แวม
wɛɛmMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
briefly visible; flashing
appearing or shining for a very short moment and then disappearing, especially like a flash or glimmer of light
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)มองเห็นmong hĕnมองเห็นmong hĕn1[to] see; make out; spot2[to] perceive; realize; recognize3[to] foresee; anticipate; envisionแสงsăengแสงsăeng1light2ray; beamไฟสว่างfai sà-wàangไฟสว่างfai sà-wàang1bright light; illumination2the light is bright; the light is onแวมๆwaem waemแวมๆwaem waem1flickeringly; glimmeringly2partly visible; peeping outจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmบ้านร้างbâan ráangบ้านร้างbâan ráangabandoned house; deserted houseหลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)
I saw a faint glimmer of light from that abandoned house.
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The candlelight glimmered faintly in the dark room.
เมื่อmêuuaหมอกmòkหนาทึบnăa téupเริ่มrêrmจางลงjaang longแสงsăengจากjàakประภาคารbprà-paa-kaanก็gâwส่องสว่างsòng sà-wàangทะลุtá-lúออกมาòk maaให้เห็นhâi hĕnเป็นประกายbpen bprà-gaaiแวมๆwaem waem
As the dense fog began to clear, the light from the lighthouse shone through, appearing as a faint glimmer.
ดวงดาวduuang daaoที่อยู่têe yòoห่างไกลhàang glaiส่องประกายsòng bprà-gaaiแสงsăengแวมๆwaem waemทะลุผ่านtá-lú pàanหมู่เมฆmòo mêkหนาnăaในnaiค่ำคืนkâm keunที่têeท้องฟ้าtóng fáaมืดครึ้มmêut kréum
The distant stars glimmered faintly through the thick clouds on an overcast night.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
wɛɛm
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |