ประหลาด
bprà-làatMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
strange; odd; unusual
strange or unusual in a way that seems different from what is normal or expected
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneประหลาดbprà-làatประหลาดbprà-làat1strange; odd; unusual2remarkable; astonishingจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)4back office; behind-the-scenes operations
Last night I heard a strange sound from the backyard.
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อากาศaa-gàatในเดือนnai-dʉʉanนี้níiประหลาดbprà-làatมากmâakเพราะprɔ́ฝนตกfǒn-dtòkทั้งที่táng-tîiควรจะkuuan-jàแห้งhɛ̂ɛng
The weather this month is very strange because it’s raining even though it should be dry.
เธอtəəมองmɔɔngผมpǒmด้วยdûuaiสีหน้าsǐi-nâaประหลาดbprà-làatเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanยังyangไม่mâiเข้าใจkâo-jaiสิ่งที่sìng-tîiเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂n
She looked at me with a strange expression, as if she still didn't understand what happened.
ทรงผมsong-pǒmใหม่màiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoดูduuประหลาดbprà-làatสำหรับsǎm-ràpที่ทำงานtîi-tam-ngaanจนjonทุกคนtúk-konงงngongว่าwâaทำไมtam-maiถึงtʉ̌ngเลือกlʉ̂ʉakแบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-nán
His new hairstyle looks strange for the workplace, to the point that everyone was puzzled why he chose it.
2AdjectiveB2
remarkable; astonishing
so unusual or extraordinary that it attracts attention or surprise
Examples
ชุดราตรีchút-raa-dtriiชุดราตรีchút-raa-dtriievening dress; evening gownของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herประดับbprà-dàpประดับbprà-dàp1[to] decorate; adorn; embellish2ornamental; decorative; for show3[to] wear (as adornment)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooขนนกkǒn-nókขนนกkǒn-nókfeather; plumageสีรุ้งsǐi-rúngสีรุ้งsǐi-rúng1rainbow-colored; multicolored2iridescence; rainbow-like sheen3iridescent; prismaticทั้งตัวtáng-dtuuaทั้งตัวtáng-dtuua1the whole body; all over2the whole one; the entire thingดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindประหลาดbprà-làatประหลาดbprà-làat1strange; odd; unusual2remarkable; astonishingจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)7ngan (land unit: 400 m², a quarter of a rai)หันมาhǎn-maaหันมาhǎn-maa1[to] turn toward here; face this way2[to] switch to; turn to; begin doingมองmɔɔngมองmɔɔng1[to] look at2[to] watch; observe3[to] view; regard; consider
Her gown was covered in rainbow feathers, so extraordinary that everyone at the event turned to look.
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ท่าเต้นtâa-dtênใหม่màiของkɔ̌ɔngนักร้องnák-rɔ́ɔngดังdangประหลาดbprà-làatจนjonทุกคนtúk-konต้องdtɔ̂ngหยุดyùtดูduuและlɛ́กลายเป็นglaai-bpenไวรัลwai-ranในnaiคืนkʉʉnเดียวdiiao
The star singer’s new dance move was so extraordinary that everyone stopped to watch and it went viral overnight.
เมฆmêekรูปหัวใจrûup-hǔua-jaiลอยlɔɔiเด่นdènกลางglaangท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaอย่างประหลาดyàang-bprà-làatจนjonคนkonทั้งtángชายหาดchaai-hàatยกมือyók-mʉʉถือtʉ̌ʉขึ้นkʉ̂nถ่ายtàaiพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-gan
A heart-shaped cloud floated conspicuously in the sky, so extraordinary that everyone on the beach pulled out their phones to take photos.
เสียงดนตรีsĭiang don-dtreeที่têeเขาkăoเล่นlênด้วยdûuayเครื่องประดับkrêuuang bprà-dàpโบราณboh-raanชิ้นเล็กchín lékๆ-ผสมเสียงpà-sŏm sĭiangน้ำหยดnám yòtนั้นnánประหลาดbprà-làatจนjonผู้ชมpôo chomอ้าปากค้างâa bpàak káang
The music he played using tiny antique ornaments mixed with dripping water was so extraordinary that the audience was left open-mouthed.
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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ประหลาดbprà-làatประหลาดbprà-làatstrange; odd; unusualstrange; odd; unusualWord