โปรย

Explanation

The core image is of small things dispersing as they fall. For scattering objects, use โปรย followed by the object. Add ลงบน and a place to specify where it lands: โปรยกลีบดอกไม้ลงบนพื้น means “scatter flower petals on the floor.” With rain, ฝน is the subject: ฝนโปรยลงมา means “rain is falling lightly.” The extended form โปรยปราย is also common. Learn the figurative uses through โปรยยิ้ม, “flash smiles,” and โปรยเสน่ห์, “turn on the charm.” The physical sense is ordinary everyday vocabulary; the rain and smile uses also appear in descriptive writing and entertainment news.

Usage

Use it for scattering petals at a ceremony or grain for birds. It also describes light rain and people such as performers smiling at a crowd. In publishing and advertising, คำโปรย refers to a blurb or short promotional text.

Caution

โปรย normally suggests light rain; use ฝนตกหนัก for heavy rain. โปรยเสน่ห์ can imply flirting or deliberately attracting attention, so it may convey more than simply being friendly.

1 scatter synonyms

• หว่าน

  wàan sow (seeds)

  หว่าน often means sowing or scattering something over a wide area, especially seeds. โปรย focuses on small things scattering as they fall, without necessarily covering a large area.

• โรย

  rooy sprinkle

  โรย commonly means sprinkling something over a surface, especially toppings or seasoning on food. โปรย emphasizes scattering things through the air.

2 fall lightly (of rain) synonyms

• ตก

  tòk fall (rain, snow)

  ตก is the usual verb for rain falling, regardless of intensity. โปรย describes a gentle fall of scattered drops.

3 flash (smiles) synonyms

• หว่านเสน่ห์

  หว่านเสน่ห์ means using one's charm to attract people and often suggests flirting. โปรยเสน่ห์ is similar, while โปรย also occurs with smiles in โปรยยิ้ม.