พริบตา
príp-dtaaMeanings
1NounA2
blink of an eye; instant
A very brief moment; the time it takes to blink.
Examples
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He disappeared in the blink of an eye.
The lights went off and came back on in a blink, startling everyone.
เหตุการณ์hèet-gaanเปลี่ยนbplìianจากjàakเงียบngîiapเป็นbpenวุ่นวายwûn-waaiในพริบตาnai-príp-dtaaจนjonเราraoแทบtɛ̂ɛpตั้งตัวdtâng-dtuuaไม่ทันmâi-tan
The situation shifted from quiet to chaotic in the blink of an eye, leaving us hardly any time to react.
2AdverbB1
in the blink of an eye; instantly
Used adverbially to mean very quickly or at once; instantly.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตอบกลับdtɔ̀ɔp-glàpตอบกลับdtɔ̀ɔp-glàp[to] reply; respond (to a message/speech)ข้อความkɔ̂ɔ-kwaamข้อความkɔ̂ɔ-kwaam1message; text2statement; contentในพริบตาnai-príp-dtaaในพริบตาnai-príp-dtaain an instant
He replied to the message instantly.
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As soon as the results were announced, everyone fell silent instantly.
Rain poured down in an instant, making the road slippery at once.
The power went out throughout the building instantly due to a transformer malfunction.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
พริบprípพริบpríp1[to] blink; flicker; twinkle2a blink (of an eye); an instant[to] blink; flicker; twinklePart 1
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พริบตาpríp-dtaaพริบตาpríp-dtaablink of an eye; instantblink of an eye; instantWord