พรึ่บ

prʉ̂p

Meanings

1AdverbB1

suddenly all at once; en masse

Onomatopoeic adverb: used when many things appear, move, or happen all at once and suddenly. Example: คนลุกขึ้นพรึ่บ (people stood up all at once)

Examples

When the singer got on stage, the fan club turned on their phone flashlights all at once.
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2InterjectionB1

marks a sudden mass occurrence

Interjection used to emphasize that many things occur simultaneously and suddenly, rather than to express personal emotion.

Examples

When I turned on my phone this morning, messages flooded in. Poof!
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster พร, the first consonant พ sets the class.
  2. Tone markMai ek
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Falling tone

prʉ̂p

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

Low class + Mai ek → Falling

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——