ผาง(păang)
Meanings
1InterjectionB1
bang!; flash! (sudden sound/light)
An interjection imitating a sudden loud sound or burst of light, like a bang or flash.
Examples
จู่ๆjòo jòoจู่ๆjòo jòo1suddenly; all of a sudden2suddenly; out of the blueประทัดbprà-tátประทัดbprà-tát1firecracker2string of firecrackersก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerแตกdtàekแตกdtàek1[to] crack; break; shatter2[to] burst; rupture3broken; cracked4[to] split up; fall apart (figurative)5[to] leak out; be revealed (slang)6[to] ejaculate; climax (slang)ผางpăangผางpăang1bang!; flash! (sudden sound/light)2suddenly; all at once (literary)ทำเอาtam aoทำเอาtam aoto cause; to leave [sb/sth] ...ทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyสะดุ้งsà-dûngสะดุ้งsà-dûng1[to] start; jump (in surprise)2[to] flinch; wince
Suddenly the firecracker went bang—phang—making everyone jump.
2AdverbB2
suddenly; all at once (literary)
Used adverbially in narrative Thai to mean suddenly or all at once, often with a startling effect.
Examples
ไฟดับfai dàpไฟดับfai dàp1power outage; blackout2[of power/lights] go out; cut outทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirely5even; as many/much asบ้านผางbâan păangบ้านผางbâan păangBan Phang (place name)ทำเอาtam aoทำเอาtam aoto cause; to leave [sb/sth] ...ทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyชะงักchá-ngákชะงักchá-ngák1[to] stall; be held up2[to] stop short; pause abruptlyไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ชั่วครู่chûua krûuชั่วครู่chûua krûu1briefly; for a moment2a brief moment
The power went out all at once, making everyone freeze for a moment.