ประจาน
bprà-jaanMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] shame publicly; expose
to publicly reveal or display someone’s faults, mistakes, or wrongdoing in order to shame or humiliate them
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)เตือนdtʉʉanเตือนdtʉʉan1[to] remind2[to] warn3[to] caution; admonishว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeอย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultรูปrûupรูปrûup1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4statue; sculpted image; figure5grammatical formเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] onlineออนไลน์ɔɔn-laaiออนไลน์ɔɔn-laai1online (connected to the internet)2online; on the internetเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofประจานbprà-jaanประจานbprà-jaan[to] shame publicly; exposeเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hill
The teacher warned not to post a friend's photo online to shame them.
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He was shamed in front of the class and felt very humiliated.
การgaanประจานbprà-jaanผู้กระทำผิดpûu-grà-tam-pìtในnaiที่สาธารณะtîi-sǎa-taa-rá-náอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiคนkonกลัวgluuaแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ทำลายtam-laaiศักดิ์ศรีsàk-sǐiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoอย่างรุนแรงyàang-run-rɛɛng
Publicly shaming wrongdoers may deter others, but it severely damages their dignity.
เธอtəəเลือกlʉ̂ʉakเก็บgèpหลักฐานlàk-tǎanแล้วlɛ́ɛoแจ้งjɛ̂ɛngเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiแทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàประจานbprà-jaanคู่กรณีkûu-gɔɔ-rá-niiในnaiโซเชียลมีเดียsoo-chiian-mii-diiaให้hâiเสียหายsǐia-hǎaiไปbpaiมากกว่านี้mâak-gwàa-níi
She chose to keep evidence and report to authorities instead of publicly shaming the other party on social media and causing further harm.
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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จานjaanจานjaan1plate; dish (tableware)2classifier for plates/servings3dish antenna; satellite dishplate; dish (tableware)Part 2
ประจานbprà-jaanประจานbprà-jaan[to] shame publicly; expose[to] shame publicly; exposeWord