จุดประกาย

jùt bprà-gaai

Meanings

1NounB2

[to] ignite a spark

to ignite a spark (literal)

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptหมุนmŭnหมุนmŭn1[to] turn; rotate; spin2[to] twist; screw (by turning)3[to] circulate; rotate (usage/roles)4rotating; revolving5[to] manage cash flow; scrape together moneyลูกบิดเตาlôok bìt dtaoลูกบิดเตาlôok bìt dtaostove knob; burner knobแก๊สgáetแก๊สgáet1gas (state of matter)2fuel gas; cooking gas3industrial/scientific gasหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)ครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1classifier for occurrences or times2time; occasion; instance3turn (one’s turn to do something)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofจุดประกายjùt bprà-gaaiจุดประกายjùt bprà-gaai1[to] ignite a spark2[to] spark; inspire; set off3a spark; catalyst; impetusแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerไม่ติดmâi dtìtไม่ติดmâi dtìt1not sticking; not attached2won't start; won't turn on3not stuck in traffic4not busy; available5[to] not pass; not be selected6not infected (with a disease)7not addicted; not attached (to a habit)8(coll.) don't mind; not bothered
He tried turning the gas stove knob several times to ignite a spark, but it wouldn't light.
2NounB2

[to] spark; inspire; set off

to trigger or inspire something such as ideas, interest, hope, or a movement; to set something in motion

Examples

คำพูดkam pôotคำพูดkam pôot1what someone says; remarks2one's word; promise3wording; phrasingของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsอาจารย์aa-jaanอาจารย์aa-jaan1teacher; instructor; professor (esp. tertiary)2honorific/title for a teacher3master (spiritual/martial/arts)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)จุดประกายjùt bprà-gaaiจุดประกายjùt bprà-gaai1[to] ignite a spark2[to] spark; inspire; set off3a spark; catalyst; impetusความสนใจkwaam sŏn jaiความสนใจkwaam sŏn jai1interest; curiosity2attention; focusในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)วิชาวิทยาศาสตร์wí-chaa wít-tá-yaa-sàatวิชาวิทยาศาสตร์wí-chaa wít-tá-yaa-sàatscience (school subject)ให้กับhâi gàpให้กับhâi gàpto; for (recipient/beneficiary)นักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilหลายคนlăai konหลายคนlăai konmany/several people
The teacher's words sparked an interest in science for many students.
3NounB2

a spark; catalyst; impetus

the initiating spark or catalyst that sets something in motion (often figurative)

Examples

ความคิดเห็นkwaam kít hĕnความคิดเห็นkwaam kít hĕn1opinion; view2comment; feedbackเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ที่ประชุมtêe bprà-chumที่ประชุมtêe bprà-chum1meeting; conference (event)2the assembly; the body3meeting venue/roomกลายเป็นglaai bpenกลายเป็นglaai bpen1[to] become; turn into [sth]2[to] turn out (to be) [sth/that]จุดประกายjùt bprà-gaaiจุดประกายjùt bprà-gaai1[to] ignite a spark2[to] spark; inspire; set off3a spark; catalyst; impetusให้เกิดhâi gèrtให้เกิดhâi gèrt[to] cause; bring about; give rise to; generateโครงการkrohng gaanโครงการkrohng gaan1project; scheme2plan; proposalใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ขึ้นมาkêun maaขึ้นมาkêun maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] arise; appear; emerge5[to] become; start to be (change of state)
His small comment in the meeting became the spark that initiated this new project.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

สปาร์คsà-bpáakสปาร์คsà-bpáak1[to] feel a romantic spark [with sb]2[to] spark [sth] (an idea)3a spark (of fire/electricity)
  • [to] feel a romantic spark [with sb]
  • [to] spark [sth] (an idea)
  • a spark (of fire/electricity)
จุดชนวนjùt chá-nuuanจุดชนวนjùt chá-nuuan1[to] light a fuse; set off2[to] trigger; spark (conflict, debate, crisis)
  • [to] light a fuse; set off
  • [to] trigger; spark (conflict, debate, crisis)
จุดติดjùt dtìtจุดติดjùt dtìt1[to] ignite; catch fire2[to] gain traction; take off3[to] spark interest/excitement
  • [to] ignite; catch fire
  • [to] gain traction; take off
  • [to] spark interest/excitement
สร้างแรงบันดาลใจsâang raeng ban-daan jaiสร้างแรงบันดาลใจsâang raeng ban-daan jai[to] inspire [sb]

[to] inspire [sb]

Word Breakdown

จุดjùtจุดjùt1dot; spot; speck2point (location/time)3point (argument/aspect)4score point5decimal point6point (advantage/strong suit)7[to] light; ignite8point (classifier for small dots/points)9degree (° symbol)Part 1
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ประกายbprà-gaaiประกายbprà-gaai1spark; glint; gleam2[to] sparkle; glint; gleam3spark (of emotion/idea)4hint; glimmer (figurative)Part 2
จุดประกายjùt bprà-gaaiจุดประกายjùt bprà-gaai[to] ignite a spark