ประ(bprà)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] stud/embellish

[to] attach small pieces or ornaments onto a surface to decorate (e.g., studs, sequins, medals).

Examples

แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: purpose/focus6marker: insistence/emphasis7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)ลูกปัดlôok bpàtลูกปัดlôok bpàtbeadสีทองsĕe tongสีทองsĕe tong1the color gold2golden; gold-coloredมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerประbpràประbprà1[to] stud/embellish2Buddhist honorific prefix3studded/embellished4approximate/regular (bound prefix)บนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)เสื้อsêuuaเสื้อsêuua1shirt; top2jacket; coat (outerwear) — regional/colloquial3classifier: ตัวทีละtee láทีละtee láone at a time; each; perเม็ดmétเม็ดmét1grain; bead; pellet2seed; kernel3tablet; pill4drop; raindrop5classifier: small round items
Mom attached gold beads onto the shirt one by one.
2AdjectiveB2

studded/embellished

Decorated with small pieces or ornaments attached to a surface.

Examples

รองเท้าrong táaoรองเท้าrong táaoshoe; footwearคู่kôoคู่kôo1in pairs; double2[to] pair; match3classifier for pairs4pair; coupleนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)หนังnăngหนังnăng1leather2movie; film3thin sheet; membrane (informal)4skin; hideสีดำsĕe damสีดำsĕe dam1black (color)2blackประbpràประbprà1[to] stud/embellish2Buddhist honorific prefix3studded/embellished4approximate/regular (bound prefix)ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toหมุดmùtหมุดmùt1pin; peg; stud2thumbtack; pushpin3map pin; location marker4survey benchmark; reference markerสีเงินsĕe ngernสีเงินsĕe ngern1silver (color)2silver-colored; silveryทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirely5even; as many/much asด้านข้างdâan kâangด้านข้างdâan kâang1the side2at/on the side; to the side3side; lateral
This pair of shoes is black leather, dotted with silver studs on the sides.
3NounC1

Buddhist honorific prefix

A formal prefix used before certain Buddhist terms and titles (e.g., พระพุทธพระพุทธprá pútBuddhist-/Buddha- (prefixal)-, พระสงฆ์พระสงฆ์prá sŏng1the monastic order; Buddhist clergy2a monk (formal/literary) are standard forms); not used as a standalone word.

Examples

คำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)ประbpràประbprà1[to] stud/embellish2Buddhist honorific prefix3studded/embellished4approximate/regular (bound prefix)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคำนำหน้าkam nam nâaคำนำหน้าkam nam nâa1personal title before a name2prefix (linguistics)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)คำไทยkam taiคำไทยkam tai1native Thai word2Thai vocabulary; Thai lexiconหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)คำkamคำkam1word; term2speech; saying; utterance3classifier for words/utterancesอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3in the manner of; -ly4classifier (for kinds/types)ประชุมbprà-chumประชุมbprà-chum1meeting; conference2[to] meet; hold a meeting3assembly; councilและláeและláeand (coordinating)ประกาศbprà-gàatประกาศbprà-gàat1[to] announce; declare2announcement; notice3proclamation; decree4[to] proclaim; promulgate (form.)ซึ่งsêungซึ่งsêung1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationพบpópพบpóp1[to] meet [sb]2[to] encounter; experience3[to] find; discoverได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedทั่วไปtûua bpaiทั่วไปtûua bpai1general; common2widespread; prevalent3public; for general access4generally; usually; in generalในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)เอกสารราชการèk-gà-săan râat-chá-gaanเอกสารราชการèk-gà-săan râat-chá-gaanofficial document; government document
The word 'Pra-' is used as a prefix in many Thai words like 'Prachum' (meeting) and 'Prakat' (announcement), which are commonly found in official documents.
4NounC1

approximate/regular (bound prefix)

A bound prefix found in compounds indicating ‘about/approximately’ or habitual/regular occurrence (e.g., ประมาณประมาณbprà-maan1[to] estimate; approximate2approximately; about3estimate (noun)4moderate; modest (archaic/literary) ‘approximately’, ประจำประจำbprà-jam1regular; habitual; routine2permanent; stationed; assigned3regularly; habitually4(modifier) regular; resident; on-duty ‘regular’); not used independently.

Examples

งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ใช้เวลาchái way-laaใช้เวลาchái way-laa1[to] spend time [doing sth/with sb]2[to] take (a certain amount of) timeโดยประมาณdooi bprà-maanโดยประมาณdooi bprà-maan1approximately; roughly; about2approximate; estimatedสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondชั่วโมงchûua-mohngชั่วโมงchûua-mohng1hour (60 minutes)2classifier: hours of timeและláeและláeand (coordinating)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoการประชุมgaan bprà-chumการประชุมgaan bprà-chum1meeting; conference; assembly2session/sitting (of a formal body)ประจำbprà-jamประจำbprà-jam1regular; habitual; routine2permanent; stationed; assigned3regularly; habitually4(modifier) regular; resident; on-dutyทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)สัปดาห์sàp-daaสัปดาห์sàp-daa1classifier: weeks2week
This task takes approximately two hours, and there is a regular meeting every week.

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