ไพร
praiMeaning
1NounB2
forest; jungle (literary)
A large expanse of wild forest or jungle; literary or poetic term.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningลึกlʉ́kลึกlʉ́k1deep2profound; intense3low (pitch); deep (voice)เข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-nai[to] go into [sth]; [to] enter [sth]ไพรpraiไพรpraiforest; jungle (literary)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเงียบสงัดngîiap-sà-ngàtเงียบสงัดngîiap-sà-ngàtsilent; completely quietจนได้jon-dâaiจนได้jon-dâai1ended up (resultative, often undesired)2eventually; in the end; after allยินyinยินyin[to] hear; feel (literary or in compounds)เพียงpiiangเพียงpiiang1only; merely; just2only; merely (preposed to nouns/phrases)3if merely; as soon as4enough; sufficient (literary/formal)เสียงนกsǐiang-nókเสียงนกsǐiang-nókbirdsong; bird calls; chirping
He walked deep into the silent wild forest until he could hear only birdsong.
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สายลมsǎai-lomพัดพาpát-paaไอaiชื้นchʉ́ʉnจากjàakไพรกว้างprai-gwâangไกลglaiมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ngริมrimหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanทำให้tam-hâiกลิ่นดินglìn-dinและlɛ́ใบไม้bai-máaiสดชื่นsòt-chʉ̂ʉnลอยมาlɔɔi-maa
The wind carried the damp air from the vast jungle to the village edge, bringing a fresh scent of earth and leaves.
นักเขียนnák-kǐianพรรณนาpan-ná-naaว่าwâaไพรpraiเบื้องหน้าbʉ̂ʉang-nâaเป็นbpenผืนpʉ̌ʉnสีเขียวsǐi-kǐiaoไม่รู้mâi-rúuจบjòpแฝงfɛ̌ɛngเสียงsǐiangลมหายใจlom-hǎai-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngธรรมชาติtam-má-châatในnaiทุกtúkอณูà-nuu
The writer described the wild forest before him as an endless green expanse, imbued with the breath of nature in every particle.
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 endingLive syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
prai
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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 | — | — |