พร้า
práaMeaning
1NounB1
machete; billhook; reaping knife
A large, heavy, single-edged cutting tool used for clearing vegetation or farm work; in Thai context, often a broad-bladed knife used for chopping, cutting, or harvesting.
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderพร้าpráaพร้าpráamachete; billhook; reaping knifeตัดdtàtตัดdtàt1[to] cut2[to] trim; clip3[to] cut off; turn off; disconnect4[to] eliminate; remove5[to] edit; cut (media/text)6[to] deduct7[to] cross (a path); cut acrossหญ้าyâaหญ้าyâa1grass2weed; weedy vegetationและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ฟันfanฟันfan1tooth; teeth2gear tooth; cog3[to] slash; chop; hack4[to] cut; deduct (informal)5[to] overcharge [sb]; [to] rip off (slang)6[to] have sex (slang)กิ่งไม้gìng-máaiกิ่งไม้gìng-máaitree branchหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)
Dad uses a machete to cut grass and chop branches behind the house.
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ชาวสวนchaao-sǔuanพกพร้าpók-práaไว้wáiเกี่ยวgìiaoหน่อไม้nɔ̀ɔ-máaiและlɛ́ตัดdtàtทางเดินtaang-dəənในnaiสวนยางsǔuan-yaang
The orchard farmer carries a machete for harvesting bamboo shoots and clearing paths in the rubber plantation.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเข้าป่าkâo-bpàaพวกเราpûuak-raoเหลาพร้าlǎo-práaให้hâiคมkomเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจะได้jà-dâaiฟันfanเถาวัลย์tǎo-wanได้dâaiสะดวกsà-dùuak
Before entering the forest, we sharpened the machetes so we could cut vines easily.
ใบbaiพร้าpráaที่tîiกว้างgwâangและlɛ́หนักnàkช่วยchûuaiถ่ายแรงtàai-rɛɛngได้ดีdâai-diiทำให้tam-hâiการโค่นgaan-kôonต้นกล้วยdtôn-glûuaiเป็นไปbpen-bpaiอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reo
The broad, heavy blade of the machete transfers force well, making the felling of banana trees quick.
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 tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
práa
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |