ประทุน
bprà-tunMeaning
1NounB2
canopy; folding top (of a vehicle or boat)
A canopy or folding top, often arched, on a vehicle (such as a convertible car, carriage, or rickshaw) or boat, designed to protect passengers from sun or rain.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] drop; decline; decrease5[to] cost; come to6[to] set (of the sun)7[to] fall to; devolve upon; be allotted to8[to] be left out; miss one’s turnคนขับkon-kàpคนขับkon-kàpdriver; chauffeur; operator (of a vehicle)รถสามล้อrót-sǎam-lɔ́ɔรถสามล้อrót-sǎam-lɔ́ɔthree-wheeler; pedicab; tuk-tukก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerรีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)กางgaangกางgaang[to] spread open; unfold; pitch (a tent)ประทุนbprà-tunประทุนbprà-tuncanopy; folding top (of a vehicle or boat)ขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofกันganกันgan1together; 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; earmarkฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ผู้โดยสารpûu-dooi-sǎanผู้โดยสารpûu-dooi-sǎanpassenger; rider
When it started to rain, the rickshaw driver quickly put up the canopy to shield the passenger from the rain.
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รถrótเปิดประทุนbpə̀ət-bprà-tunคันkanนี้níiสวยมากsǔuai-mâakเขาkǎoมักจะmák-jàขับkàpโดยdooiไม่mâiปิดbpìtประทุนbprà-tunในnaiวันที่wan-tîiอากาศaa-gàatดีdii
This convertible car is very beautiful; he often drives it with the top down on nice days.
ประทุนbprà-tunของkɔ̌ɔngรถม้าrót-máaโบราณboo-raanคันkanนี้níiทำจากtam-jàakผ้าใบpâa-baiอย่างyàangหนาnǎaและlɛ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiคนkonสองsɔ̌ɔngคนช่วยkon-chûuaiกันganกางgaang
The canopy of this antique carriage is made of thick canvas and requires two people to put it up.
รถยนต์rót yonเปิดประทุนbpèrt bprà-tunสมัยใหม่sà-măi màiส่วนใหญ่sùuan yàiมีระบบmee rá-bòpเปิดbpèrtปิดbpìtประทุนbprà-tunอัตโนมัติàt-noh-mátด้วยdûuayไฟฟ้าfai fáaซึ่งsêungสะดวกsà-dùuakกว่าgwàaแบบbàepที่têeต้องdtôngใช้มือchái meuพับpápเองayngมากmâak
Most modern convertible cars have an automatic electric system for opening and closing the top, which is much more convenient than the manual folding ones.
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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ทุนtunทุนtun1scholarship; grant2capital; funds3principal; cost basis4natural endowmentscholarship; grantPart 2
ประทุนbprà-tunประทุนbprà-tuncanopy; folding top (of a vehicle or boat)canopy; folding top (of a vehicle or boat)Word