ประภา(bprà-paa)

Meanings

1Proper nounA1

Prapha; light (female given name)

a Thai female given name meaning “light” or “radiance.”

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ชื่อchêuชื่อchêu1name2reputation; renown3[to] be named; be calledประภาbprà-paaประภาbprà-paa1radiance; light2Prapha; light (female given name)ค่ะkâค่ะkâ1polite particle (female, statement)2polite particle (female, short response)
My name is Prapha.
2NounB2

radiance; light

radiance, brilliance, or light; a bright glow (literary/formal).

Examples

ประภาbprà-paaประภาbprà-paa1radiance; light2Prapha; light (female given name)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเพชรpétเพชรpét1diamond (gemstone)2a diamond (stone/gem)3topaz (archaic/poetic)4jewel; precious stone (archaic/lit.)5excellent; outstanding (figurative)6classifier (diamonds/jewels)เม็ดmétเม็ดmét1grain; bead; pellet2seed; kernel3tablet; pill4drop; raindrop5classifier: small round itemsนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)สว่างไสวsà-wàang sà-wăiสว่างไสวsà-wàang sà-wăibrilliantly bright; radiantจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofแสบตาsàep dtaaแสบตาsàep dtaa1[to] have stinging/burning eyes2[to] sting/irritate the eyes3glaring; harshly bright; eye-stinging4gaudy; garish (of colors/designs)
The brilliance of that diamond was so bright it hurt the eyes.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

รุจีrú-jeeรุจีrú-jee1splendor; glow; beauty2taste; liking; preference
  • splendor; glow; beauty
  • taste; liking; preference
รัศมีrát-sà-mĕeรัศมีrát-sà-mĕe1radius; radial distance2ray; beam; radiance3aura; radiance; halo (literal/figurative)
  • radius; radial distance
  • ray; beam; radiance
  • aura; radiance; halo (literal/figurative)
ประภัสสรbprà-pát-sŏnประภัสสรbprà-pát-sŏn1luminous; radiant; pure2a female name
  • luminous; radiant; pure
  • a female name
โอภาสoh-pâatโอภาสoh-pâatlight; splendor; radiance

light; splendor; radiance

แสงสว่างsăeng sà-wàangแสงสว่างsăeng sà-wàang1light; illumination2brightness level3figurative: source of hope/guidance
  • light; illumination
  • brightness level
  • figurative: source of hope/guidance