ปรือตา
bprʉʉ-dtaaMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] open one's eyes slightly; have half-closed eyes
to open one's eyes only a little, or to keep them half-closed, often because of sleepiness, tiredness, or weakness
Examples
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneนาฬิกาปลุกnaa-lí-gaa-bplùkนาฬิกาปลุกnaa-lí-gaa-bplùkalarm clockดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillปรือตาbprʉʉ-dtaaปรือตาbprʉʉ-dtaa[to] open one's eyes slightly; have half-closed eyesขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] become; start to be (change of state)5[to] arise; appear; emergeมองmɔɔngมองmɔɔng1[to] look at2[to] view; regard; considerเวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂แล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂1and then; after that (sequence)2and also; plus (addition)3and; so; then (continuation/filler)นอนnɔɔnนอนnɔɔn1[to] sleep2[to] lie down; recline3reclining; lying downต่อdtɔ̀ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔ1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5to; toward (target of an action or attitude)6[to] renew; extend
When the alarm rang, he half-opened his eyes to look at the time and went back to sleep.
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น้องสาวnɔ́ɔng-sǎaoง่วงngûuangมากmâakจนjonเดินdəənปรือตาbprʉʉ-dtaaเข้าห้องน้ำkâo-hɔ̂ng-náamไปbpaiแปรงฟันbprɛɛng-fan
My little sister was so sleepy that she walked into the bathroom with half-closed eyes to brush her teeth.
คนไข้kon kâiค่อยๆkôi kôiปรือตาbpreu dtaaขึ้นมาkêun maaหลังจากที่lăng jàak têeยาyaaสลบsà-lòpเริ่มrêrmหมดmòtฤทธิ์rít
The patient slowly half-opened their eyes after the anesthesia began to wear off.
เขาkǎoนั่งnângปรือตาbprʉʉ-dtaaฟังfangอาจารย์aa-jaanบรรยายban-yaaiเพราะprɔ́เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnนอนดึกnɔɔn-dʉ̀kมากmâak
He sat listening to the professor's lecture with half-closed eyes because he stayed up very late last night.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ปรือbprʉʉปรือbprʉʉ1half-closed (of eyes); heavy-lidded2reed; sedgehalf-closed (of eyes); heavy-liddedPart 1
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ปรือตาbprʉʉ-dtaaปรือตาbprʉʉ-dtaa[to] open one's eyes slightly; have half-closed eyes[to] open one's eyes slightly; have half-closed eyesWord