ปราณ

bpraan

Meanings

1NounB2

breath; breathing

Breath; the act of breathing; respiration. (Often used in a formal or literary context).

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2NounC1

life force; vital energy (prana)

The life force or vital energy believed to animate living beings; from Sanskrit prana.

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3NounC1

(literary) life

Life; the state of being alive, often used in a literary or formal context (e.g., สิ้นปราณสิ้นปราณsîn-bpraan[to] die; [to] pass away, 'to die' or 'to lose one's life').

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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

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 endingLive syllableEnds in -ณ, a sonorant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

bpraan

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

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——