เปลว(bpleo)
Meanings
1NounB1
flame; tongue of fire
A tongue or sheet of flame; the visible flickering part of fire.
Examples
ลมlomลมlom1wind2breeze; draft3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)5gas; flatulenceพัดpátพัดpát1[to] blow; [to] fan2[to] be blown/waft3fan (device)4classifier: fansทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]เปลวbpleoเปลวbpleo1flame; tongue of fire2heat haze; hot-air shimmer3poetic/combining formบนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)เทียนไหวtian wăiเทียนไหวtian wăiflickering candlelight; wavering candleไปมาbpai maaไปมาbpai maa1[to] go back and forth; frequent2back and forth; to and fro3(in 'ไป ... มา') indicates a completed round trip
The wind made the flame on the candle flicker.
2NounB2
heat haze; hot-air shimmer
Shimmering heat waves or hot-air ripples radiating from a hot surface. Example: เปลวแดดเปลวแดดbplew dàet1blazing sunlight; intense heat of the sun2heat haze (heat haze).
Examples
ตอนเที่ยงdton tîiangตอนเที่ยงdton tîiang1noon; midday; noontime2at noon; around middayเปลวbpleoเปลวbpleo1flame; tongue of fire2heat haze; hot-air shimmer3poetic/combining formแดดdàetแดดdàet1strong sunlight; blazing sun2sunlight; sunshineบนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ถนนtà-nŏnถนนtà-nŏnroad; streetร้อนrónร้อนrón1hot (temperature)2spicy (taste)3[to] be hot; become hot; heat (sth) up4urgent; intense5hot (season/weather)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsริ้วríuริ้วríu1streak; stripe; thin line2wrinkle; crease3[to] streak; [to] crease; [to] ruffle4procession; line; row (literary)ระยับrá-yápระยับrá-yáp1sparkling; twinkling; shimmering; glinting2[to] sparkle; twinkle; shimmer; glint
At noon, the heat shimmer on the road is so hot you can see ripples.
3NounB2
poetic/combining form
Used in compounds or poetic language to convey the intensity or flickering movement of fire or heat. Example: เปลวเพลิงเปลวเพลิงbplayo plerngflame; blaze (blaze), เปลวปรารถนา (flame of desire).
Examples
บทกวีbòt gà-weeบทกวีbòt gà-weea poem; a piece of verseบรรยายถึงban-yaai tĕungบรรยายถึงban-yaai tĕung[to] describe [sth/sb]; [to] lecture about [sth]เปลวเพลิงbplayo plerngเปลวเพลิงbplayo plerngflame; blazeที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotลุกโชนlúk chohnลุกโชนlúk chohn1[to] blaze; burn fiercely2[to] flare up intensely [of feelings]3[to] blaze; glow intensely [of light/color]กลางคืนglaang keunกลางคืนglaang keun1night; nighttime2at night; during the nightอันanอันan1which; that (relative pronoun, formal/literary)2thing; item (formal/archaic)3classifier for small/abstract items; pieces; units (written/formal)4that (demonstrative pronoun/determiner, formal/poetic)เงียบงันngîiap nganเงียบงันngîiap ngandead silent; still; inactive
The poem describes blazing flames in the silent night.