พลิ้ว(plíu)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

flowing; fluttery (appearance/movement)

moving or appearing light, smooth, and airy, as fabric, hair, or leaves blown by wind

Examples

ลมlomลมlom1wind2breeze; draft3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)5gas; flatulenceพัดpátพัดpát1[to] blow; [to] fan2[to] be blown/waft3fan (device)4classifier: fansเบาbaoเบาbao1light (not heavy)2soft; quiet (of sound)3gentle; mild; light (degree/force)4easy; light (workload/effort)5[to] lighten; reduce; ease6[to] urinate (polite euphemism)ๆ-ทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herพลิ้วplíuพลิ้วplíu1flowing; fluttery (appearance/movement)2supple; flexible; agile3[to] flutter; ripple; sway4glib; slippery (colloquial)สวยงามsŭuay ngaamสวยงามsŭuay ngaam1beautiful; lovely2splendid; elegant (style/design)
A gentle breeze made her hair flow lightly and beautifully.
2VerbB1

[to] flutter; ripple; sway

to move lightly back and forth or in soft waves, as in wind or current

Examples

ธงtongธงtong1flag2signal flag; marker flag3ผืน (classifier for flags)หน้าnâaหน้าnâa1front; frontage2next; upcoming3face—prefix (before nouns)4in front; at the front5season (in names)6page7faceโรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)พลิ้วplíuพลิ้วplíu1flowing; fluttery (appearance/movement)2supple; flexible; agile3[to] flutter; ripple; sway4glib; slippery (colloquial)ไปมาbpai maaไปมาbpai maa1[to] go back and forth; frequent2back and forth; to and fro3(in 'ไป ... มา') indicates a completed round tripเมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoลมlomลมlom1wind2breeze; draft3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)5gas; flatulenceพัดpátพัดpát1[to] blow; [to] fan2[to] be blown/waft3fan (device)4classifier: fans
The flag in front of the school sways back and forth when the wind blows.
3AdjectiveB2

supple; flexible; agile

able to bend, move, or perform with grace and ease (e.g., a dancer’s supple moves; a flexible playing style)

Examples

นักเต้นnák dtênนักเต้นnák dtêndancerคนนี้kon néeคนนี้kon néethis personเคลื่อนไหวklêuuan wăiเคลื่อนไหวklêuuan wăi1[to] move2[to] act; take action3movement; motion4activist movement; mobilizationได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedพลิ้วplíuพลิ้วplíu1flowing; fluttery (appearance/movement)2supple; flexible; agile3[to] flutter; ripple; sway4glib; slippery (colloquial)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofคนดูkon dooคนดูkon doo1viewer; spectator; audience member2audience; viewers (collective)ตะลึงdtà-leungตะลึงdtà-leung1stunned; astonished; amazed2[to] be stunned; be astonished; be amazed
This dancer moves so fluidly that the audience is amazed.
4AdjectiveC1

glib; slippery (colloquial)

speaking or acting smoothly in a way that seems insincere or evasive; slippery

Examples

เวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]โดนdohnโดนdohn1[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)2[to] be hit; be struck; be affected3[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)ถามtăamถามtăam1[to] ask; inquire2[to] question; interrogate3[to] ask about; consultเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesงบngòpงบngòp1budget (informal); funds2budget- (attributive use)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตอบdtòpตอบdtòp1[to] answer; reply2[to] respond; react3answer; response4sunken; hollow (of cheeks/abdomen)พลิ้วplíuพลิ้วplíu1flowing; fluttery (appearance/movement)2supple; flexible; agile3[to] flutter; ripple; sway4glib; slippery (colloquial)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyเหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptเลี่ยงlîangเลี่ยงlîang1[to] avoid; dodge2[to] evade (rules/responsibility)3[to] avoid; go around (detour)ประเด็นbprà-denประเด็นbprà-den1point; issue2topic; subject3legal point; matter at issue
When asked about the budget, he answered very slickly, as if trying to evade the issue.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

พริ้วไหวpríu wăiพริ้วไหวpríu wăi1[to] ripple; flutter; undulate2graceful; flowing (of movement)
  • [to] ripple; flutter; undulate
  • graceful; flowing (of movement)
พลิ้วไหวplíu wăiพลิ้วไหวplíu wăi1[to] sway/undulate softly2supple; flowing (style/motion)
  • [to] sway/undulate softly
  • supple; flowing (style/motion)
ปลิวbpliuปลิวbpliu1[to] be blown away; fly off2[to] disappear quickly (figurative)
  • [to] be blown away; fly off
  • [to] disappear quickly (figurative)
อ่อนช้อยòn chóiอ่อนช้อยòn chóigraceful; lithe; delicate (in movement or form)

graceful; lithe; delicate (in movement or form)

กะล่อนgà-lônกะล่อนgà-lôn1deceitful; slick; cunning2[to] act deceitfully; [to] be slick
  • deceitful; slick; cunning
  • [to] act deceitfully; [to] be slick