พร้าว
práaoMeaning
1NounA2
coconut; coconut palm
Coconut; the coconut palm. A common, sometimes poetic or regional, shortened form of มะพร้าวมะพร้าวmá-práao1classifier: ผล (for coconuts)2coconut (fruit)3coconut (tree) (má-phráao).
Examples
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At my grandma's house, there are many coconut trees.
He collected the coconuts to sell at the market.
ตอนdtɔɔnไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoทะเลtá-leeฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpนอนnɔɔnเปลbpleeใต้dtâaiต้นพร้าวdtôn-práaoฟังfangเสียงคลื่นsǐiang-klʉ̂ʉnไปด้วยbpai-dûuai
When I go to the beach, I like to lie in a hammock under a coconut tree while listening to the sound of the waves.
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
práao
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 | — | — |