พร่อง
prɔ̂ɔngMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] be depleted; run low
to become reduced in amount or quantity; to be used up or run low; to be short of [sth].
Examples
น้ำมันnám-manน้ำมันnám-man1oil; petroleum; fuel2cooking oil3lubricating oilในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตู้เย็นdtûu-yenตู้เย็นdtûu-yenrefrigerator; fridgeเหลืออยู่lʉ̌ʉa-yùuเหลืออยู่lʉ̌ʉa-yùu1[to] remain; be left (over)2remaining; left; leftoverแค่kɛ̂ɛแค่kɛ̂ɛ1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asครึ่งkrʉ̂ngครึ่งkrʉ̂ng1half (50%)2half (modifier)ขวดkùuatขวดkùuat1bottle2classifier: bottleแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
The cooking oil in the fridge is down to just half a bottle.
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ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiงบngópเดินทางdəən-taangเริ่มrə̂əmพร่องprɔ̂ɔngเราraoเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngตัดdtàtทริปtrípบางส่วนbaang-sùuanออกɔ̀ɔk
Our travel budget has started to run low lately, so we had to cut some parts of the trip.
พอporฝนทิ้งช่วงfŏn tíng chûuangน้ำnáamในnaiอ่างเก็บน้ำàang gèp náamก็gâwพร่องpôngลงlongเรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuai
When the rains pause, the water in the reservoir steadily decreases.
ทรัพยากรsáp-pá-yaa-gɔɔnที่tîiพร่องprɔ̂ɔngจากjàakการใช้gaan-cháiอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang-dtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangทำให้tam-hâiชุมชนchum-chonต้องdtɔ̂ngวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnการจัดสรรgaan-jàt-sǎnใหม่mài
Resources depleted by continuous use forced the community to plan a new allocation.
2AdjectiveB2
not full; lacking; deficient
not full or complete because some part or amount is missing.
Examples
รายงานraai-ngaanรายงานraai-ngaan1report (document/account)2[to] report; inform officiallyฉบับchà-bàpฉบับchà-bàp1classifier for documents/printed texts2issue; edition; copyนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ข้อมูลพร่องkɔ̂ɔ-muun-prɔ̂ɔngข้อมูลพร่องkɔ̂ɔ-muun-prɔ̂ɔngincomplete data; missing dataยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardไม่ครบถ้วนmâi-króp-tûuanไม่ครบถ้วนmâi-króp-tûuanincomplete; not comprehensiveตามที่dtaam-tîiตามที่dtaam-tîi1as; just as; in the way that2according to; as perกำหนดgam-nòtกำหนดgam-nòt1[to] set; fix; determine2[to] schedule; assign3deadline; due date4specification; stipulation
This report is deficient in information and not complete as required.
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ชุดchútอุปกรณ์ù-bpà-gɔɔnที่tîiส่งมาsòng-maaไม่สมบูรณ์mâi-sǒm-buunชิ้นส่วนchín-sùuanบางอย่างbaang-yàangพร่องprɔ̂ɔngไปbpai
The equipment set delivered is not complete; some parts are missing.
การได้ยินgaan-dâi-yinของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoพร่องprɔ̂ɔngเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiจึงjʉngต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiเครื่องช่วยฟังkrʉ̂ʉang-chûuai-fangในnaiที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chum
His hearing is somewhat impaired, so he needs a hearing aid in meetings.
คุณภาพkun-ná-pâapงานวิจัยngaan-wí-jaiพร่องprɔ̂ɔngเพราะprɔ́ตัวอย่างdtuua-yàangไม่mâiครอบคลุมkrɔ̂ɔp-klumทำให้tam-hâiข้อสรุปkɔ̂ɔ-sà-rùpยังyangไม่mâiน่าเชื่อถือnâa-chʉ̂ʉa-tʉ̌ʉพอpɔɔ
The research quality is deficient because the sample is not comprehensive, making the conclusions insufficiently reliable.
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
prɔ̂ɔng
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 | — | — |