พรวด
prûuatMeanings
1InterjectionB1
whoosh!; swoosh! (sudden movement sound)
an onomatopoeic interjection imitating a swift, sudden motion or rush
Examples
งูnguuงูnguusnakeเลื้อยlʉ́ʉaiเลื้อยlʉ́ʉai1[to] crawl; creep; slither2[to] climb/spread (of vines/plants)พรวดprûuatพรวดprûuat1whoosh!; swoosh! (sudden movement sound)2suddenly; swiftly; abruptly3[to] rush/bolt; shoot upออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmพงหญ้าpong-yâaพงหญ้าpong-yâaclump/thicket of grass
A snake slithered swiftly out of the grassy thicket.
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พอpɔɔประตูลิฟต์bprà-dtuu-lípเปิดbpə̀ətเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂เดินdəənพรวดprûuatเข้าไปkâo-bpaiโดยdooiไม่mâiมองmɔɔngใครkraiเลยləəi
As soon as the elevator doors opened, he rushed straight in without looking at anyone.
เด็กdèkคนkonนั้นnánวิ่งwîngพรวดprûuatตัดหน้าdtàt-nâaรถยนต์rót-yonโชคดีที่chôok-dii-tîiคนขับkon-kàpเบรกbrèekทันtan
That child suddenly darted out in front of the car; luckily, the driver braked in time.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsǐiangนาฬิกาปลุกnaa-lí-gaa-bplùkเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ลุกlúkพรวดprûuatขึ้นkʉ̂nจากjàakเตียงdtiiangด้วยdûuaiความตกใจkwaam-dtòk-jaiเพราะprɔ́นึกว่าnʉ́k-wâaสายsǎaiแล้วlɛ́ɛo
Upon hearing the alarm, he shot up from the bed in alarm, thinking he was late.
2AdverbB1
suddenly; swiftly; abruptly
describes an action or change that happens very fast or all at once, often with a sense of rapid motion
Examples
ฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeหยุดyùtหยุดyùt[to] stop; haltตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] drop; decline; decrease5[to] cost; come to6[to] fall to; devolve upon; be allotted to7[to] be left out; miss one’s turnแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)แดดdɛ̀ɛtแดดdɛ̀ɛtsunlight; sunshineก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerออกɔ̀ɔkออกɔ̀ɔk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)พรวดprûuatพรวดprûuat1whoosh!; swoosh! (sudden movement sound)2suddenly; swiftly; abruptly3[to] rush/bolt; shoot upขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-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; emergeเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
The rain stopped, and the sun came out all at once.
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เขาkǎoทำงานtam-ngaanหามรุ่งหามค่ำhǎam-rûng-hǎam-kâmอยู่yùuสองsɔ̌ɔngวันwanในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtงานngaanก็gɔ̂เสร็จsètพรวดprûuatเดียวdiiao
He worked day and night for two days, and finally, the work was finished all at once.
หลังจากlăng jàakเงียบngîiapไปbpaiนานnaanจู่ๆjòo jòoเธอterก็gâwพูดpôotความจริงkwaam jingออกมาòk maaพรวดprûuatเดียวdiiaoจนjonทุกคนtúk konอึ้งêung
After being quiet for a long time, she suddenly blurted out the whole truth at once, leaving everyone stunned.
น้ำnáamในnaiเขื่อนkʉ̀ʉanที่tîiเคยkəəiแห้งขอดhɛ̂ɛng-kɔ̀ɔtกลับglàpเพิ่มขึ้นpə̂əm-kʉ̂nมาmaaพรวดพราดprûuat-prâatหลังlǎngฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkติดต่อกันdtìt-dtɔ̀ɔ-ganหลายlǎaiวันwan
The water in the once-dry dam rose rapidly after several consecutive days of heavy rain.
3VerbB2
[to] rush/bolt; shoot up
to move quickly or abruptly, or to rise sharply (e.g., prices or numbers increasing suddenly)
Examples
ยอดขายyɔ̂ɔt-kǎaiยอดขายyɔ̂ɔt-kǎai1sales revenue; total sales2sales volume/units soldเดือนนี้dʉʉan-níiเดือนนี้dʉʉan-níi1this month (current month)2this month; during this monthพรวดprûuatพรวดprûuat1whoosh!; swoosh! (sudden movement sound)2suddenly; swiftly; abruptly3[to] rush/bolt; shoot upขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-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; emergeเกือบgʉ̀ʉapเกือบgʉ̀ʉapalmost; nearlyเท่าตัวtâo-dtuuaเท่าตัวtâo-dtuua1equal in size or amount; double (after an increase)2by an equal amount; twofold (with an increase)หลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)ออกɔ̀ɔkออกɔ̀ɔk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)โปรโมชันbproo-moo-chânโปรโมชันbproo-moo-chân1promotion (special offer; deal)2promotion (publicity/marketing push)ใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)
Sales this month have nearly doubled after launching a new promotion.
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พอpɔɔสัญญาณไฟเขียวsǎn-yaan-fai-kǐiaoเปลี่ยนbplìianปุ๊บbpúpมอเตอร์ไซค์mɔɔ-dtəə-sáiคันkanนั้นnánก็gɔ̂พรวดprûuatออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiก่อนใครgɔ̀ɔn-krai
The moment the light turned green, that motorcycle shot off before anyone else.
ดัชนีหุ้นdàt-chá-nii-hûnพรวดprûuatขึ้นkʉ̂nอย่างรุนแรงyàang-run-rɛɛngในช่วงnai-chûuangเปิดbpə̀ətตลาดdtà-làatขานรับkǎan-rápข่าวดีkàao-diiจากjàakต่างประเทศdtàang-bprà-têet
The stock index surged dramatically at the market open in response to good news from abroad.
ด้วยdûuayความโกรธkwaam gròhtเขาkăoจึงjeungรีบrêepออกจากòk jàakห้องประชุมhông bprà-chumไปbpaiโดยdoiไม่mâiฟังfangคำอธิบายkam à-tí-baaiใดๆdai dai
In a fit of anger, he quickly left the meeting room without listening to any explanation.
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 syllableLong vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
prûuat
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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 | — | — |