วับวาบ
wáp-wâapMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
flashing; glinting; shimmering
Giving off or reflecting brief, repeated flashes or gleams of light.
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asแสงไฟsɛ̌ɛng-faiแสงไฟsɛ̌ɛng-failight; lamplight; firelightวับวาบwáp-wâapวับวาบwáp-wâapflashing; glinting; shimmeringจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmเรือrʉʉaเรือrʉʉa1boat; ship; vessel2rook (chess, makruk)
Last night I saw lights flashing from a boat.
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แสงsɛ̌ɛngไฟฉุกเฉินfai-chùk-chə̌ənวับวาบwáp-wâapอยู่yùuข้างถนนkâang-tà-nǒnเราraoจึงjʉngชะลอchá-lɔɔรถrótลงlong
Emergency lights were flashing by the roadside, so we slowed down.
แสงแดดsɛ̌ɛng-dɛ̀ɛtสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnจากjàakผิวน้ำpǐu-náamเป็นประกายbpen-bprà-gaaiวับวาบwáp-wâapเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเรือrʉʉaแล่นผ่านlɛ̂ɛn-pàan
Sunlight glinted off the water as the boat passed.
แสงไฟsɛ̌ɛng-faiวับวาบwáp-wâapจากjàakป้ายโฆษณาbpâai-koo-sà-naaฝั่งตรงข้ามfàng-dtrong-kâamรบกวนróp-guuanการนอนgaan-nɔɔnจนjonเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngติดdtìtม่านmâanทึบtʉ́pเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกันแสงgan-sɛ̌ɛng
The flashing lights from the billboard across the street disturbed our sleep so much that we had to put up blackout curtains.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
wáp
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
วับwápวับwáp1in a brief flash; momentarily2flashing; glinting (briefly shining)in a brief flash; momentarilyPart 1
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วาบwâapวาบwâap1suddenly; in a flash2[to] flash; flicker; surge briefly3sudden; flash-likesuddenly; in a flashPart 2
วับวาบwáp-wâapวับวาบwáp-wâapflashing; glinting; shimmeringflashing; glinting; shimmeringWord