ปรือ
bprʉʉMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
half-closed (of eyes); heavy-lidded
half-closed or heavy-lidded, usually referring to eyes due to sleepiness, drowsiness, or intoxication
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàkทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàk1[to] work hard2[to] be under heavy loadจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofตาdtaaตาdtaa1eye2grandfather (maternal)3elderly man; grandpa (informal)4grid square; mesh5turn (in a game)6eye (classifier for small holes/mesh openings)ปรือbprʉʉปรือbprʉʉ1half-closed (of eyes); heavy-lidded2reed; sedgeและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)แทบจะtɛ̂ɛp-jàแทบจะtɛ̂ɛp-jà1almost; nearly2hardly; scarcely (with ไม่)ลืมตาlʉʉm-dtaaลืมตาlʉʉm-dtaa1[to] open one's eyes2[to] be bornไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)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)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
He worked so hard that his eyes were half-closed and he could barely keep them open.
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เด็กทารกdèk-taa-rókดูดdùutขวดนมkùuat-nomตาdtaaปรือbprʉʉก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàผล็อยหลับplɔ̌i-làpไปbpaiในnaiอ้อมกอดɔ̂ɔm-gɔ̀ɔtของkɔ̌ɔngแม่mɛ̂ɛ
The baby sucked on the milk bottle with half-closed eyes before falling asleep in its mother's embrace.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakกินginยาแก้แพ้yaa-gɛ̂ɛ-pɛ́ɛเข้าไปkâo-bpaiเธอtəəรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kง่วงซึมngûuang-sʉmจนjonตาdtaaปรือbprʉʉระหว่างrá-wàangการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumที่สำคัญtîi-sǎm-kan
After taking the allergy medicine, she felt so drowsy that her eyes became heavy-lidded during the important meeting.
คนขับรถkon-kàp-rótเริ่มrə̂əmตาdtaaปรือbprʉʉจากjàakความเหนื่อยล้าสะสมkwaam-nʉ̀ʉai-láa-sà-sǒmซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นอันตรายbpen-an-dtà-raaiอย่างยิ่งyàang-yîngเวลาwee-laaขับรถkàp-rótทางไกลtaang-glaiตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉn
The driver's eyes became heavy-lidded from accumulated exhaustion, which is extremely dangerous when driving long distances at night.
2NounC1
reed; sedge
a type of tall reed or sedge plant often used for making mats or thatching roofs
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8keep on (doing); on and on (V + เอา ๆ)ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)ปรือbprʉʉปรือbprʉʉ1half-closed (of eyes); heavy-lidded2reed; sedgeมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerสานsǎanสานsǎan1[to] weave; interlace2[to] build on; carry forward; connectเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เสื่อsʉ̀ʉaเสื่อsʉ̀ʉamatไว้ใช้wái-cháiไว้ใช้wái-chái1for later use2[to] set aside [sth] for later useนั่งเล่นnâng-lênนั่งเล่นnâng-lên[to] sit and relax; loungeที่บ้านtîi-bâanที่บ้านtîi-bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at home
Grandma likes to use sedge plants to weave mats for sitting around at home.
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ในอดีตnai-à-dìitผู้คนpûu-konที่tîiอาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùuริมrimหนองน้ำnɔ̌ɔng-náamมักจะmák-jàเกี่ยวgìiaoต้นdtônปรือbprʉʉมาmaaมุงmungหลังคาlǎng-kaaเพราะprɔ́เป็นbpenวัสดุwát-sà-dùที่tîiหาได้ง่ายhǎa-dâai-ngâai
In the past, people living near the swamp would often harvest tall reeds to thatch their roofs because it was an easily accessible material.
ดงdongต้นdtônปรือbprʉʉในnaiพื้นที่ชุ่มน้ำpʉ́ʉn-tîi-chûm-náamไม่เพียงแต่mâi-piiang-dtɛ̀ɛเป็นbpenแหล่งอาศัยlɛ̀ng-aa-sǎiของkɔ̌ɔngนกน้ำnók-náamแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangเป็นbpenแหล่งlɛ̀ngวัตถุดิบwát-tù-dìpสำคัญsǎm-kanสำหรับsǎm-ràpงานหัตถกรรมพื้นบ้านngaan-hàt-tà-gam-pʉ́ʉn-bâan
The thickets of sedge in the wetland ecosystem not only serve as a habitat for waterfowl but also provide an essential source of raw materials for local handicrafts.
เมื่อmêuuaวัสดุสังเคราะห์wát-sà-dù săng-kráwสมัยใหม่sà-măi màiเข้ามาkâo maaแทนที่taen têeความรู้kwaam róoและláeภูมิปัญญาpoom-bpan-yaaดั้งเดิมdâng-dermในnaiการสานgaan săanเสื่อsèuuaปรือbpreuก็gâwค่อยๆkôi kôiเลือนหายไปleuuan hăai bpaiจากjàakชุมชนchum-chonแห่งนี้hàeng née
As modern synthetic materials have largely replaced traditional ones, the ancient wisdom of weaving sedge mats is gradually fading from this community.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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 syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bprʉʉ
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 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 | — | — |