แปร๊ด
bprɛ́ɛtMeanings
1AdverbB1
vividly; brightly; garishly
vividly, brightly, or garishly (used as an intensifier for colors, especially red or pink)
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaเสื้อsʉ̂ʉa1shirt; top2jacket; coatสีแดงsǐi-dɛɛngสีแดงsǐi-dɛɛng1the color red2red; red-coloredแปร๊ดbprɛ́ɛtแปร๊ดbprɛ́ɛt1vividly; brightly; garishly2shrilly; piercinglyมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)
She bought a bright red shirt to wear.
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ฉันchǎnไม่ชอบmâi-chɔ̂ɔpทาลิปสติกtaa-líp-sà-dtìkสีชมพูsǐi-chom-puuแปร๊ดbprɛ́ɛtเพราะprɔ́มันmanสะดุดตาsà-dùt-dtaaเกินไปgəən-bpai
I don't like wearing bright pink lipstick because it's too noticeable.
เขาkǎoทำสีtam-sǐiรถrótเป็นbpenสีแดงsǐi-dɛɛngแปร๊ดbprɛ́ɛtเลยləəiหาเจอhǎa-jəəง่ายngâaiในnaiลานจอดรถlaan-jɔ̀ɔt-rót
He painted his car bright red, so it's easy to find in the parking lot.
ดีไซเนอร์dii-sai-nə̂əเลือกใช้lʉ̂ʉak-cháiสีแดงsǐi-dɛɛngแปร๊ดbprɛ́ɛtเป็นbpenพื้นหลังpʉ́ʉn-lǎngซึ่งsʉ̂ngบดบังbòt-bangความโดดเด่นkwaam-dòot-dèenของkɔ̌ɔngสินค้าsǐn-káaหลักlàkในnaiโฆษณาkoo-sà-naaไปbpaiจนหมดjon-mòt
The designer chose a garish red for the background, which completely overshadowed the main product in the advertisement.
2AdverbB2
shrilly; piercingly
shrilly or piercingly (used to describe a loud, high-pitched sound)
Examples
รถบรรทุกrót-ban-túkรถบรรทุกrót-ban-túktruck; lorryบีบbìipบีบbìip1[to] squeeze; compress2[to] pinch3[to] force; pressure [sb] (figurative)แตรdtrɛɛแตรdtrɛɛ1vehicle horn2brass wind instrument; hornดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeแปร๊ดbprɛ́ɛtแปร๊ดbprɛ́ɛt1vividly; brightly; garishly2shrilly; piercinglyตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîi1when; at the time that2episode/part (numbered label)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)กำลังจะgam-lang-jàกำลังจะgam-lang-jàabout to (imminent future)ข้ามถนนkâam-tà-nǒnข้ามถนนkâam-tà-nǒn[to] cross the road
The truck honked its horn piercingly when I was about to cross the road.
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เด็กผู้หญิงdèk-pûu-yǐngคนkonนั้นnánร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâiเสียงดังsǐiang-dangแปร๊ดbprɛ́ɛtจนjonคนkonมองmɔɔngกันganทั้งtángร้านráan
That little girl cried shrilly until everyone in the shop looked at her.
เสียงสัญญาณsǐiang-sǎn-yaanเตือนdtʉʉanไฟไหม้fai-mâiดังdangแปร๊ดbprɛ́ɛtขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaกะทันหันgà-tan-hǎnทำให้tam-hâiทุกคนtúk-konในอาคารnai-aa-kaanตื่นตระหนกdtʉ̀ʉn-dtrà-nòk
The piercing sound of the fire alarm suddenly rang out, causing everyone in the building to panic.
เธอtəəร้องกรี๊ดrɔ́ɔng-gríitเสียงดังsǐiang-dangแปร๊ดbprɛ́ɛtด้วยdûuaiความตกใจkwaam-dtòk-jaiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเห็นhěnงูnguuเลื้อยlʉ́ʉaiเข้ามาkâo-maaในบ้านnai-bâan
She screamed shrilly in shock when she saw a snake slithering into the house.
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 markMai tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
bprɛ́ɛt
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → 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 | — | — |