แลบ(lâep)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] stick out; protrude (briefly)
to extend out slightly or momentarily beyond an edge or surface; commonly of the tongue or a small part sticking out
Examples
ลูกสุนัขlôok sù-nákลูกสุนัขlôok sù-nákpuppyแลบลิ้นlâep línแลบลิ้นlâep lín1[to] stick out one’s tongue2[to] stick out the tongue at someoneนิดๆnít nítนิดๆnít níta little; slightly (colloquial)เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)อากาศร้อนaa-gàat rónอากาศร้อนaa-gàat rónhot weather
The puppy sticks its tongue out a little when it's hot.
2VerbB2
[to] flash (lightning, light) briefly
to appear suddenly and for a short moment, especially of lightning or a brief flare of light
Examples
ฟ้าแลบfáa lâepฟ้าแลบfáa lâeplightning flashขึ้นมาkêun maaขึ้นมาkêun maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] arise; appear; emerge5[to] become; start to be (change of state)ชั่วแว่บchûua wâepชั่วแว่บchûua wâepfor a brief moment; in a flashก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerฝนfŏnฝนfŏn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เทลงมาtay long maaเทลงมาtay long maa1[to] pour down2[to] pour [sth] down (toward here)
Lightning flashed for a brief moment before the rain poured down.