แลบ
lɛ̂ɛpMeanings
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 lín[to] stick out one’s tongueนิดๆnít nítนิดๆnít níta little; slightly (colloquial)เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)อากาศร้อนaa-gàat rónอากาศร้อนaa-gàat rónhot weather
The puppy sticks its tongue out a little when it's hot.
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He accidentally stuck his tongue out while making a silly face.
I saw a corner of paper sticking out from the drawer.
ชายคาchaai-kaaเก่าgàoบางส่วนbaang-sùuanแลบlɛ̂ɛpพ้นpónแนวnɛɛoกำแพงgam-pɛɛngทำให้tam-hâiหยดน้ำyòt-náamฝนfǒnกระเด็นgrà-denเข้ามาkâo-maaในnaiลานlaan
Part of the old eaves protrudes beyond the wall line, causing raindrops to splash into the yard.
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] become; start to be (change of state)5[to] arise; appear; emergeชั่วแว่บchûua 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)3will; would (in conditional results)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.
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ขณะkà-nàไฟดับfai-dàpแสงsɛ̌ɛngจากjàakฟ้าแลบfáa-lɛ̂ɛpส่องsɔ̀ɔngให้เห็นhâi-hěnถนนtà-nǒnเพียงเสี้ยวpiiang-sîiaoวินาทีwí-naa-tii
During the blackout, a flash of lightning lit the road for just a split second.
ประกายไฟbprà-gaai faiจากjàakสายไฟsăai faiขาดkàatแลบlâepขึ้นkêunสั้นๆsân sânแล้วก็láeo gâwดับไปdàp bpaiท่ามกลางtâam glaangเสียงsĭiangฝนfŏnกระหน่ำgrà-nàm
A brief flare sparked from a snapped power line and then vanished, amid the pounding rain.
ทันใดนั้นtan-dai-nánแสงsɛ̌ɛngแลบlɛ̂ɛpผ่ากลางpàa-glaangท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaคล้ายkláaiฉายchǎaiไฟfaiชั่วครู่chûua-krûuทำให้tam-hâiทุกคนtúk-konเงียบกริบngîiap-grìpด้วยdûuaiความตกใจkwaam-dtòk-jai
Suddenly a flash split the sky like a momentary spotlight, making everyone fall silent in shock.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lɛ̂ɛp
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |