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
ผมpŏmผมpŏm1hair (on the head)2I; me (male speaker, polite)นั่งทำงานnâng tam ngaanนั่งทำงานnâng tam ngaan[to] sit and workอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1progressive/continuative marker2to exist; remain3to be (located); be at4[to] live; reside; stayเงียบๆngîiap ngîiapเงียบๆngîiap ngîiap1quiet; subdued; unassuming2quiet!, hush!3quietly; discreetly; low‑keyก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3well; after all (emphasis/justification)4topic/resumption marker5conditional marker (if… then…)ได้ยินdâi-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 glai1far-off; distant2from afar; at a distance
I was working quietly when faint music drifted from afar.
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At night, the sound of dogs barking could be faintly heard from the end of the alley.
ลมพัดผ่านlom pát pàanทุ่งtûngเสียงระฆังsĭang rá-kangวัดwátแว่วมาwâew maaเพียงpiiangครู่krôoแล้วก็láeo gâwหายไปhăai bpai
The wind swept across the field; the temple bell sounded faintly for a moment and then faded.
ระหว่างrá-wàangนั่งnângรถไฟrót faiเสียงประกาศsĭiang bprà-gàatแว่วwâewลอดlôtมาจากmaa jàakตู้dtôoข้างๆkâang kâangฟังfangจับjàpคำkamได้dâiไม่mâiถนัดtà-nàt
While on the train, an announcement drifted faintly from the next carriage, hard to make out.
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)จากjàakจากjàak1[to] leave; depart; part from2nipa palm3from; away fromงานวัดngaan wátงานวัดngaan wáttemple fairที่อยู่têe yòoที่อยู่têe yòo1address (digital)2address (location details)3residence; place of livingอีกèekอีกèek1more; additional2again3yet; still (in comparisons/time)4else; otherฝั่งคลองfàng klongฝั่งคลองfàng klongcanal bank
Tonight I can faintly hear music drifting from the temple fair across the canal.
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While hiking, we heard the waterfall faintly from afar.
เสียงระฆังsĭang rá-kangวัดwátแว่วwâewลอดlôtลมหนาวlom năaoมาmaaเป็นระยะๆbpen rá-yá rá-yáราวกับraao gàpเรียกrîakความทรงจำkwaam song jamเก่าgào
The sound of temple bells drifted faintly through the cold wind at intervals, as if calling up old memories.
ท่ามกลางtâam glaangความเงียบงันkwaam ngîiap nganมีmeeเสียงร้องsĭiang róngเรียกrîakแว่วมาwâew maaเพียงpiiangลางๆlaang laangจนjonแยกไม่ออกyâek mâi òkว่าwâaเป็นจริงbpen jingหรือrĕuเพียงpiiangหูhŏoแว่วwâew
Amid the silence, a call was faintly heard, so indistinct that it was unclear whether it was real or just imagined.