ผัวะ
pùaMeaning
1AdverbB2
with a smack; with a snap
with a sudden smacking, slapping, or snapping sound
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillโดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] hit; make contact with [sb/sth]2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affected4[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)5for a long time (Isan)ตบdtòpตบdtòp1[to] slap2[to] smack; swat3[to] spike (volleyball); deliver a downward hitหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of year7topping (food)ดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeผัวะpùaผัวะpùawith a smack; with a snapจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofล้มลงlóm-longล้มลงlóm-long1[to] fall down; topple over2[to] collapse (from illness/weakness)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyกองgɔɔngกองgɔɔng1pile; heap; stack2to pile (up); heap; stack3classifier: piles; heaps; groups; units4division; department; unit; corpsกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)พื้นpʉ́ʉnพื้นpʉ́ʉn1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3plain; unpatterned4basis; level; background (figurative)5background (color/pattern)
He was slapped in the face with a loud smack until he fell to the floor.
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The mother hit her son's arm with a smack because he stole money.
นักมวยnák-muuaiปล่อยbplɔ̀iหมัดฮุกmàt-húkเข้าที่kâo-tîiปลายคางbplaai-kaangของkɔ̌ɔngคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuดังdangผัวะpùaทำให้tam-hâiกรรมการgam-má-gaanต้องdtɔ̂ngยุติyú-dtìการชกgaan-chók
The boxer landed a hook on his opponent's chin with a loud smack, causing the referee to stop the fight.
ชายหนุ่มchaai-nùmบันดาลโทสะban-daan-too-sàชกchókเข้าที่kâo-tîiใบหน้าbai-nâaของkɔ̌ɔngคู่กรณีkûu-gɔɔ-rá-niiดังdangผัวะpùaจนjonเลือดกำเดาlʉ̂ʉat-gam-daoไหลlǎi
The young man, in a fit of rage, punched the other party in the face with a loud smack, causing a nosebleed.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ผัวะ said พั๋วะ?
pùa
- Loanword toneLoanwords often keep a tone the spelling does not show; say it as if written พั๋วะ (pùa).
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
pùa
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High 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 | — | — |