellis of climbing plants all along the way.
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เขาkǎoนั่งพักnâng-pákอยู่ใต้yùu-dtâaiต้นไทรdtôn-traiใหญ่yàiที่tîiมีmiiกิ่งก้านgìng-gâanปรกbpròkครึ้มkrʉ́mให้ร่มเงาhâi-rôm-ngao
He sat resting under a large banyan tree with densely overhung branches that provided shade.
คิ้วkíuดกdòkหนาnǎaที่tîiปรกbpròkดวงตาduuang-dtaaคมกริบkom-grìpคู่kûuนั้นnánทำให้tam-hâiใบหน้าbai-nâaของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoดูduuน่าเกรงขามnâa-greeng-kǎam
The thick eyebrows that overhung those sharp eyes made his face look formidable.
เส้นทางsên-taangสู่sùuหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanบนbonยอดเขาyɔ̂ɔt-kǎoนั้นnánรกชัฏrók-chátและlɛ́มีmiiเถาวัลย์tǎo-wanปรกbpròkคลุมklumอยู่yùuตลอดทางdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-taang
The path to the village on the mountaintop was overgrown and shaded by vines all along the way.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ปร, the first consonant ป sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bpròk
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |