เหลือบ

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic		เหลือบ e h l ụ̄ ɒ ɓ
Phonemic		เหฺลือบ e h ̥ l ụ̄ ɒ ɓ
Romanization	Paiboon	lʉ̀ʉap
	Royal Institute	lueap
(standard) IPA(key)		/lɯa̯p̚˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1

Noun

เหลือบ • (lʉ̀ʉap)

1. horsefly.
2. (slang)
   1. a person who lives at the expense of another.
   2. a person who derives benefits from another without making any contribution to him or her.
   3. a person who appropriates another's property for oneself.

Adjective

เหลือบ • (lʉ̀ʉap) (abstract noun ความเหลือบ)

1. having a lustrous or shiny colour or surface like the eyes of a horsefly.

Etymology 2

Verb

เหลือบ • (lʉ̀ʉap) (abstract noun การเหลือบ)

1. to look quickly or briefly.
2. to look sideways; to look with a side-glance.