ปัด
bpàtMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] brush; dust off
to remove dust or dirt by lightly sweeping with a hand or tool
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderผ้าpâaผ้าpâa1cloth; fabric; textile2cloth item3classifier: ผืน (pieces of cloth); ม้วน (rolls); พับ (bolts)แห้งhɛ̂ɛngแห้งhɛ̂ɛng1dry; not wet2[to] dry; become dry3dry; served without brothปัดฝุ่นbpàt-fùnปัดฝุ่นbpàt-fùn1[to] dust; [to] brush off dust2[to] revive [sth old]; [to] dust off [sth]โต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2deskทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoevery morning
Mom uses a dry cloth to dust the table every morning.
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Before placing the plates, please brush the bread crumbs off the table.
He grabbed a small brush to sweep the dust off the bookshelf.
2VerbB1
[to] swipe away; flick away
to move something aside or away with a quick light motion
Examples
เขาปัดkǎo-bpàtเขาปัดkǎo-bpàthe brushes off; he sweeps asideลูกโป่งlûuk-bpòongลูกโป่งlûuk-bpòongballoonให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)พ้นpónพ้นpón1[to] get past; be beyond2[to] be free from; escape; exempt from3beyond; past (as preposition/formal particle)ทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6side/party (institutional)
He swatted the balloon out of the way.
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She flicked a bug away with her hand and quickly closed the window.
ผมpǒmปัดbpàtผ้าคลุมpâa-klumออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakเก้าอี้gâo-îiอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanนั่งnâng
I swept the cover aside from the chair quickly so my friend could sit.
ยามyaamปัดbpàtกิ่งไม้gìng-máaiที่tîiห้อยhɔ̂ɔiต่ำdtàmให้hâiพ้นpónทางเดินtaang-dəənด้วยdûuaiท่าทีtâa-tiiคล่องแคล่วklɔ̂ɔng-klɛ̂ɛoก่อนgɔ̀ɔnพาpaaคนkonเดินdəənต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpai
The guard briskly brushed the low-hanging branches out of the path before leading people onward.
3VerbB1
[to] swipe (on a touchscreen)
to move a finger across a touchscreen to perform an action
Examples
ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ปัดหน้าbpàt-nâaปัดหน้าbpàt-nâa[to] apply face powder; dust the faceจอjɔɔจอjɔɔ1screen; display surface2monitor; display (device)3classifier for screens/monitorsขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-countryเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneข้อความkɔ̂ɔ-kwaamข้อความkɔ̂ɔ-kwaam1message; text2statement; contentถัดไปtàt-bpaiถัดไปtàt-bpai1next; following (position/order)2next; afterward; subsequently (time/step)
I swipe up on the screen to see the next message.
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เธอtəəปัดbpàtลงlongเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรีเฟรชฟีดrii-frêet-fîitแล้วlɛ́ɛoรอrɔɔข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunใหม่màiโหลดขึ้นlòot-kʉ̂nมาmaa
She swipes down to refresh the feed and waits for new data to load.
บนbonแอปɛ́pนี้níiคุณkunต้องdtɔ̂ngปัดbpàtนิ้วníuเป็นbpenรูปตัวrûup-dtuuaLเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเรียกrîiakเมนูmee-nuuลัดlát
In this app, you have to swipe in an L shape to bring up the shortcut menu.
4VerbB2
[to] reject; dismiss; brush off
to refuse or treat as unimportant; to brush off an idea, request, or blame
Examples
ผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaan1manager; administrator2personal manager; handlerปัดbpàtปัดbpàt1[to] brush; dust off2[to] swipe away; flick away3[to] swipe (on a touchscreen)4[to] reject; dismiss; brush off5[to] apply (makeup) lightlyข้อเสนอkɔ̂ɔ-sà-nə̌əข้อเสนอkɔ̂ɔ-sà-nə̌ə1proposal; suggestion2offer; bid (business)เพิ่มpə̂əmเพิ่มpə̂əm1[to] increase; add2additional; more3more; extraโอทีoo-tiiโอทีoo-tiiovertime; OTโดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -lyบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatงบngópงบngópbudget (informal); fundsไม่พอmâi-pɔɔไม่พอmâi-pɔɔ1not enough; insufficient2not enough; not sufficiently
The manager brushed off the proposal for more overtime, saying the budget was insufficient.
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เขาปัดkǎo-bpàtข้อกล่าวหาkɔ̂ɔ-glàao-hǎaว่าwâaทุจริตtút-jà-rìtและlɛ́ยืนยันyʉʉn-yanความบริสุทธิ์kwaam-bɔɔ-rí-sùtของkɔ̌ɔngตนdton
He brushed off the allegations of corruption and affirmed his innocence.
นักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangปัดbpàtคำถามkam-tǎamสำคัญsǎm-kanของkɔ̌ɔngผู้สื่อข่าวpûu-sʉ̀ʉ-kàaoด้วยdûuaiการเปลี่ยนgaan-bplìianประเด็นbprà-denไปbpaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเศรษฐกิจsèet-tà-gìt
The politician brushed off the reporter's crucial question by shifting the topic to the economy.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtปัดbpàtข้อร้องเรียนkɔ̂ɔ-rɔ́ɔng-riianจากjàakลูกค้าlûuk-káaโดยdooiมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaเป็นbpenกรณีgɔɔ-rá-niiเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngสอบสวนsɔ̀ɔp-sǔuan
The company brushed off customer complaints, viewing them as minor cases not warranting an investigation.
5VerbB2
[to] apply (makeup) lightly
to lightly brush on powder or makeup
Examples
ช่างแต่งหน้าchâang dtàeng nâaช่างแต่งหน้าchâang dtàeng nâaa makeup artistปัดbpàtปัดbpàt1[to] brush; dust off2[to] swipe away; flick away3[to] swipe (on a touchscreen)4[to] reject; dismiss; brush off5[to] apply (makeup) lightlyแป้งbpâaengแป้งbpâaeng1flour; starch (for cooking)2powder (cosmetic; talc)3dough; batterเบาbaoเบาbao1light (not heavy)2soft; quiet (of sound)3gentle; mild; light (degree/force)4easy; light (workload/effort)5[to] urinate (polite euphemism)6[to] lighten; reduce; easeๆ-บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)แก้มgâemแก้มgâem1cheek2float; buoy (fishing, regional)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerถ่ายรูปtàai rôopถ่ายรูปtàai rôop[to] take a photo; photograph [sb/sth]
The makeup artist lightly brushed powder on my cheeks before the photoshoot.
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เธอtəəปัดbpàtไฮไลต์hai-láiที่tîiสันจมูกsǎn-jà-mùukนิดเดียวnít-diiaoเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiหน้าnâaดูduuสว่างsà-wàang
She lightly brushed a bit of highlighter on the bridge of her nose to brighten her face.
ก่อนgònออกงานòk ngaanเขาปัดkăo bpàtบลัชออนblát onบางbaangๆ-เพื่อให้pêuua hâiสีsĕeแก้มgâemดูdooเป็นธรรมชาติbpen tam-má-châat
Before the event, he lightly brushed on blush so his cheeks would look natural.
ช่างchângมืออาชีพmʉʉ-aa-chîipจะjàปัดbpàtแป้งbpɛ̂ɛngโปร่งแสงbpròong-sɛ̌ɛngอย่างyàangแผ่วเบาpɛ̀ɛo-baoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเซตเมคอัพsét-mêek-àpโดยdooiไม่mâiทำให้tam-hâiหนาnǎa
A professional will lightly brush on translucent powder to set the makeup without making it thick.
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
bpàt
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 | — | — |