แลบ

• แมลบ (mlɛ̂ɛp) — obsolete, poetic

From Proto-Tai *m.leːpᴰ (“lightning”).^[1]

Cognate with Lao ແມບ (mǣp) or ແລບ (lǣp), Northern Thai ᨾᩯ᩠ᨷ, Khün ᨾᩯ᩠ᨷ, Lü ᦙᦶᦟᧇ (mlaeb), Shan မႅပ်ႈ (mēp), Zhuang meb (dialectal).

แลบ • (lɛ̂ɛp) (abstract noun การแลบ)

1. (transitive or intransitive, usually of a thin thing) to extend beyond something else: to project, to protrude, etc.

   ลิ้น

   lɛ̂ɛp lín

   to stick out [one's] tongue

   ลิ้น

   lín lɛ̂ɛp

   [Someone's] tongue sticks out.

2. (intransitive, usually of a light) to flash.