งงเงิบ
ngong-ngə̂əpMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
dumbfounded; completely confused
completely confused and taken aback; dumbfounded or left speechless, often due to an unexpected outcome or embarrassing realization
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenรู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] realize; find out; learn3[to] know how; know the proper way to act4[to] feel; sense; perceiveข่าวkàaoข่าวkàao1news; news report2rumor; hearsayว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillลาออกlaa-ɔ̀ɔkลาออกlaa-ɔ̀ɔk[to] resign; quit; withdrawโดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -ly3according to; in accordance withไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)บอกbɔ̀ɔkบอกbɔ̀ɔk1[to] tell; inform2[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]3[to] indicate; showใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)ถึงกับtʉ̌ng-gàpถึงกับtʉ̌ng-gàpto the point of; even; so ... thatงงเงิบngong-ngə̂əpงงเงิบngong-ngə̂əpdumbfounded; completely confusedไปเลยbpai-ləəiไปเลยbpai-ləəi1Go ahead; go right now2[to] go past; go beyond3completely; altogether; really (emphatic)
When I heard the news that he resigned without telling anyone, I was totally dumbfounded.
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ตอนจบdtɔɔn-jòpของkɔ̌ɔngหนังnǎngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiหักhàkมุมmumมากmâakจนjonทำให้tam-hâiคนดูkon-duuทั้งtángโรงroongงงเงิบngong-ngə̂əpกันganถ้วนหน้าtûuan-nâa
The ending of this movie was such a plot twist that it left the entire audience completely dumbfounded.
ทีมงานtiim-ngaanถึงกับtʉ̌ng-gàpงงเงิบngong-ngə̂əpเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaลูกค้าlûuk-káaขอkɔ̌ɔยกเลิกyók-lə̂əkโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekมูลค่าmuun-lá-kâaหลายล้านlǎai-láanบาทbàatอย่างกะทันหันyàang-gà-tan-hǎn
The team was left completely taken aback when the client abruptly canceled the multi-million baht project.
เขาkǎoเตรียมdtriiamคำพูดkam-pûutมาmaaเถียงtǐiangตั้งdtângมากมายmâak-maaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngงงเงิบngong-ngə̂əpเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเธอtəəยอมรับผิดyɔɔm-ráp-pìtอย่างง่ายดายyàang-ngâai-daaiโดยdooiไม่mâiโต้แย้งdtôo-yɛ́ɛngเลยləəiสักsàkคำkam
He had prepared so many arguments, but was left completely dumbfounded when she easily admitted her mistake without a single word of dispute.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
ngong
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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เงิบngə̂əpเงิบngə̂əp1[to] be taken aback; [to] lose face2[to] tilt upward; [to] turn up[to] be taken aback; [to] lose facePart 2
งงเงิบngong-ngə̂əpงงเงิบngong-ngə̂əpdumbfounded; completely confuseddumbfounded; completely confusedWord