พริ้ง
príngMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
beautiful; charming; graceful
beautiful in a bright, fresh, or graceful way, often used to describe a person's appearance or manner
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herแต่งตัวdtɛ̀ng-dtuuaแต่งตัวdtɛ̀ng-dtuua1[to] get dressed; dress [oneself]2[to] dress [sb]; clothe [sb]3[to] dress up; dress stylishly; wear a costumeสวยsǔuaiสวยsǔuai1beautiful; pretty2nicely done; fine3beautifully; nicely; neatlyพริ้งpríngพริ้งpríngbeautiful; charming; gracefulจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)7ngan (land unit: 400 m², a quarter of a rai)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toหันมาhǎn-maaหันมาhǎn-maa1[to] turn toward here; face this way2[to] switch to; turn to; begin doingมองmɔɔngมองmɔɔng1[to] look at2[to] watch; observe3[to] view; regard; consider
Today she dressed so beautifully that everyone at the event had to turn and look.
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เจ้าสาวjâo săaoในnaiชุดไทยchút taiห่มhòmสไบsà-baiดูdooสวยsŭuaiพริ้งpríngและláeสง่างามsà-ngàa ngaamมากmâakจริงๆjing jing
The bride in the Thai traditional dress with a shawl looks truly beautiful, fresh, and graceful.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàอายุaa-yúเข้าkâoวัยกลางคนwai-glaang-konแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongดูแลduu-lɛɛรูปร่างหน้าตาrûup-râang-nâa-dtaaให้ดูhâi-duuสวยsǔuaiพริ้งpríngอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌ə
Even though she has reached middle age, she still takes care of her figure and face to always look gracefully beautiful.
กิริยามารยาทgì-rí-yaa-maa-rá-yâatที่tîiงดงามngót-ngaamและlɛ́ใบหน้าbai-nâaที่tîiสวยsǔuaiพริ้งpríngของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəทำให้tam-hâiชายหนุ่มchaai-nùmหลายคนlǎai-konต่างdtàangพากันpaa-ganตกหลุมรักdtòk-lǔm-rák
Her beautiful manners and gracefully attractive face made many young men fall in love with her.
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 tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
príng
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |