ประทัง
bprà-tangMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] sustain temporarily; tide over
to keep something going for a short time to ease shortage or hardship, e.g., to sustain life, to stave off hunger, to keep a business going temporarily
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketแค่kɛ̂ɛแค่kɛ̂ɛ1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asกล้วยglûuaiกล้วยglûuai1banana (fruit)2banana plant/tree3easy; a breeze (slang)ใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5bladeเดียวdiiaoเดียวdiiaosingle; one; only; sameเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofประทังbprà-tangประทังbprà-tang[to] sustain temporarily; tide overความหิวkwaam-hǐuความหิวkwaam-hǐuhungerระหว่างrá-wàangระหว่างrá-wàang1between; among2during3interval; in-between timeรอrɔɔรอrɔɔ1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitอาหารเย็นaa-hǎan-yenอาหารเย็นaa-hǎan-yendinner; supper; evening meal
He only ate a single banana to stave off hunger while waiting for dinner.
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คนงานก่อสร้างkon ngaan gòr sâangดื่มน้ำdèum námเยอะๆyér-yérเพื่อpêuuaประทังbprà-tangความเหนื่อยkwaam nèuayในnaiวันที่wan tîiอากาศร้อนaa-gàat rónจัดjàt
The construction workers drink a lot of water to sustain themselves against fatigue on a very hot day.
ในช่วงnai chûuangที่têeตกงานdtòk ngaanเขาkăoต้องdtôngรับจ้างráp jâangเล็กๆlék lékน้อยๆnói nóiเพื่อpêuuaหาเงินhăa ngernมาmaaประทังชีวิตbprà-tang chee-wítไปวันๆbpai wan wan
During the period of unemployment, he had to take on small odd jobs to earn money to get by day to day.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtต้องdtɔ̂ngยอมyɔɔmขายkǎaiสินทรัพย์sǐn-sápบางส่วนbaang-sùuanออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaนำnamเงินสดngən-sòtมาmaaประทังbprà-tangธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtไม่ให้mâi-hâiล้มละลายlóm-lá-laai
The company had to sell off some of its assets to get cash to keep the business from going bankrupt.
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 | — | — |