ปรานต์
bpraanMeaning
1NounC2
end; edge; extremity
the end, edge, border, or extremity of something (typically used in literary contexts or as a proper name)
Examples
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)มองmɔɔngมองmɔɔng1[to] look at2[to] view; regard; considerลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] onlineมาจากmaa-jàakมาจากmaa-jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] result from; be due toยอดเขาyɔ̂ɔt-kǎoยอดเขาyɔ̂ɔt-kǎomountaintop; summit; peakเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asปรานต์bpraanปรานต์bpraanend; edge; extremityแห่งhɛ̀ngแห่งhɛ̀ng1of; belonging to (formal)2classifier: places/institutions3place; location (formal)ผืนป่าpʉ̌ʉn-bpàaผืนป่าpʉ̌ʉn-bpàaa tract/expanse of forestที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerทอดยาวtɔ̂ɔt-yaaoทอดยาวtɔ̂ɔt-yaao1[to] extend; stretch out (lengthwise)2long; extending in a lineไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyบรรจบban-jòpบรรจบban-jòp1[to] meet; converge; join2[to] coincide; come together3[to] be complete; come full circle (formal/lit.)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)เส้นขอบฟ้าsên-kɔ̀ɔp-fáaเส้นขอบฟ้าsên-kɔ̀ɔp-fáahorizonอย่างชัดเจนyàang-chát-jeenอย่างชัดเจนyàang-chát-jeenclearly; explicitly
Looking down from the mountain peak, we can clearly see the edge of the forest stretching out to meet the horizon.
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กระท่อมgrà-tômหลังlăngน้อยnóiของkŏngพระฤๅษีprá reu-sĕeตั้งอยู่dtâng yòoอย่างyàangโดดเดี่ยวdòht dìiaoณnáปรานต์bpraanแห่งhàengป่าหิมพานต์bpàa hĭm-má-paanห่างไกลhàang glaiจากjàakความวุ่นวายkwaam wûn waaiของkŏngโลกlôhkภายนอกpaai nôk
The hermit's small hut is situated in isolation at the edge of the Himmapan forest, far from the chaos of the outside world.
ชายหนุ่มchaai-nùmมีmiiชื่อจริงchʉ̂ʉ-jingว่าwâaปรานต์bpraanซึ่งsʉ̂ngแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâaที่สุดtîi-sùtหรือrʉ̌ʉขอบเขตkɔ̀ɔp-kèetโดยdooiบิดามารดาbì-daa-maan-daaตั้งdtângให้hâiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสื่อความหมายsʉ̀ʉ-kwaam-mǎaiว่าwâaเป็นbpenบุตรbùtคนkonสุดท้ายsùt-táaiของkɔ̌ɔngครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruua
The young man's real name is "Pran", which translates to the end or border, given by his parents to convey that he is the last child of the family.
ในnaiวรรณคดีโบราณwan-ná-ká-dii-boo-raanกวีgà-wiiมักmákพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngความวิเวกkwaam-wí-wêekวังเวงwang-weengยามyaamแสงsɛ̌ɛngอัสดงàt-sà-dongคล้อยต่ำklɔ́ɔi-dtàmลงlongณnáปรานต์bpraanบรรพตban-pót
In ancient literature, poets often depict the profound solitude when the twilight descends at the extremity of the mountains.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ปรานต์ said ปราน?
bpraan
- Silent letterต์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ปร, the first consonant ป sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, 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
ต์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |