พร่าง
prâangMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] be studded; be strewn; be adorned
To be covered or dotted with many small items or points, giving a sprinkled or scattered appearance.
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)ฝรั่งfà-ràngฝรั่งfà-ràng1guava2Westerner; foreigner (European/descent)3Western; Western-styleคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoกระgràกระgrà1freckle2speckled; mottled (pattern)3hawksbill turtleขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)พร่างprâangพร่างprâang1[to] be studded; be strewn; be adorned2glittering; sparkling (literary)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ใบหน้าbai-nâaใบหน้าbai-nâafaceและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)หัวไหล่hǔua-làiหัวไหล่hǔua-làishoulder (outer/top part)
That Western child has freckles scattered on their face and shoulders.
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In the morning, the blades of grass were dotted all over with dewdrops.
ทุ่งหญ้าtûng-yâaเขียวขจีkǐiao-kà-jiiมีmiiดอกไม้ป่าdɔ̀ɔk-máai-bpàaหลากสีสันlàak-sǐi-sǎnเบ่งบานbèng-baanอยู่yùuพร่างprâangไปbpaiทั้งtángผืนpʉ̌ʉnราวกับraao-gàpจิตรกรjìt-dtrà-gɔɔnมาmaaแต่งแต้มdtɛ̀ng-dtɛ̂ɛmไว้wái
The lush green meadow had colorful wildflowers blooming scattered all over it, as if a painter had dabbed them there.
หลังจากlăng jàakแพ้páeเครื่องสำอางkrêuuang săm-aangสิวsĭuเม็ดmétเล็กๆlék lékก็gâwผุดขึ้นpùt kêunพร่างprâangเต็มหน้าdtem nâaผากpàakของkŏngเธอter
After having an allergic reaction to the cosmetics, small pimples appeared scattered all over her forehead.
2AdjectiveC1
glittering; sparkling (literary)
Having a bright, twinkling, or lustrous look, as if sprinkled with tiny shining points; often used in poetic or elevated style.
Examples
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáasky; heavensมืดสนิทmʉ̂ʉt-sà-nìtมืดสนิทmʉ̂ʉt-sà-nìtpitch-blackมองเห็นmɔɔng-hěnมองเห็นmɔɔng-hěn1[to] see; make out; spot2[to] perceive; realize; recognize3[to] foresee; anticipate; envisionดวงดาวduuang-daaoดวงดาวduuang-daaostar; stars; heavenly bodiesส่องแสงsɔ̀ɔng-sɛ̌ɛngส่องแสงsɔ̀ɔng-sɛ̌ɛng1[to] shine; emit light2[to] stand out; attract attention; show promise (figurative)พร่างพรายprâang-praaiพร่างพรายprâang-praaisparkling; glittering; twinklingเต็มไปหมดdtem-bpai-mòtเต็มไปหมดdtem-bpai-mòt1completely full; crammed2everywhere; all over (the place)
The sky is completely dark tonight, and you can see stars shining brightly all over.
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แสงจันทร์sɛ̌ɛng-janที่tîiส่องกระทบsɔ̀ɔng-grà-tópผืนน้ำpʉ̌ʉn-náamในnaiทะเลสาบtá-lee-sàapทำให้เกิดtam-hâi-gə̀ətประกายbprà-gaaiระยิบระยับrá-yíp-rá-yápพร่างพราวprâang-praaoไปทั่วbpai-tûua
The moonlight shining on the lake's surface created a glittering, lustrous sparkle all over.
ในnaiค่ำคืนkâm-kʉʉnที่tîiดาวdaaoพร่างprâangฟ้าfáaบทกวีbòt-gà-wiiแห่งhɛ̀ngความรักkwaam-rákก็gɔ̂ถือกำเนิดขึ้นtʉ̌ʉ-gam-nə̀ət-kʉ̂nในnaiหัวใจhǔua-jaiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎo
On a night when the stars filled the sky with their twinkling light, a poem of love was born in his heart.
ชุดราตรีchút-raa-dtriiผ้าไหมpâa-mǎiปักเลื่อมbpàk-lʉ̂ʉamของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəสะท้อนแสงsà-tɔ́ɔn-sɛ̌ɛngไฟfaiทำให้tam-hâiเรือนร่างrʉʉan-râangดูduuพร่างพรายprâang-praaiไปด้วยbpai-dûuaiประกายดาวbprà-gaai-daao
Her sequined silk evening gown reflected the lights, making her figure appear as if it were shimmering with starlight.
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
prâang
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 | — | — |