ชั่วข้ามคืน(chûua kâam keun)
Meanings
1AdverbB1
overnight; within one night
in the span of a single night, from evening to the next morning
Examples
เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàkฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàk1[to] rain heavily; pour2heavy rain; downpourชั่วข้ามคืนchûua kâam keunชั่วข้ามคืนchûua kâam keun1overnight; within one night2very quickly; suddenly (figurative)3overnight; sudden (attributive)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofตอนเช้าdton cháaoตอนเช้าdton cháao1in the morning2morning (time period)น้ำท่วมnáam tûuamน้ำท่วมnáam tûuam1flood; flooding2[to] flood; [to] be flooded3to be overwhelmed (fig.)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
Last night it rained heavily overnight until it flooded this morning.
2AdverbB2
very quickly; suddenly (figurative)
in a very short time, as if happening within one night
Examples
ข่าวลือkàao leuuข่าวลือkàao leuurumor; hearsayเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)แพร่prâaeแพร่prâae1to spread; disseminate2[to] spread; be transmitted3widespread; prevalent (literary)กระจายไปทั่วgrà-jaai bpai tûuaกระจายไปทั่วgrà-jaai bpai tûua[to] spread all over; [to] become widespreadทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirely5even; as many/much asบริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationชั่วข้ามคืนchûua kâam keunชั่วข้ามคืนchûua kâam keun1overnight; within one night2very quickly; suddenly (figurative)3overnight; sudden (attributive)
That rumor spread throughout the entire company in a very short time.
3AdjectiveB2
overnight; sudden (attributive)
happening within one night; by extension, very sudden or achieved in a short time (e.g., overnight success)
Examples
นักร้องnák róngนักร้องnák róngsinger; vocalistคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)โด่งดังdòng dangโด่งดังdòng dangfamous; well-knownชั่วข้ามคืนchûua kâam keunชั่วข้ามคืนchûua kâam keun1overnight; within one night2very quickly; suddenly (figurative)3overnight; sudden (attributive)หลังจากlăng jàakหลังจากlăng jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)เพลงplayngเพลงplayng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsไวรัลwai-ranไวรัลwai-ran1viral (adjective)2viral contentในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)TikTok
That singer became famous overnight after his song went viral on TikTok.
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Word Breakdown
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ชั่วข้ามคืนchûua kâam keunชั่วข้ามคืนchûua kâam keunovernight; within one night