พรุ่ง
prûngMeaning
1AdverbB2
tomorrow (poetic/formal)
tomorrow; archaic or poetic element mostly seen in compounds (e.g., พรุ่งนี้พรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after today ‘tomorrow’, เมื่อพรุ่ง) or elevated style
Examples
พบกันpóp-ganพบกันpóp-gan[to] meet; [to] see each otherเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)พรุ่งprûngพรุ่งprûngtomorrow (poetic/formal)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerศาลากลางsǎa-laa-glaangศาลากลางsǎa-laa-glaangprovincial hall; provincial governor’s office/complexนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle
Let’s meet tomorrow at the city hall.
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The event will start early tomorrow; don’t forget to prepare.
ขอkɔ̌ɔผัดpàtเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiไว้wáiจนถึงjon-tʉ̌ngเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaพรุ่งprûngแล้วlɛ́ɛoเราraoค่อยkɔ̂iหารือกันhǎa-rʉʉ-ganอีกครั้งìik-kráng
Let’s postpone this matter until tomorrow, and we’ll discuss it again.
ครั้นkránถึงtʉ̌ngยามyaamรุ่งrûngพรุ่งprûngข้าพเจ้าkâa-pá-jâaoจะjàไปเยี่ยมbpai-yîiamท่านtânตามนัดdtaam-nát
When tomorrow comes, I shall visit you as appointed.
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 ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
prûng
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 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 | — | — |