ปรู๊ด
bprúutMeaning
1AdverbB2
swiftly; quickly; in a flash
swiftly, quickly, or in a flash, often used to describe a sudden, very fast movement or something zooming by
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileไอศกรีมai-sà-greemไอศกรีมai-sà-greemice creamเด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerวิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseปรู๊ดbpróotปรู๊ดbpróotswiftly; quickly; in a flashออกจากบ้านòk jàak bâanออกจากบ้านòk jàak bâan[to] leave homeทันทีtan teeทันทีtan teeimmediately; at once
As soon as they heard the ice cream truck, the children ran swiftly out of the house.
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แมวmɛɛoตกใจdtòk-jaiเสียงsǐiangหมาmǎaเห่าhàoเลยləəiปีนbpiinหนีnǐiขึ้นต้นkʉ̂n-dtônไม้máaiไปbpaiปรู๊ดbprúutเดียวdiiao
The cat was startled by the barking dog, so it climbed up the tree to escape in a flash.
รถสปอร์ตrót-sà-bpɔ̀ɔtคันkanนั้นnánขับkàpแซงsɛɛngรถrótของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnไปbpaiปรู๊ดbprúutเดียวdiiaoจนjonมองmɔɔngป้ายทะเบียนbpâai-tá-biianไม่ทันmâi-tan
That sports car sped past my car in a flash, so I couldn't read its license plate in time.
ยอดขายyɔ̂ɔt-kǎaiของkɔ̌ɔngร้านráanเราraoพุ่งpûngปรู๊ดbprúutเลยləəiตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛจ้างjâangดาราdaa-raaคนkonนั้นnánมาmaaเป็นbpenพรีเซนเตอร์prii-seen-dtə̂ə
Our store's sales shot up swiftly since we hired that celebrity as a presenter.
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 tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
bprúut
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |