พรู
pruuMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] gush; pour out; emerge all at once
To gush, pour, or emerge suddenly and in great quantity or numbers at once. Used for things like tears, words, people, or flowers.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)ข่าวร้ายkàao-ráaiข่าวร้ายkàao-ráaibad newsน้ำตาnáam-dtaaน้ำตาnáam-dtaatear; tearsของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerไหลlǎiไหลlǎi[to] flow; run (liquid)พรูpruuพรูpruu1[to] gush; pour out; emerge all at once2profusely; all at once; in a rushออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outไม่หยุดmâi-yùtไม่หยุดmâi-yùt1[to] not stop; keep going2non-stop; without stopping
Upon hearing the bad news, her tears gushed out uncontrollably.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaประตูbprà-dtuuเปิดbpə̀ətออกɔ̀ɔkผู้คนpûu-konก็gɔ̂พรูpruuออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakห้องประชุมhɔ̂ng-bprà-chumอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reo
When the doors opened, people poured out of the meeting room quickly.
ดอกdɔ̀ɔkชมพูพันธุ์ทิพย์chom-puu-pan-típพรูpruuบานสะพรั่งbaan-sà-prângเต็มdtemสองsɔ̌ɔngข้างทางkâang-taangสวยงามsǔuai-ngaamเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanภาพวาดpâap-wâat
The pink trumpet flowers bloomed in a sudden profusion along both sides of the road, as beautiful as a painting.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakเก็บกดgèp-gòtมานานmaa-naanคำkamตัดพ้อต่อว่าdtàt-pɔ́ɔ-dtɔ̀ɔ-wâaก็gɔ̂พรูpruuออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakปากbpàakเขาkǎoไม่ขาดสายmâi-kàat-sǎai
After holding it in for so long, words of complaint and blame poured out of his mouth endlessly.
2AdverbB2
profusely; all at once; in a rush
In a manner that is sudden, simultaneous, and in great quantity.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenจบjòpจบjòp1[to] end; be over2[to] complete; finish (an activity/task)3finished; over; done4[to] graduateการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛng1performance; show2expression; display; demonstration (explaining/showing)ผู้ชมpûu-chomผู้ชมpûu-chom1viewer; spectator2audience (viewers)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerลุกขึ้นlúk-kʉ̂nลุกขึ้นlúk-kʉ̂n1[to] get up; stand up; rise2[to] rise up; take action; rebelปรบมือbpròp-mʉʉปรบมือbpròp-mʉʉ1to clap; applaud2applause; clappingให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)พรูpruuพรูpruu1[to] gush; pour out; emerge all at once2profusely; all at once; in a rushพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-ganพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-gansimultaneously; at the same time; together (in unison)
When the performance ended, the audience rose and applauded all at once in great numbers.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaมีmiiคนkonตะโกนdtà-goonว่าwâaไฟไหม้fai-mâiทุกคนtúk-konก็gɔ̂วิ่งออกwîng-ɔ̀ɔkมาmaaพรูpruuที่tîiประตูทางออกbprà-dtuu-taang-ɔ̀ɔk
When someone shouted "Fire!", everyone ran out simultaneously towards the exit.
พอpɔɔฝนfǒnหยุดyùtตกdtòkเหล่าlàoแมลงเม่าmá-lɛɛng-mâoก็gɔ̂บินbinออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakรังrangมาmaaเล่นlênไฟfaiพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-ganเป็นจำนวนมากbpen-jam-nuuan-mâak
As soon as the rain stopped, winged termites flew out of their nests towards the light all at once in great numbers.
ทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiเปิดbpə̀ətถุงปุ๋ยtǔng-bpǔiกลิ่นฉุนglìn-chǔnก็gɔ̂โชยchooiออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaพรูpruuจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngรีบrîipปิดbpìtจมูกjà-mùuk
The moment the fertilizer bag was opened, a pungent smell wafted out in a sudden, great rush, making me cover my nose immediately.
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 syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
pruu
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 | — | — |