แวบวาบ
wɛ̂ɛp-wâapMeaning
1AdverbB1
in fleeting flashes; intermittently
In brief flashes, appearing for a moment and then disappearing, especially when describing light.
Examples
ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)ดวงduuangดวงduuang1orb; sun/moon; lamp; round spot2fortune; fate; horoscope3classifier: round/bright objects (lamps, bulbs, celestial bodies); spotsเล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightๆ-แวบวาบwâep wâapแวบวาบwâep wâapin fleeting flashes; intermittentlyอยู่ในyòo naiอยู่ในyòo nai[to] be in [somewhere]ความมืดkwaam mûetความมืดkwaam mûet1darkness2figurative darkness
A little light flashes in the darkness.
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ไฟfaiรถพยาบาลrót-pá-yaa-baanแวบวาบwɛ̂ɛp-wâapอยู่yùuหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanฉันchǎnเลยləəiออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiดูว่าduu-wâaเกิดอะไรขึ้นgə̀ət-à-rai-kʉ̂n
The ambulance lights were flashing outside the house, so I went out to see what had happened.
ตอนdtɔɔnเดินผ่านdəən-pàanต้นไม้dtôn-máaiฉันchǎnเห็นhěnแสงsɛ̌ɛngหิ่งห้อยhìng-hɔ̂ɔiแวบวาบwɛ̂ɛp-wâapอยู่ในyùu-naiความมืดkwaam-mʉ̂ʉt
As I walked past the trees, I saw fireflies flashing in the darkness.
ขณะที่kà-nà-tîiพายุpaa-yúกำลังgam-langเคลื่อนklʉ̂ʉanเข้ามาkâo-maaแสงฟ้าsɛ̌ɛng-fáaแลบlɛ̂ɛpก็gɔ̂ปรากฏbpraa-gòtแวบวาบwɛ̂ɛp-wâapอยู่yùuหลังlǎngแนวnɛɛoภูเขาpuu-kǎoทำtamให้hâiเราraoเห็นhěnยอดเขาyɔ̂ɔt-kǎoได้dâaiเพียงpiiangชั่วขณะchûua-kà-nà
As the storm approached, lightning flashed behind the mountain range, allowing us to see the peaks for only a moment at a time.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
wɛ̂ɛp
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
แวบwɛ̂ɛpแวบwɛ̂ɛp1[to] flash; appear briefly; dart2briefly; in a flash[to] flash; appear briefly; dartPart 1
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วาบwâapวาบwâap1suddenly; in a flash2[to] flash; flicker; surge briefly3sudden; flash-likesuddenly; in a flashPart 2
แวบวาบwɛ̂ɛp-wâapแวบวาบwɛ̂ɛp-wâapin fleeting flashes; intermittentlyin fleeting flashes; intermittentlyWord