ประณต
bprà-nótMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] bow (wai); [to] pay homage
to bow to show respect, often with palms pressed together (wai); to pay homage.
Examples
นักเรียนnák-riianนักเรียนnák-riianschool student; pupilยืนเรียงแถวyʉʉn-riiang-tɛ̌ɛoยืนเรียงแถวyʉʉn-riiang-tɛ̌ɛo[to] line up; [to] stand in a rowเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofประณตbprà-nótประณตbprà-nót[to] bow (wai); [to] pay homageคุณครูkun-kruuคุณครูkun-kruu1teacher (polite/honorific)2Teacher (respectful title or address)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysไหว้ครูwâi-kruuไหว้ครูwâi-kruu1[to] pay respect to teacher(s); do Wai Khru2Wai Khru ceremony
The students lined up to bow respectfully to the teachers on Teacher's Day.
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พสกนิกรpá-sòk-gà-ni-gonต่างdtàangก้มลงgôm longประณตbprà-nótเมื่อmêuuaขบวนเสด็จkà-buuan sà-dètเคลื่อนผ่านklêuuan pàan
The citizens all bowed in homage as the royal procession passed by.
ในnaiบทกวีbòt-gà-wiiนางnaangได้dâaiน้อมnɔ́ɔmประณตbprà-nótต่อdtɔ̀ɔดวงจันทร์duuang-janเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaอธิษฐานà-tít-tǎanขอพรkɔ̌ɔ-pɔɔnให้hâiคนรักkon-rákกลับมาglàp-maaอย่างyàangปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-pai
In the poem, she reverently bowed to the moon to pray for her lover's safe return.
เหล่าlàoทวยเทพtuuai-têepและlɛ́อสูรà-sǔunต่างdtàangน้อมnɔ́ɔmประณตbprà-nótต่อdtɔ̀ɔพระศิวะprá-sì-wáผู้pûuเป็นใหญ่bpen-yàiในnaiสามโลกsǎam-lôok
The gods and demons all paid homage to Shiva, the supreme lord of the three worlds.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ประณต said ประ-นด?
bprà-nót
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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 | — | — |