บึด
bʉ̀tMeanings
1NounB2
a moment; a short while
a moment or a short while (primarily used in Northern and Northeastern Thai dialects, often as บึดนึง)
Examples
รอrɔɔรอrɔɔ[to] waitอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainนี่แหละnîi-lɛ̀นี่แหละnîi-lɛ̀this is it; that's the one; exactlyเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …อีกìikอีกìik1more; another; further2again3else; otherบึดbʉ̀tบึดbʉ̀t1a moment; a short while2heave-hoนึงnʉngนึงnʉngone (colloquial)แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerมาแล้วmaa-lɛ́ɛoมาแล้วmaa-lɛ́ɛo[sb/sth] has arrived; is here; here it comes!
Wait right here, Mom will be here in a moment.
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Give me a short moment to get dressed, I'm almost done.
ฉันchǎnเพิ่งpə̂ngวางสายwaang-sǎaiจากjàakเขาkǎoไปbpaiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaบึดbʉ̀tนึงnʉngนี่เองnîi-eengไม่mâiคิดว่าkít-wâaจะมีjà-miiเรื่องด่วนrʉ̂ʉang-dùuanอะไรà-raiอีกìik
I just hung up the phone with him a moment ago; I didn't think there would be another urgent matter.
ตอนแรกdtɔɔn-rɛ̂ɛkฝนfǒnทำtamท่าจะtâa-jàตกdtòkแต่dtɛ̀ɛผ่านไปpàan-bpaiบึดbʉ̀tเดียวdiiaoแดดdɛ̀ɛtก็gɔ̂กลับมาglàp-maaเปรี้ยงbprîiangเหมือนเดิมmʉ̌ʉan-dəəm
At first it looked like it was going to rain, but a short while later the sun was blazing again.
2InterjectionC1
heave-ho
an exclamation used to coordinate physical effort, such as when rowing a boat or pulling a heavy object (often used in the rhythmic chant 'บึดจ้ำบึด')
Examples
เอ้าâoเอ้าâo1hey!; come on!2here you go!; go ahead!3hey!; oh!; what the...?พวกเราpûuak-raoพวกเราpûuak-rao1we; us2our group; our sideดึงdʉngดึงdʉng1[to] pull; draw (toward oneself)2[to] attract; draw (attention/interest)3[to] drag (on a screen)4[to] hold back; delay; stallเชือกchʉ̂ʉakเชือกchʉ̂ʉak1rope; cord; line2classifier for domesticated elephantsพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-ganพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-gansimultaneously; at the same time; together (in unison)นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleบึดbʉ̀tบึดbʉ̀t1a moment; a short while2heave-hoจ้ำjâmจ้ำjâm1blotch; bruise2[to] walk briskly; paddle rapidlyบึดbʉ̀tบึดbʉ̀t1a moment; a short while2heave-ho
Alright everyone, pull the rope together, heave-ho!
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เสียงร้องsǐiang-rɔ́ɔngบึดbʉ̀tจ้ำjâmบึดbʉ̀tของkɔ̌ɔngฝีพายfǐi-paaiดังสนั่นdang-sà-nànไปทั่วbpai-tûuaทั้งtángคุ้งน้ำkúng-náam
The oarsmen's chant of "heave-ho" echoed loudly across the river bend.
ประเพณีbprà-pee-niiแข่งkɛ̀ngเรือยาวrʉʉa-yaaoไม่เพียงแต่mâi-piiang-dtɛ̀ɛต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiพละกำลังpá-lá-gam-langแต่dtɛ̀ɛจังหวะjang-wàการร้องgaan-rɔ́ɔngบึดbʉ̀tจ้ำjâmบึดbʉ̀tยังyangช่วยchûuaiหลอมรวมlɔ̌ɔm-ruuamความสามัคคีkwaam-sǎa-mák-kiiของkɔ̌ɔngลูกเรือlûuk-rʉʉa
The longboat racing tradition requires not only physical strength, but the rhythmic chanting of "heave-ho" also helps forge unity among the crew.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเหนื่อยล้าnʉ̀ʉai-láaเพียงใดpiiang-daiแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsǐiangตะโกนdtà-goonบึดbʉ̀tจ้ำjâmบึดbʉ̀tทุกคนtúk-konก็gɔ̂ฮึดสู้hʉ́t-sûuขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaอีกครั้งìik-krángจนjonประสบความสำเร็จbprà-sòp-kwaam-sǎm-rèt
No matter how exhausted they were, once they heard the shouts of "heave-ho," everyone mustered their strength to fight on until they succeeded.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bʉ̀t
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |