ผุดวาบ

pùt-wâap

Meaning

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[to] flash; flare up; surface suddenly

to appear or arise very suddenly and briefly, like a burst of light or a sudden thought/feeling

Examples

ขณะkà-nàขณะkà-nà1moment; period of time2while; at the time whenกำลังจะgam-lang jàกำลังจะgam-lang jàabout to (imminent future)หลับlàpหลับlàp1[to] sleep; [to] fall asleep2asleep (stative)ความคิดkwaam kítความคิดkwaam kít1idea; thought2thinking; reasoning3opinion; view4mindset; ideology; way of thinkingดีๆdee deeดีๆdee dee1properly; carefully; nicely; politely2really good; decent; properก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerผุดวาบpùt wâapผุดวาบpùt wâap[to] flash; flare up; surface suddenlyขึ้นมาkêun maaขึ้นมาkêun maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] become; start to be (change of state)5[to] arise; appear; emergeในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)หัวhŭuaหัวhŭua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins6header; title; headline7beginning; initial part8[to] laugh (Isan; archaic in standard Thai)ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toรีบrêepรีบrêep1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)ลุกlúkลุกlúk1[to] get up; rise (from sitting/lying)2[to] stand on end (of hair)3[to] burn; blaze; flare upไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyจดไว้jòt wáiจดไว้jòt wái[to] write [sth] down; make a note (to keep for later)
Just as I was about to fall asleep, a good idea suddenly flashed in my mind, so I had to quickly get up and write it down.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classHigh class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.

High class consonants

ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห

Result

Low tone

pùt

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

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ผุดวาบpùt-wâapผุดวาบpùt-wâap[to] flash; flare up; surface suddenly[to] flash; flare up; surface suddenlyWord