แวบ(wâep)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] flash; appear briefly; dart

to appear, pass, or move for a very short moment and then vanish quickly

Examples

สายฟ้าsăai fáaสายฟ้าsăai fáa1lightning2lightning bolt (symbol/weapon)3given name: S̄āi-fáa (‘Lightning’)แวบขึ้นมาwáep kêun maaแวบขึ้นมาwáep kêun maa[to] come to mind suddenly; [to] pop into one's headแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)หายไปhăai bpaiหายไปhăai bpai1[to] disappear; vanish2[to] be missing; be gone3[to] subside; wear off4[to] go silent; drop out of contact (informal)อย่างรวดเร็วyàang rûuat-reoอย่างรวดเร็วyàang rûuat-reoquickly; rapidly; swiftly
Lightning flashed briefly and vanished quickly.
2AdverbB1

briefly; in a flash

for a very short time; suddenly and quickly; in a flash

Examples

ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)หันไปhăn bpaiหันไปhăn bpai1[to] turn (physically) toward another direction2[to] turn to; switch to; shift toward (fig.)ดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)แวบเดียวwáep dieowแวบเดียวwáep dieowfor a moment; in a flashก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asไฟดับfai dàpไฟดับfai dàp1power outage; blackout2[of power/lights] go out; cut out
I looked for just a split second and saw the lights go out.
3InterjectionB2

whoosh!/flash! (sound/feel)

an exclamation imitating a quick or sudden movement, appearance, or passing moment

Examples

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyไฟดับfai dàpไฟดับfai dàp1power outage; blackout2[of power/lights] go out; cut outห้องhôngห้องhông1room2classifier: roomsก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerมืดสนิทmêut sà-nìtมืดสนิทmêut sà-nìtpitch-blackก่อนที่gòn têeก่อนที่gòn têebefore (introducing a clause)แสงsăengแสงsăeng1light2ray; beam3illumination; lighting4glow; radianceจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)โทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàp1mobile phone; cellphone (colloquial)2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] call3telephone; phoneของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsใครคนหนึ่งkrai kon nèungใครคนหนึ่งkrai kon nèungsomeone; somebodyจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ส่องsòngส่องsòng1[to] shine (a light); illuminate2[to] examine closely; inspect3[to] snoop; check out (informal)4[to] observe; survey5[to] peek; [to] watch secretlyขึ้นมาkêun 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)แวบwâepแวบwâep1[to] flash; appear briefly; dart2whoosh!/flash! (sound/feel)3briefly; in a flash
As soon as the power went out, the room went pitch black before someone’s phone light flashed up.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

แว้บwáepแว้บwáep1[to] flash; [to] appear/disappear briefly2briefly; in a flash3whoosh!; zip! (onomatopoeia)
  • [to] flash; [to] appear/disappear briefly
  • briefly; in a flash
  • whoosh!; zip! (onomatopoeia)
ชะแว้บchá-wâepชะแว้บchá-wâep1whoosh!; zip!; swoosh!2[to] dart; vanish briefly
  • whoosh!; zip!; swoosh!
  • [to] dart; vanish briefly
วับwápวับwáp1flash; glint (brief shine or flicker)2flashing; glinting (briefly shining)
  • flash; glint (brief shine or flicker)
  • flashing; glinting (briefly shining)
วูบwûupวูบwûup1[to] dip suddenly; drop briefly (e.g., power/pressure/feeling)2[to] flicker; flash briefly; come in a flash3blackout; fainting spell4[to] faint; black out briefly
  • [to] dip suddenly; drop briefly (e.g., power/pressure/feeling)
  • [to] flicker; flash briefly; come in a flash
  • blackout; fainting spell
  • [to] faint; black out briefly
แป๊บเดียวbpáep diiaoแป๊บเดียวbpáep diiao1for a moment; very briefly2just a moment!
  • for a moment; very briefly
  • just a moment!