ปรื้น
bprʉ̂ʉnMeaning
1InterjectionB2
vroom; engine-revving sound
an onomatopoeic word for the loud sound of a vehicle engine revving or accelerating
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเหยียบyìiapเหยียบyìiap1[to] step on; tread on2[to] press (a pedal) with the foot3[to] crush/flatten underfoot4[to] reach (a speed of)คันเร่งkan-rêngคันเร่งkan-rêngaccelerator; gas pedal; throttleเสียงดังsǐiang-dangเสียงดังsǐiang-dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noiseปรื้นbprʉ̂ʉnปรื้นbprʉ̂ʉnvroom; engine-revving soundแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ขับรถkàp-rótขับรถkàp-rót[to] drive (a motor vehicle)ออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2Get out!3out; outward and away4[to] lead out to; extend toอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoquickly; rapidly; swiftly
He stepped on the gas pedal making a loud 'vroom' sound and drove off quickly.
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มอเตอร์ไซค์mɔɔ-dtəə-sáiคันkanนั้นnánเบิ้ลเครื่องbə̂n-krʉ̂ʉangดังdangปรื้นbprʉ̂ʉnจนjonคนkonตกใจdtòk-jaiกันganทั้งtángซอยsɔɔi
That motorcycle revved its engine with a loud 'vroom', startling people in the whole alley.
วัยรุ่นwai rûnกลุ่มglùmนั้นnánชอบchôpแข่งรถkàeng rótและláeบิดbìtมอเตอร์ไซค์mo-dter-sáiเสียงดังsĭiang dangปรื้นbprêunๆ-รบกวนróp-guuanชาวบ้านchaao bâanตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keun
That group of teenagers likes to street race and rev their motorcycles with loud 'vroom vroom' sounds, disturbing the residents at night.
ทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiสัญญาณไฟเขียวsǎn-yaan-fai-kǐiaoสว่างsà-wàangขึ้นkʉ̂nเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂เร่งเครื่องrêng-krʉ̂ʉangดังdangปรื้นbprʉ̂ʉnพุ่งทะยานpûng-tá-yaanออกไปจากɔ̀ɔk-bpai-jàakสี่แยกsìi-yɛ̂ɛk
As soon as the green light came on, he revved the engine with a loud 'vroom' and darted away from the intersection.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
bprʉ̂ʉn
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |