ลงฮวบ

long hûuap

Meanings

1NounB2

[to] plummet; drop suddenly

to fall or decrease very quickly and steeply in a short time, such as prices, levels, or quantities plunging

Examples

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàkฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàk1[to] rain heavily; pour2heavy rain; downpourราคาraa-kaaราคาraa-kaa1price; cost2price level; listed price3[to] cost; [to be] priced atผักpàkผักpàk1CL: bunch; bundle (regional/dialectal)2vegetable(s)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1popular; mainstream (colloq.)2market; marketplace3market (economic demand/sector)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerลงฮวบlong hûuapลงฮวบlong hûuap[to] plummet; drop suddenlyเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
As soon as it rained heavily, the price of vegetables in the market dropped steeply.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] put; apply; record3[to] decrease; go down4[to] land; alight5down; downstream6downstream; southbound7[to] get off (vehicle)Part 1
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ฮวบhûuapฮวบhûuap1[to] drop sharply; plummet2suddenly (with a drop)Part 2
ลงฮวบlong hûuapลงฮวบlong hûuap[to] plummet; drop suddenly