พริ้วๆ
príu príuMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
flowy; fluttery; airy (of fabric/hair/style)
softly moving or hanging in smooth waves; light and airy in look or feel, like fabric or hair in the wind
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กระโปรงgrà-bprohngกระโปรงgrà-bprohng1skirt2hood; bonnet; trunk lid; machine coverพริ้วๆpríu príuพริ้วๆpríu príu1flowy; fluttery; airy (of fabric/hair/style)2smoothly; with fluid, fluttery motion/styleของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; her
I like your flowing skirt.
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The curtains at the window are fluttering softly in the wind.
นางแบบnaang bàepเดินdernบนbonรันเวย์ran-wayในnaiชุดเดรสยาวchút drés yaaoทำจากtam jàakผ้าไหมpâa măiที่têeดูเบาdoo baoและláeพริ้วๆpríu príu
The model walked the runway in a long silk dress that looked light and airy.
2AdverbB1
smoothly; with fluid, fluttery motion/style
in a smooth, flowing, graceful way; also of a performance or skill (e.g., sports, singing) done with light, easy, effortless-looking flow
Examples
นักฟุตบอลnák fút bonนักฟุตบอลnák fút bonfootballer; soccer playerคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)เลี้ยงlíiangเลี้ยงlíiang1[to] raise; bring up2[to] keep (as a pet); rear3[to] feed4[to] support; maintain5[to] host; treatบอลbonบอลbon1ball (object)2football; soccerได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerพริ้วๆpríu príuพริ้วๆpríu príu1flowy; fluttery; airy (of fabric/hair/style)2smoothly; with fluid, fluttery motion/styleเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
That football player dribbles the ball so smoothly.
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นักร้องnák róngคนนี้kon néeเทคนิคték-nìkดีมากdee mâakเขาkăoสามารถsăa-mâatร้องróngโน้ตnóhtสูงๆsŏong sŏongได้dâiอย่างyàangพริ้วๆpríu príuสบายๆsà-baai sà-baai
This singer has great technique; he can sing high notes in such an effortless, flowing way.
ลีลาการร่ายรำlee-laa gaan râai-ramของkŏngเธอterช่างchângดูdooพริ้วๆpríu príuราวกับraao gàpสายน้ำsăai náamที่têeไหลlăiไปbpaiอย่างyàangไม่ติดขัดmâi dìt kàt
Her dancing movements were so graceful and flowing, like an uninterrupted stream of water.
การgaanจะjàเล่นlênเปียโนbpia-nohให้ได้hâi dâiพริ้วๆpríu príuขนาดนั้นkà-nàat nánต้องdtôngอาศัยaa-săiการฝึกซ้อมgaan fùk sómมานานmaa naanหลายlăaiปีbpeeจนjonนิ้วníuกับgàpคีย์บอร์ดkee bòtแทบจะtâep jàรวมruuamเป็นหนึ่งเดียวกันbpen nèung diao gan
To be able to play the piano that gracefully requires years of practice, until the fingers and the keyboard almost become one.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พริ้วๆ said พริ้ว-พริ้ว?
príu príu
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
príu
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 | — | — |