พราน
praanMeaning
1NounB1
hunter
a person who hunts wild animals, traditionally in forests; also used in compounds (e.g., พรานป่าพรานป่าpraan-bpàaforest hunter ‘forest hunter’, พรานปลา ‘fisher’)
Examples
พรานป่าpraan-bpàaพรานป่าpraan-bpàaforest hunterออกɔ̀ɔkออกɔ̀ɔk1[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)เดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningเช้าตรู่cháo-dtrùuเช้าตรู่cháo-dtrùu1early morning; daybreak; dawn2in the early morning; at daybreakเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofตามรอยdtaam-rɔɔiตามรอยdtaam-rɔɔi1[to] track; follow the trail (of [sb]/[sth])2[to] follow in [sb]'s footsteps; emulate3[to] retrace (a route); visit places associated with [sb]/[sth]สัตว์sàtสัตว์sàt1animal (non-human creature)2beast; brute (pejorative)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivated
The forest hunter set out at dawn to track animals in the forest.
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ลุงlungของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnเคยkəəiเป็นbpenพรานpraanปลาbplaaเขาkǎoรู้rúuจังหวะjang-wàน้ำnáamและlɛ́แหล่งlɛ̀ngปลาดีbplaa-diiมากmâak
My uncle used to be a fisher; he knows the currents and fishing spots very well.
ในnaiนิทานní-taanโจรjooพบpópพรานpraanผู้ชำนาญpûu-cham-naanป่าbpàaและlɛ́ขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiช่วยchûuaiพาpaaเดินทางdəən-taangลัดlát
In the folktale, a bandit met a skilled hunter of the forest and asked him to guide a shortcut.
พรานpraanเก่าgàoวางwaangกับดักgàp-dàkอย่างรอบคอบyàang-rɔ̂ɔp-kɔ̂ɔpใช้cháiความรู้kwaam-rúuเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangลมlomกลิ่นglìnและlɛ́เส้นทางsên-taangสัตว์sàtเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎaiไหวตัวทันwǎi-dtuua-tan
The veteran hunter set traps carefully, using knowledge of wind, scent, and animal trails to keep the target from catching on.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
praan
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |