ประทีป

bprà-tîip

Meanings

1NounB2

oil lamp; small ceremonial lamp (literary)

A lamp, especially a small oil lamp used for light in rituals or ceremonies; literary/poetic term.

Examples

ผู้คนpôo konผู้คนpôo konpeople; the publicจุดjùtจุดjùt1dot; spot; speck2point (location/time)3[to] light; ignite4full stop; period5point (argument/aspect)6decimal point7degree (° symbol)8point (classifier for small dots/points)ประทีปbprà-têepประทีปbprà-têep1oil lamp; small ceremonial lamp (literary)2guiding light; beacon (figurative, literary)ดวงduuangดวงduuang1orb; sun/moon; lamp; round spot2fortune; fate; horoscope3classifier: round/bright objects (lamps, bulbs, celestial bodies); spotsเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)นำไปnam bpaiนำไปnam bpai[to] take; carry; bring [sb/sth] (away/to somewhere)ลอยloiลอยloi1[to] float; drift2[to] hover; be suspended3floating; adrift4[to] float (price/exchange rate)5too light for the skin (makeup, colloquial)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)แม่น้ำmâe námแม่น้ำmâe námriverช่วงchûuangช่วงchûuang1period; span (of time)2span; extent3section; segment (part of something)4range; interval (between limits)5distance between supportsเทศกาลtêht-sà-gaanเทศกาลtêht-sà-gaan1festival2season; periodลอยกระทงloi grà-tongลอยกระทงloi grà-tong1[to] float a krathong; [to] celebrate Loi Krathong2Loi Krathong (festival)
People light small lamps and then float them on the river during the Loi Krathong festival.
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2NounC1

guiding light; beacon (figurative, literary)

Someone or something that gives guidance, wisdom, or inspiration; a guiding light.

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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

  1. Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ปร, the first consonant ป sets the class.
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——