เพริศ
prə̂ətMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
beautiful; radiant; excellent
beautiful, radiant, gorgeous, or excellent (typically used in literary or poetic contexts)
Examples
หญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoหญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoyoung womanในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ชุดไทยchút-taiชุดไทยchút-taitraditional Thai outfitห่มhòmห่มhòm1[to] cover; wrap (with cloth/blanket)2[to] drape; cover (with cloth)สไบsà-baiสไบsà-baisabai; traditional shoulder clothดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindงามngaamงามngaam1beautiful; lovely2graceful; elegant; proper3[adv] beautifully; nicelyเพริศprə̂ətเพริศprə̂ətbeautiful; radiant; excellentราวกับraao-gàpราวกับraao-gàp1as if; as though2like; akin toนางในวรรณคดีnaang-nai-wan-ná-ká-diiนางในวรรณคดีnaang-nai-wan-ná-ká-diifemale character in (classical) literature
The young woman in the Thai dress with a breast wrapper looked as radiantly beautiful as a heroine in literature.
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รูปร่างหน้าตาrûup-râang-nâa-dtaaของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəช่างchâangงามngaamเพริศพริ้งprə̂ət-príngจนjonชายหนุ่มchaai-nùmหลายคนlǎai-konหมายปองmǎai-bpɔɔng
Her appearance is so radiantly beautiful that many young men desire her.
กวีgà-wiiบรรยายban-yaaiความงามkwaam-ngaamเพริศprə̂ətของkɔ̌ɔngนางเอกnaang-èekในnaiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiไว้wáiอย่างวิจิตรบรรจงyàang-wí-jìt-ban-jong
The poet exquisitely described the radiant beauty of the heroine in the literature.
ท่วงท่าtûuang-tâaการร่ายรำgaan-râai-ramของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəช่างchâangดูduuงามngaamเพริศprə̂ətและlɛ́สะกดsà-gòtสายตาsǎai-dtaaผู้ชมpûu-chomให้ตกhâi-dtòkอยู่ในyùu-naiภวังค์pá-wang
Her dancing posture was so radiantly beautiful and mesmerized the audience into a trance.
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ศ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
prə̂ət
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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 | — | — |