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pà-wăa

Meanings

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[to] be startled; [to] be alarmed

to be startled or suddenly frightened, often when waking up; to be in a state of alarm or panic

Examples

เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ฝันร้ายfăn ráaiฝันร้ายfăn ráai1nightmare; bad dream2[to] have a nightmare3a nightmare (figurative); extremely bad experienceเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ผวาตื่นpà-wăa dtèunผวาตื่นpà-wăa dtèun[to] wake up startled; [to] jolt awakeขึ้นมาkêun maaขึ้นมาkêun maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] arise; appear; emerge5[to] become; start to be (change of state)กลางดึกglaang dèukกลางดึกglaang dèuk1the middle of the night2late at night; in the small hours
I had a nightmare last night, so I woke up startled in the middle of the night.

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