ผวา(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)ผวาpà-wăaผวาpà-wăa[to] be startled; [to] be alarmedตื่นขึ้นมาdtèun kêun maaตื่นขึ้นมาdtèun kêun maa[to] wake upกลางดึกglaang 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.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
สะดุ้งsà-dûngสะดุ้งsà-dûng1[to] start; jump (in surprise)2[to] flinch; wince
- [to] start; jump (in surprise)
- [to] flinch; wince
ตกใจdtòk jaiตกใจdtòk jaibe startled; be frightened
be startled; be frightened
หวาดผวาwàat pà-wăaหวาดผวาwàat pà-wăa1[to] be startled with fear; be terrified2jumpy; skittish; easily frightened
- [to] be startled with fear; be terrified
- jumpy; skittish; easily frightened
ตื่นตกใจdtèun dtòk jaiตื่นตกใจdtèun dtòk jai[to] be startled; be alarmed
[to] be startled; be alarmed
สะดุ้งกลัวsà-dûng gluuaสะดุ้งกลัวsà-dûng gluua[to] be startled with fear; [to] flinch in fear
[to] be startled with fear; [to] flinch in fear