ຈຸດ

Lao

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕut̚˧˥]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕut̚˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ຈຸດ
• Rhymes: -ut̚

Etymology

Compare Thai จุด (jùt) (point, dot).

Noun

ຈຸດ • (chut)

1. point (location, position)
2. spot, beauty spot
3. mark, period (punctuation)
4. comma (punctuation)

Verb

ຈຸດ • (chut) (abstract noun ການຈຸດ)

1. to make a row of dots
2. to ignite, light, set fire to (Doublet of ຈູດ (chūt)

Derived Terms

• ຈຸດຈົບ (chut chop) — noun: end, finish; death
• ຈຸດຍອດ (chut nyǭt) — noun: optimum point
• ຈຸດຕາຍ (chut tāi) — noun: last stand
• ຈຸດຕິດຕໍ່ (chut tit tǭ) — noun: junction
• ຈຸດທົດສະນິຍົມ (chut thot sa ni nyom) — noun: decimal point
• ຈຸດບົກພ່ອງ (chut bok phǭng) — noun: weak point; flaw
• ຈຸດຫຼັກ (chut lak) — noun: main point
• ຈຸດປະສົງ (chut pa song) — noun: objective, aim, purpose
• ຈຸດສຳຄັນ (chut sam khan) — noun: key point
• ຈຸດສຸນກາງ (chut sun kāng) — noun: center
• ຈຸດຫນັກ (chut nak) — noun: key point, important point
• ຈຸດຫມາຽ (chut māi) — noun: objective, destination
• ຈຸດອ່ອນ (chut ʼǭn) — noun: weak point
• ຈຸດຮ່ວມ (chut hūam) — noun: assembly point
• ຈຸດເດືອດ (chut dư̄at) — noun: boiling point
• ບາງຈຸດ (bāng chut) — noun: some points

Usage Notes

- Literal: Refers to physical points (e.g., ຈຸດນ້ຳກ້ອນ, "freezing point"). - Figurative: Used for abstract objectives (e.g., ຈຸດປະສົງ, "purpose"). - Verb: Context determines meaning (e.g., ຈຸດໄຟ, "ignite a fire" vs. ຈຸດຈຸດ, "make dots").