ขวับ
kwàp
Meanings
1NounB1
whoosh/snap!; swiftly
An onomatopoeic word for a quick, sharp sound or motion (like a whoosh or snap); also used to describe something done very quickly.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหันขวับhăn kwàpหันขวับhăn kwàp[to] turn around suddenlyมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerมองmongมองmong1[to] watch; observe2[to] view; regard; consider3[to] look atฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ทันทีที่tan-tee têeทันทีที่tan-tee têeas soon as; once; the moment thatฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เรียกชื่อrîiak chêuเรียกชื่อrîiak chêu[to] call [sb]'s nameเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hill
He turned sharply to look at me as soon as I called his name.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ฉับchàpฉับchàp1snap!; slash!; chop! (sharp sudden sound)2sudden; abrupt (formal/literary)3suddenly; abruptly (formal/literary)
- snap!; slash!; chop! (sharp sudden sound)
- sudden; abrupt (formal/literary)
- suddenly; abruptly (formal/literary)
วูบwûupวูบwûup1[to] dip suddenly; drop briefly (e.g., power/pressure/feeling)2[to] flicker; flash briefly; come in a flash3blackout; fainting spell4[to] faint; black out briefly
- [to] dip suddenly; drop briefly (e.g., power/pressure/feeling)
- [to] flicker; flash briefly; come in a flash
- blackout; fainting spell
- [to] faint; black out briefly