ผัด

Etymology

Cognate with Lao ຜັດ (phat, “to fry; to change, to replace, to postpone”); Khmer ផាត់ (phat, “to fry”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ผัด • (pàt)

1. stir-fry: stir-fried dish or food.

Verb

ผัด • (pàt) (abstract noun การผัด)

1. to move or turn back and forth.
2. (cooking) to stir-fry.
   • มะระผัดไข่

     má-rá pàt kài

     Bitter melons stir-fried with eggs

3. to powder: to apply powder to (the face, skin, etc) as a cosmetic.
4. to ask for delay, postponement, or time extension.
   • ผัดฟ้อง

     pàt fɔ́ɔng

     To apply [to the court] for adjournment of charge filing