พรั่น
prânMeaning
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[to] fear; [to] dread
to fear, dread, or be afraid; to be terrified or shudder with fear
Examples
ทหารtá-hǎanทหารtá-hǎan1soldier; service member2the military; armed forces3military (as modifier)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerกล้าหาญglâa-hǎanกล้าหาญglâa-hǎanbrave; courageousต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)พรั่นprânพรั่นprân[to] fear; [to] dreadต่อdtɔ̀ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔ1[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; extendความตายkwaam-dtaaiความตายkwaam-dtaai1death; the end of life2death (event or figurative ‘death of’)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สนามรบsà-nǎam-rópสนามรบsà-nǎam-róp1battlefield; battleground2arena of conflict (figurative)
Courageous soldiers must not fear death on the battlefield.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaต้องdtɔ̂ngเดินผ่านdəən-pàanป่าทึบbpàa-tʉ́pในnaiตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉnเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂อดòtรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kพรั่นprânไม่ได้mâi-dâai
When having to walk through the dense forest at night, he couldn't help but feel a sense of dread.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàรู้rúuว่าwâaศัตรูsàt-dtruuมีmiiกำลังgam-langมากกว่าmâak-gwàaแต่dtɛ̀ɛเหล่าlàoนักรบnák-rópก็gɔ̂พร้อมprɔ́ɔmสู้sûuตายdtaaiโดยdooiไม่mâiพรั่นprânเลยləəiสักนิดsàk-nít
Even knowing the enemy had more forces, the warriors were ready to fight to the death without fearing at all.
ความโหดร้ายkwaam-hòot-ráaiของkɔ̌ɔngโจรjoonป่าbpàaกลุ่มglùmนี้níiทำให้tam-hâiชาวบ้านchaao-bâanต่างdtàangพรั่นprânและlɛ́ไม่mâiกล้าglâaออกจากบ้านɔ̀ɔk-jàak-bâanในnaiยามวิกาลyaam-wí-gaan
The cruelty of this group of bandits caused the villagers to dread and not dare to leave their homes at night.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
prân
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |