สั่นไหว(sàn wăi)

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] tremble; shake; quiver

To move with small, rapid motions; to shake slightly due to vibration, emotion, cold, or external force.

Examples

มือmeuuมือmeuu1hand2skill; level; expertise3round; turn (card games)4doer; agent5classifier: pairs of handsฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)สั่นไหวsàn wăiสั่นไหวsàn wăi1[to] tremble; shake; quiver2unstable; shakyเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingหนาวnăaoหนาวnăao1cold; chilly2[to] feel cold3cold season; winter (Thai context)
My hands tremble because it's cold.
2AdjectiveB1

unstable; shaky

Not steady or firm; liable to tremble or be disturbed (e.g., signals, images, structures).

Examples

ภาพpâapภาพpâap1image; picture2scene; view; sight3image (public); reputation4film; movie5vision; mental imageบนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)หน้าจอnâa joหน้าจอnâa jo1screen; display (surface/panel)2on-screen interface/pageสั่นไหวsàn wăiสั่นไหวsàn wăi1[to] tremble; shake; quiver2unstable; shakyเล็กน้อยlék nóiเล็กน้อยlék nói1minor; slight; trivial2a small amount3a little; slightlyตอนdtonตอนdton1episode; chapter2when; at the time (of)3section; part4time segment; periodสัญญาณsăn-yaanสัญญาณsăn-yaan1signal; sign; indication2signal strength/reception3cue (in communication/behavior)อ่อนònอ่อนòn1soft; tender2weak; feeble3mild; light (intensity/taste)4young; immature5inexperienced; unseasoned6gentle; lenient7[to] weaken; soften; depreciate
The image on the screen wobbles slightly when the signal is weak.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

สั่นsànสั่นsàn1[to] shake; tremble; vibrate2shaky; trembling3to shake [sth]
  • [to] shake; tremble; vibrate
  • shaky; trembling
  • to shake [sth]
ไม่มั่นคงmâi mân kongไม่มั่นคงmâi mân kongunstable; insecure

unstable; insecure

ง่อนแง่นngôn ngâenง่อนแง่นngôn ngâen1rickety; wobbly; unstable2precarious; on the verge of collapse
  • rickety; wobbly; unstable
  • precarious; on the verge of collapse
สั่นสะเทือนsàn sà-teuuanสั่นสะเทือนsàn sà-teuuan1[to] shake; vibrate2[to] shock; unsettle
  • [to] shake; vibrate
  • [to] shock; unsettle
ไหวwăiไหวwăi1[to] be able to; manage to2[to] shake; tremble; quiver3sensitive; responsive (to stimuli)4[to] sense; perceive (subtle or spiritual)
  • [to] be able to; manage to
  • [to] shake; tremble; quiver
  • sensitive; responsive (to stimuli)
  • [to] sense; perceive (subtle or spiritual)

Word Breakdown

สั่นsànสั่นsàn1[to] shake; tremble; vibrate2shaky; trembling3to shake [sth]Part 1
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ไหวwăiไหวwăi1[to] be able to; manage to2[to] shake; tremble; quiver3sensitive; responsive (to stimuli)4[to] sense; perceive (subtle or spiritual)Part 2
สั่นไหวsàn wăiสั่นไหวsàn wăi[to] tremble; shake; quiver