เปรียว
bpriiaoMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
agile; nimble
agile, nimble, or swift in movement
Examples
แมวmɛɛoแมวmɛɛocatตัวนั้นdtuua-nánตัวนั้นdtuua-nánthat one [animal, item]มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรูปร่างrûup-râangรูปร่างrûup-râang1shape; form2figure; physiqueเปรียวbpriiaoเปรียวbpriiao1agile; nimble2untamed; wildจึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)สามารถsǎa-mâatสามารถsǎa-mâat1able; capable2talented; competentปีนป่ายbpiin-bpàaiปีนป่ายbpiin-bpàai[to] climb; scrambleต้นไม้dtôn-máaiต้นไม้dtôn-máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyคล่องแคล่วklɔ̂ɔng-klɛ̂ɛoคล่องแคล่วklɔ̂ɔng-klɛ̂ɛo1nimble; agile; deft2fluent; skillful
That cat has a lithe build, so it can climb trees nimbly.
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นักวิ่งnák-wîngคนนี้kon-níiมีmiiฝีเท้าfǐi-táaoเปรียวbpriiaoมากmâakสามารถsǎa-mâatแซงsɛɛngคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngได้dâaiในพริบตาnai-príp-dtaa
This runner has very swift footwork, able to overtake competitors in the blink of an eye.
หญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoคนkonนั้นnánมีmiiรูปร่างrûup-râangเปรียวbpriiaoบางbaangและlɛ́เคลื่อนไหวklʉ̂ʉan-wǎiได้dâaiอย่างyàangสง่างามsà-ngàa-ngaam
That young woman has a lithe, slender figure and moves gracefully.
รถยนต์rót-yonสปอร์ตsà-bpɔ̀ɔtรุ่นล่าสุดrûn-lâa-sùtนี้níiถูกtùukออกแบบมาɔ̀ɔk-bɛ̀ɛp-maaให้hâiมีmiiรูปทรงrûup-songเปรียวbpriiaoและlɛ́ลดlótแรงต้านrɛɛng-dtâanของkɔ̌ɔngอากาศaa-gàatได้ดีdâai-dii
This latest sports car model is designed to have a sleek shape and effectively reduce air resistance.
2AdjectiveB2
untamed; wild
untamed, wild, or not domesticated (typically referring to animals)
Examples
แมวmaeoแมวmaeocatตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เพิ่งpêrngเพิ่งpêrng1just; recently2only just now; only nowถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)เก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเลี้ยงlíiangเลี้ยงlíiang1[to] raise; bring up2[to] keep (as a pet); rear3[to] feed4[to] support; maintain5[to] host; treatมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardเปรียวbpriiawเปรียวbpriiaw1agile; nimble2untamed; wildอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainและláeและláeand (coordinating)ไม่ยอมให้mâi yom hâiไม่ยอมให้mâi yom hâi[to] refuse to let [sb] do [sth]; [to] not allow [sth]ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverจับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)7[to] settle on; stick to a surfaceง่ายๆngâai ngâaiง่ายๆngâai ngâai1easy; simple; uncomplicated2plain; low-key; informal3simply; casually; without much effort4easygoing; not fussy (of a person)
This cat was just taken in; it is still wild and won't let anyone catch it easily.
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นกเขาnók-kǎoที่tîiเพิ่งpə̂ngจับjàpมาจากmaa-jàakป่าbpàaยังyangเปรียวbpriiaoและlɛ́ตื่นdtʉ̀ʉnคนkonมากmâak
The dove recently caught from the forest is still wild and very scared of people.
การฝึกgaan-fʉ̀kม้าmáaเปรียวbpriiaoให้hâiเชื่องchʉ̂ʉangและlɛ́ยอมให้yɔɔm-hâiคนขี่kon-kìiได้dâaiนั้นnánต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiทั้งtángความอดทนkwaam-òt-tonและlɛ́ทักษะták-sàพิเศษpí-sèet
Taming a wild horse to be docile and allow people to ride it requires both patience and special skills.
สัตว์ป่าsàt-bpàaที่tîiเติบโตdtə̀əp-dtooในnaiธรรมชาติtam-má-châatมักจะmák-jàเปรียวbpriiaoและlɛ́มีmiiสัญชาตญาณsǎn-châat-dtà-yaanระแวงrá-wɛɛngภัยpaiสูงกว่าsǔung-gwàaสัตว์เลี้ยงsàt-líiangเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Wild animals that grow up in nature are normally wilder and have a higher instinctual wariness of danger than domestic animals.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ปร, the first consonant ป sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ว, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bpriiao
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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 | — | — |