ชนวนเหตุ(chá-nuuan hèt)

Meanings

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trigger; spark; flashpoint

the immediate cause or event that initiates a larger incident, conflict, or crisis

Examples

คำพูดkam pôotคำพูดkam pôot1what someone says; remarks2one's word; promise3wording; phrasingดูถูกdoo tòokดูถูกdoo tòok1[to] insult; belittle [sb]2[to] disdain; look down on [sb/sth]เล็กน้อยlék nóiเล็กน้อยlék nói1minor; slight; trivial2a small amount3a little; slightlyกลายเป็นglaai bpenกลายเป็นglaai bpen1[to] become; turn into [sth]2[to] turn out (to be) [sth/that]ชนวนเหตุchá-nuuan hètชนวนเหตุchá-nuuan hèttrigger; spark; flashpointที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]พวกเขาpûuak kăoพวกเขาpûuak kăothey; them (people)ทะเลาะกันtá-ló ganทะเลาะกันtá-ló gan[to] argue; quarrel (with each other)ใหญ่โตyài dtohใหญ่โตyài dtoh1large; huge; massive2grand; imposing; magnificent
A small insulting remark became the immediate cause of their big argument.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ชนวนchá-nuuanชนวนchá-nuuan1trigger; spark (cause of conflict or event)2fuse; detonator (for explosives)Part 1
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เหตุhètเหตุhèt1cause; reason2incident; occurrence (formal)3Buddhist cause (hetu)Part 2
ชนวนเหตุchá-nuuan hètชนวนเหตุchá-nuuan hèttrigger; spark; flashpoint