แว่ว
wâew
Meanings
1AdjectiveB2
faint; barely audible (of sound)
describes a sound that is weak, distant, or only just audible, often as if carried from far away
Examples
ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)นั่งทำงานnâng tam ngaanนั่งทำงานnâng tam ngaan[to] sit and workอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainเงียบๆngîiap ngîiapเงียบๆngîiap ngîiap1quietly; discreetly; low‑key2quiet; very quiet (in manner/atmosphere)3quiet!, hush!ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงดนตรีsĭiang don-dtreeเสียงดนตรีsĭiang don-dtreemusical sound; sound of musicแว่วมาwâew maaแว่วมาwâew maa[of sound] [to] be heard faintly; [of news/rumor] [to] reach [sb] indirectlyไกลๆglai glaiไกลๆglai glai1from afar; at a distance2far-off; distant
I was working quietly when faint music drifted from afar.
2VerbB2
[to] be heard faintly; drift (of sound)
to be heard only a little or indistinctly, especially of a sound drifting from a distance
Examples
ค่ำนี้kâm néeค่ำนี้kâm néethis eveningได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงเพลงsĭiang playngเสียงเพลงsĭiang playngmusic; musical soundแว่วwâewแว่วwâew1faint; barely audible (of sound)2[to] be heard faintly; drift (of sound)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)งานวัดngaan wátงานวัดngaan wáttemple fairที่อยู่têe yòoที่อยู่têe yòo1address (location details)2residence; place of living3address (digital)อีกèekอีกèek1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)ฝั่งคลองfàng klongฝั่งคลองfàng klongcanal bank
Tonight I can faintly hear music drifting from the temple fair across the canal.