พรก
prókMeaning
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coconut shell (Southern Thai)
The hard shell of a coconut, often used as a bowl, scoop, or other container; a Southern Thai regional word.
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderพรกprókพรกprókcoconut shell (Southern Thai)ตักน้ำdtàk-náamตักน้ำdtàk-náam[to] scoop/draw waterจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmโอ่งòongโอ่งòong1classifier: large jars2large earthen jar; water jar
Grandma uses a coconut shell to scoop water from the water jar.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakขูดkùutเนื้อnʉ́ʉaมะพร้าวmá-práaoออกɔ̀ɔkหมดแล้วmòt-lɛ́ɛoแม่mɛ̂ɛก็gɔ̂เก็บgèpพรกprókไว้wáiทำtamกระบวยตักน้ำgrà-buuai-dtàk-náam
After scraping out all the coconut flesh, Mom kept the shell to make a water dipper.
ลุงlungขัดkàtพรกprókให้hâiเรียบrîiapแล้วláeoเจาะรูjò rooร้อยróiเชือกchûueakไว้wáiแขวนkwăenเป็นbpenกระถางgrà-tăangเล็กlékๆ-
Uncle sanded the coconut shell smooth, then drilled holes and threaded string through them to hang it up as a small plant pot.
แทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàทิ้งtíngพรกprókหลังlǎngขูดkùutมะพร้าวmá-práaoยายyaaiกลับglàpเอามาao-maaขัดkàtให้hâiเรียบrîiapแล้วlɛ́ɛoใช้cháiเป็นbpenถ้วยtûuaiเพราะprɔ́อยากyàakใช้cháiของkɔ̌ɔngที่tîiมีอยู่mii-yùuให้hâiคุ้มค่าkúm-kâa
Instead of throwing away the coconut shell after grating the coconut, Grandma sanded it smooth and used it as a bowl because she wanted to make the most of what she already had.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster พร, the first consonant พ sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
prók
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → 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 | — | — |