พรุน
prunMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
porous; pitted; riddled
having many small holes or pits; full of tiny perforations that let air or liquid pass (e.g., wood, skin, fabric, bone)
Examples
ฟองน้ำfɔɔng-náamฟองน้ำfɔɔng-náam1sponge (cleaning tool)2sponge (animal)ชิ้นนี้chín-níiชิ้นนี้chín-níi1this piece/item2this (piece or item)พรุนprunพรุนprun1porous; pitted; riddled2prune (dried plum)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedซึมผ่านsʉm-pàanซึมผ่านsʉm-pàan[to] seep through; permeate; percolateได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2quickly; fast3early; soon
This sponge is very porous, so water seeps through quickly.
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The old wood has been eaten by termites until it's full of holes; the entire board needs replacing.
กระดูกgrà-dùukของkɔ̌ɔngผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiเริ่มrə̂əmพรุนprunทำให้tam-hâiเสี่ยงsìiangต่อdtɔ̀ɔการแตกหักgaan-dtɛ̀ɛk-hàkง่ายขึ้นngâai-kʉ̂n
The patient's bones are becoming porous, increasing the risk of fractures.
ผ้าpâaตาข่ายdtaa-kàaiที่tîiพรุนprunละเอียดlá-ìiatช่วยให้chûuai-hâiอากาศaa-gàatถ่ายเทดีtàai-tee-diiแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangกรองgrɔɔngฝุ่นfùnเม็ดmétเล็กlékได้dâai
The finely porous mesh fabric allows good airflow while still filtering small dust particles.
2Noun
prune (dried plum)
a dried plum, eaten as a snack or used to aid digestion; borrowed sense from English
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offลูกพรุนlûuk-prunลูกพรุนlûuk-prunprune (dried plum)มากินmaa-ginมากินmaa-gin[to] come eatเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ของว่างkɔ̌ɔng-wâangของว่างkɔ̌ɔng-wâangsnack; light bite
Yesterday I bought some prunes to eat as a snack.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛหั่นhànลูกพรุนlûuk-prunเป็นชิ้นbpen-chínเล็กlékแล้วlɛ́ɛoใส่sàiในnaiโยเกิร์ตyoo-gə̀ətมื้อเช้าmʉ́ʉ-cháao
Mom cut some prunes into small pieces and added them to her breakfast yogurt.
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiฉันchǎnท้องผูกtɔ́ɔng-pùukเลยləəiลองlɔɔngกินginลูกพรุนlûuk-prunและlɛ́ดื่มน้ำdʉ̀ʉm-náamให้hâiมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
I've been constipated lately, so I'm trying prunes and drinking more water.
แม้mɛ́ɛลูกพรุนlûuk-prunจะมีjà-miiใยอาหารyai-aa-hǎanที่tîiช่วยchûuaiในnaiการขับถ่ายgaan-kàp-tàaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛการกินgaan-ginมากเกินไปmâak-gəən-bpaiในnaiครั้งเดียวkráng-diiaoอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiท้องอืดtɔ́ɔng-ʉ̀ʉtได้dâai
Although prunes contain fiber that helps with bowel movements, eating too many at once can cause bloating.
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
prun
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |