พริบ
prípMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] blink; flicker; twinkle
to shut and open the eyes quickly; or of light, to shine on and off rapidly
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)พริบตาpríp dtaaพริบตาpríp dtaa1blink of an eye; instant2in the blink of an eye; instantlyถี่tèeถี่tèe1frequent; occurring often2frequently; often3dense; closely spaced; tight4closely; denselyๆ-เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingลมlomลมlom1wind2gas; flatulence3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)พัดpátพัดpát1[to] blow; [to] fan2fan; hand fan3classifier: อัน4[to] blow; sweep; carry alongเข้าตาkâo dtaaเข้าตาkâo dtaa1[to] get into the eye2[to] catch someone's eye; attract favorable attention3[to] impress; meet the mark
The child blinked rapidly because the wind blew into his eyes.
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That car’s headlights flashed rhythmically to ask for the right of way.
I blinked and tears came out on their own.
ไฟสัญญาณfai săn-yaanบนbonเครื่องkrêuuangพริบprípติดdtìtๆ-ดับdàpๆ-บอกว่าbòk wâaกำลังgam-langเชื่อมต่อchêuuam dtòระบบrá-bòp
The indicator light on the device blinked on and off, indicating it was connecting to the system.
2NounB2
a blink (of an eye); an instant
a very brief moment; the time it takes to blink (mainly in compounds like พริบตาพริบตาpríp-dtaa1blink of an eye; instant2in the blink of an eye; instantly ‘a blink’)
Examples
เหตุการณ์hèet-gaanเหตุการณ์hèet-gaan1event; incident; occurrence2situation; state of affairs3classifier: ครั้ง / เหตุการณ์ทั้งหมดtáng-mòtทั้งหมดtáng-mòt1all; entire; whole2all; in total; completely3the whole; everythingเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂n[to] happen; occur; arise; emerge; come into beingในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ชั่วพริบตาchûua-príp-dtaaชั่วพริบตาchûua-príp-dtaa1in an instant; in the blink of an eye; instantly2an instant; the blink of an eye (time span)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyตั้งตัวdtâng-dtuuaตั้งตัวdtâng-dtuua1[to] get established; become self-sufficient2[to] brace oneself; compose oneself3[to] set oneself up as; assume a positionไม่ทันmâi-tanไม่ทันmâi-tan1not in time; too late2[to] miss [sth]; fail to be in time (for [sth])3[to] not keep up (with [sb]/[sth]); be outpaced4[to] not get the chance to (do [sth])
The whole incident happened in the blink of an eye, leaving everyone unprepared.
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เขาkǎoหายไปhǎai-bpaiจากjàakมุมถนนmum-tà-nǒnเพียงpiiangชั่วพริบตาchûua-príp-dtaaเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanลมlomพัดpát
He disappeared from the corner of the street in just a blink, like a gust of wind.
ข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉแพร่กระจายprɛ̂ɛ-grà-jaaiไปbpaiทั้งtángออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítในnaiชั่วพริบตาchûua-príp-dtaaเพราะprɔ́แชตกลุ่มchɛ́t-glùmเด้งdêngรัวruua
The rumor spread throughout the office in a blink, as the group chat blew up.
ตลาดหุ้นdtà-làat hûnผันผวนpăn pŭuanจนjonมูลค่าmoon-lá-kâaพอร์ตpôrtลดลงlót longในnaiชั่วพริบตาchûua príp dtaaผู้ลงทุนpôo long tunแทบtâepไม่ทันmâi tanกดgòtขายkăai
The stock market was so volatile that the portfolio value dropped in a blink; investors barely had time to sell.
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 -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
príp
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 | — | — |