พริ้ม
prímMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
sweetly smiling; charming
sweet or charming in expression, especially describing a gentle smile or pleased face
Examples
เด็กน้อยdèk-nɔ́ɔiเด็กน้อยdèk-nɔ́ɔi1little child; little one2young/naive person (figurative)ยิ้มyímยิ้มyím1[to] smile2smileพริ้มprímพริ้มprím1sweetly smiling; charming2with eyes gently closed; blissfullyเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)ได้รับdâi-rápได้รับdâi-ráp1[to] receive; get; obtain; be given/granted/awarded2[to] experience; be subjected to; suffer; sustain; be affected by3[to] be ...-ed (passive with ได้รับ/ได้รับการ)ของเล่นkɔ̌ɔng-lênของเล่นkɔ̌ɔng-lên1toy; plaything2novelty; fun gadget3plaything (figurative)ชิ้นchínชิ้นchín1piece; item; fragment; slice2classifier: pieces/itemsใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmคุณแม่kun-mɛ̂ɛคุณแม่kun-mɛ̂ɛ1mother (polite)2Mom (form of address)3polite address for a mother/pregnant woman
The little child smiled sweetly when receiving a new toy from their mother.
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เด็กสาวdèk-sǎaoคนkonนั้นnánมีmiiหน้าตาnâa-dtaaสวยsǔuaiพริ้มprímใครkraiเห็นhěnก็gɔ̂รู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kเอ็นดูen-duu
That young girl has a sweetly charming face; anyone who sees her feels affectionate towards her.
นางงามnaang-ngaamคนkonนั้นnánมีmiiรอยยิ้มrɔɔi-yímที่tîiสวยsǔuaiพริ้มprímและlɛ́ดูduuเป็นมิตรbpen-mítกับgàpทุกคนtúk-kon
That beauty queen has a sweetly charming smile and looks friendly to everyone.
2AdverbB2
with eyes gently closed; blissfully
with the eyes gently closed in a peaceful or pleased way
Examples
แมวmɛɛoแมวmɛɛocatตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)นอนหลับnɔɔn-làpนอนหลับnɔɔn-làp[to] sleep; be asleepตาdtaaตาdtaa1eye2grandfather (maternal)3elderly man; grandpa (informal)4grid square; mesh5turn (in a game)6eye (classifier for small holes/mesh openings)พริ้มprímพริ้มprím1sweetly smiling; charming2with eyes gently closed; blissfullyอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)โซฟาsoo-faaโซฟาsoo-faasofa; couchอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyมีความสุขmii-kwaam-sùkมีความสุขmii-kwaam-sùk[to] be happy
This cat is happily sleeping on the sofa with its eyes gently closed.
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He peacefully closed his eyes when listening to his favorite song.
หญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoเอนหลังeen-lǎngพิงpingพนักเก้าอี้pá-nák-gâo-îiแล้วlɛ́ɛoหลับตาlàp-dtaaพริ้มprímเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaพักผ่อนpák-pɔ̀ɔnจากjàakความเหนื่อยล้าkwaam-nʉ̀ʉai-láa
The young woman leaned back against the chair and gently closed her eyes to rest from exhaustion.
เมื่อmêuuaสายลมsăai lomเย็นๆyen yenพัดผ่านpát pàanชายชราchaai chá-raaก็gâwหลับตาlàp dtaaพริ้มprímรับrápสัมผัสsăm-pàtจากธรรมชาติjàak tam-má-châat
When the cool breeze blew past, the old man peacefully closed his eyes to take in the touch of nature.
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
prím
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 | — | — |