ประจวบ
bprà-jùuapMeanings
1Proper nounB1
Prachuap (person name)
A male given name in Thai (ประจวบประจวบbprà-jùuap1Prachuap (person name)2Prachuap (province, short form)3[to] coincide; [to] happen concurrently).
Examples
ประจวบbprà-jùuapประจวบbprà-jùuap1Prachuap (person name)2Prachuap (province, short form)3[to] coincide; [to] happen concurrentlyเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ชื่อchʉ̂ʉชื่อchʉ̂ʉ1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownผู้ชายpûu-chaaiผู้ชายpûu-chaai1man; male (person)2boyfriend; male romantic partner (informal)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)
Prachuap is a male name; he is my friend.
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เมื่อวานmêuua waanผมpŏmเจอjerคุณประจวบkun bprà-jùuapที่têeงานเลี้ยงngaan líiangและláeได้dâiคุยกันkui ganสั้นsânๆ-
Yesterday I met Mr. Prachuap at the party and had a brief chat.
คุณประจวบkun-bprà-jùuapสมัครงานsà-màk-ngaanตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngวิศวกรwít-sà-wá-gɔɔnและlɛ́มีmiiประสบการณ์ตรงbprà-sòp-gaan-dtrongหลายlǎaiปีbpii
Mr. Prachuap applied for an engineer position and has several years of relevant experience.
หลายคนlǎai-konชื่นชมchʉ̂ʉn-chomว่าwâaประจวบbprà-jùuapเป็นผู้นำbpen-pûu-namที่tîiสุขุมsù-kǔmรอบคอบrɔ̂ɔp-kɔ̂ɔpและlɛ́รับฟังความคิดเห็นráp-fang-kwaam-kít-hěnของkɔ̌ɔngทีมtiimเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Many people praise that Prachuap is a calm, thoughtful leader who always listens to his team.
2Proper nounB1
Prachuap (province, short form)
Short form for Prachuap Khiri Khan, a province in Thailand.
Examples
ปีนี้bpii-níiปีนี้bpii-níi1this year2this year; during the current yearฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitทะเลtá-leeทะเลtá-lee1sea2seaside; the beachที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerประจวบbprà-jùuapประจวบbprà-jùuap1Prachuap (person name)2Prachuap (province, short form)3[to] coincide; [to] happen concurrentlyกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; household
This year I want to go to the sea in Prachuap with my family.
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ถ้าtâaไปbpaiประจวบbprà-jùuapช่วงchûuangหน้าหนาวnâa-nǎaoลมทะเลlom-tá-leeจะjàเย็นสบายyen-sà-baaiมากmâak
If you go to Prachuap in the winter, the sea breeze is very pleasant.
ระหว่างทางrá-wàang-taangไปbpaiประจวบbprà-jùuapเราraoแวะwɛ́ชิมchimอาหารทะเลaa-hǎan-tá-leeสดsòtที่tîiหัวหินhǔua-hǐnด้วยdûuai
On the way to Prachuap, we also stopped to taste fresh seafood in Hua Hin.
ทริปtrípประจวบbprà-jùuapครั้งนี้kráng-níiเราraoวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnชมวิวchom-wiuเขาkǎoช่องchɔ̂ngกระจกgrà-jòkตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoและlɛ́เดินdəənตลาดโต้รุ่งdtà-làat-dtôo-rûngตอนค่ำdtɔɔn-kâm
For this Prachuap trip, we plan to see the view at Khao Chong Krajok in the morning and stroll the night market in the evening.
3VerbB2
[to] coincide; [to] happen concurrently
To occur at the same time or fit by chance; to coincide.
Examples
วันที่wan-tîiวันที่wan-tîicalendar date; specific day of a monthเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)นัดnátนัดnát1appointment; meeting2[to] make an appointment; arrange to meet3round; match (sports)4classifier: round; match; appointment5classifier: shot; round of ammunitionกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerดันdanดันdan1[to] push [sth/sb]2darn; shoot (mild exclamation)3[to] promote; propel [sb/sth] forward4[to] push up; drive up [prices, levels, etc.]5happen to; end up (colloq. auxiliary)ตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] drop; decline; decrease5[to] cost; come to6[to] set (of the sun)7[to] fall to; devolve upon; be allotted to8[to] be left out; miss one’s turnประจวบbprà-jùuapประจวบbprà-jùuap1Prachuap (person name)2Prachuap (province, short form)3[to] coincide; [to] happen concurrentlyพอดีpɔɔ-diiพอดีpɔɔ-dii1just right; exactly suitable2exactly; just (in time/amount)3just enough4happen to; by chance5[to] fit exactly; be just rightทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเลื่อนงานlʉ̂ʉan-ngaanเลื่อนงานlʉ̂ʉan-ngaan[to] postpone [an event/work]
On the day we arranged to meet, it happened to rain at the same time, so we had to postpone.
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ฉันchǎnเจอjəəเขาkǎoที่tîiร้านกาแฟráan-gaa-fɛɛโดยบังเอิญdooi-bang-əənทั้งที่táng-tîiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiติดต่อกันdtìt-dtɔ̀ɔ-ganมานานmaa-naan
I ran into him at the café by coincidence, even though we hadn’t been in touch for a long time.
กำหนดส่งงานgam-nòt-sòng-ngaanประจวบbprà-jùuapกับgàpช่วงchûuangที่tîiไฟดับfai-dàpพอดีpɔɔ-diiทำให้tam-hâiทีมtiimต้องdtɔ̂ngปรับbpràpแผนฉุกเฉินpɛ̌ɛn-chùk-chə̌ən
The deadline coincided with a power outage, which forced the team to adjust the plan urgently.
ตารางบินdtaa-raang-binประจวบbprà-jùuapกับgàpการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumระดับภูมิภาคrá-dàp-puu-mí-pâakพอดีpɔɔ-diiจึงjʉngเกิดgə̀ətความล่าช้าkwaam-lâa-cháaต่อเนื่องdtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉang
The flight schedule happened to coincide with the regional conference, causing a chain of delays.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bprà
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ประbpràประbprà1[to] dot; mark with dots or short strokes2dotted; dashed3detriment (astrology)[to] dot; mark with dots or short strokesPart 1
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