ประจัญ
bprà-janMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] confront; clash; engage in battle (literary)
To meet an opposing person or force face to face or at close quarters, especially to clash or fight.
Examples
ทหารtá-hǎanทหารtá-hǎan1soldier; service member2the military; armed forces3military (as modifier)ทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondฝ่ายfàaiฝ่ายfàai1side; party; faction2department; section; division3(classifier) party/side; department4on the part of; from the side ofประจัญbprà-janประจัญbprà-jan[to] confront; clash; engage in battle (literary)หน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of year7topping (food)กันganกันgan1together; 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; earmarkที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเชิงเขาchəəng-kǎoเชิงเขาchəəng-kǎofoot/base of a mountain or hillแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toยิงyingยิงying1[to] shoot; fire2[to] shoot (in sports)3[to] photograph (slang)ต่อสู้dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuต่อสู้dtɔ̀ɔ-sûu1[to] fight; struggle2[to] compete; contendกันganกันgan1together; 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; earmark
The soldiers from both sides confronted each other at the foot of the hill and began exchanging fire.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaประจัญbprà-janหน้าnâaกับgàpศัตรูsàt-dtruuเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยกyókดาบdàapขึ้นkʉ̂nป้องกันตัวbpɔ̂ng-gan-dtuua
When he came face to face with the enemy, he raised his sword to defend himself.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàรู้rúuว่าwâaคนร้ายkon-ráaiมีmiiอาวุธaa-wútครบkrópมือmʉʉตำรวจdtam-rùuatก็gɔ̂ตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiเข้าkâoประจัญbprà-janหน้าnâaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaช่วยchûuaiตัวประกันdtuua-bprà-ganออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa
Although they knew the criminals were heavily armed, the police decided to confront them to rescue the hostages.
แทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàถอยtɔ̌ɔiหนีnǐiชาวบ้านchaao-bâanกลับglàpรวมตัวกันruuam-dtuua-ganประจัญbprà-janหน้าnâaกับgàpกลุ่มglùmโจรjooที่tîiบุกbùkเข้ามาkâo-maaปล้นbplônหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan
Instead of retreating, the villagers banded together to confront the robbers who had come to raid their village.
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 | — | — |