ชะงัด(chá-ngát)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB2
highly effective; potent; surefire
Very effective and certain to produce the intended result, often used to describe medicine, remedies, or methods.
Examples
ยาแก้ปวดyaa gâe bpùuatยาแก้ปวดyaa gâe bpùuatpainkiller; pain relieverหัวhŭuaหัวhŭua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5beginning; initial part6classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins7to bud; to sprout8header; title; headlineยี่ห้อนี้yêe-hôr néeยี่ห้อนี้yêe-hôr néethis brandดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4it’s best; better (advisory tone)5gall; bileจริงjingจริงjing1really; truly; indeed2truth; reality (rare as noun)3true; real; genuine4[!] intensifier particle (final)ๆ-กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)หายhăaiหายhăai1[to] disappear; be gone2be missing; lost3[to] recover; get better4[to] stop; cease (of a symptom/state)ปวดbpùuatปวดbpùuat[to] ache; [to] be in painชะงัดchá-ngátชะงัดchá-ngát1highly effective; potent; surefire2very effectively; with certaintyเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
This brand of headache medicine is really good. I took it, and the pain went away with great effect.
2AdverbC1
very effectively; with certainty
In a way that works with certainty or great effectiveness.
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyแม่ดุmâe dùแม่ดุmâe dùa strict motherเท่านั้นแหละtâo nán làเท่านั้นแหละtâo nán làthat's all; that's itน้องnóngน้องnóng1younger sibling2junior; younger personก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerหยุดyùtหยุดyùt1[to] stop; halt2holiday; day off; breakร้องไห้róng hâiร้องไห้róng hâi1[to] cry; weep2[to] sobชะงัดchá-ngátชะงัดchá-ngát1highly effective; potent; surefire2very effectively; with certaintyเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
As soon as Mom scolded him, my little brother stopped crying instantly and effectively.
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Word Breakdown
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ชะงัดchá-ngátชะงัดchá-ngáthighly effective; potent; surefire