แผล็บ
plɛ̀pMeanings
1AdverbB1
in a flash; quickly
in a flash, quickly, or for a very short moment
Examples
เผลอplə̌əเผลอplə̌ə1careless; inadvertent; off-guard2[to] do unintentionally; be off-guard and [to] let slip3by accident; inadvertently; without noticingแผล็บplɛ̀pแผล็บplɛ̀p1in a flash; quickly2with a quick darting motionเดียวdiiaoเดียวdiiaosingle; one; only; sameลูกชายlûuk-chaaiลูกชายlûuk-chaaison; male childของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerโตdtooโตdtoo1[to] grow; mature2big; large; grown-upเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)หนุ่มnùmหนุ่มnùm1young; youthful (male)2young man; youthแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
In just a flash, my son has grown into a young man.
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เมื่อกี้mêuua géeฉันchănเพิ่งpêrngทำความสะอาดtam kwaam sà-àatห้องhôngไปbpaiเผลอplĕrแผล็บplàepเดียวdiiaoเด็กๆdèk dèkก็gâwทำtamรกrókอีกแล้วèek láew
I just cleaned the room a moment ago. In a flash, the kids made a mess again.
เจ้านายjâo-naaiบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiฉันchǎnแวะwɛ́เข้าไปkâo-bpaiหาhǎaที่tîiห้องทำงานhɔ̂ng-tam-ngaanแผล็บplɛ̀pเดียวdiiaoก่อนgɔ̀ɔnกลับบ้านglàp-bâan
The boss told me to drop by his office for a quick moment before going home.
เวลาwee-laaผ่านไปpàan-bpaiอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoเผลอplə̌əแผล็บplɛ̀pเดียวdiiaoเราraoก็gɔ̂เรียนจบriian-jòpและlɛ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngแยกย้ายกันyɛ̂ɛk-yáai-ganไปตามbpai-dtaamทางtaangของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eeng
Time passed so quickly. In the blink of an eye, we graduated and had to go our separate ways.
2AdverbB2
with a quick darting motion
describing a quick darting motion, especially of a tongue, or a quick licking action
Examples
สุนัขsù-nákสุนัขsù-nákdog (formal)ตัวน้อยdtuua nóiตัวน้อยdtuua nói1little; small-bodied2little oneแลบลิ้นlâep línแลบลิ้นlâep lín[to] stick out one’s tongueแผล็บๆplàep plàepแผล็บๆplàep plàeprapidly (darting tongue or licking)ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooความหิวkwaam hĭuความหิวkwaam hĭuhungerน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerหลังจากlăng jàakหลังจากlăng jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)วิ่งเล่นwîng lênวิ่งเล่นwîng lên[to] run around for fun; rompมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทั้งวันtáng wanทั้งวันtáng wanall day; the whole day
The little dog darted its tongue quickly out of thirst after running around playing all day.
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แมวmaeoของฉันkŏng chănชอบchôpเลียliiaขนkŏnตัวเองdtuua engแผล็บๆplàep plàepก่อนจะgòn jàนอนหลับnon làpไปbpai
My cat likes to quickly lick its fur before falling asleep.
งูเห่าngoo hàoชูchooคอkoแผ่pàeแม่เบี้ยmâe bîiaพร้อมกับpróm gàpแลบลิ้นlâep línแผล็บๆplàep plàepเพื่อpêuuaขู่kòoศัตรูsàt-dtruuที่têeเข้าใกล้kâo-glâi
The cobra raised its head, spread its hood, and flicked its tongue rapidly to threaten the approaching enemy.
ทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiเห็นhěnอาหารจานโปรดaa-hǎan-jaan-bpròotวางอยู่waang-yùuบนbonโต๊ะdtóเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂แอบɛ̀ɛpเลียliiaริมฝีปากrim-fǐi-bpàakแผล็บplɛ̀pด้วยdûuaiความอยากkwaam-yàakกินgin
As soon as he saw his favorite dish on the table, he secretly gave his lips a quick lick out of craving.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ผล, the first consonant ผ sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
plɛ̀p
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |