พราก
prâakMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] separate [sb/sth]; take [sb/sth] away; bereave [sb]
To separate someone or something from another, or take someone or something away, often by force or by circumstance (such as death), causing loss or sorrow.
Examples
สงครามsǒng-kraamสงครามsǒng-kraamwarได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerพรากprâakพรากprâak[to] separate [sb/sth]; take [sb/sth] away; bereave [sb]แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objects
The war separated the mother from her child.
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อุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetครั้งkrángนั้นnánพรากprâakชีวิตchii-wítเขาkǎoไปbpaiจากjàakครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruua
That accident took his life away from his family.
โรคร้ายrôok-ráaiได้dâaiพรากprâakความฝันkwaam-fǎnและlɛ́อนาคตà-naa-kótของkɔ̌ɔngศิลปินsǐn-lá-bpinหนุ่มnùmไปbpaiอย่างyàangไม่mâiปรานีbpraa-nii
The cruel disease mercilessly took away the dreams and future of the young artist.
ความตายkwaam dtaaiมิอาจmí àatพรากprâakความทรงจำkwaam song jamดีๆdee deeที่têeเราraoมีmeeต่อdtòเขาkăoไปbpaiได้dâi
Death cannot take away the good memories we have of him.
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 -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
prâak
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 | — | — |