งมงาย
ngom-ngaaiMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
superstitious; blindly credulous; deluded
Being foolishly or blindly credulous, especially regarding superstitions or irrational ideas; deluded.
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangrather; quite; fairlyงมงายngom-ngaaiงมงายngom-ngaai1superstitious; blindly credulous; deluded2[to] be deluded; be blindly devoted (to a belief)ท่านtânท่านtân1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)เชื่อchʉ̂ʉaเชื่อchʉ̂ʉa1to believe [sth/sb]2to trust; have faith in3to believe in (religion/ideology)4[to] heed; obey [sb]5on creditเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)โชคลางchôok-laangโชคลางchôok-laang1omen; portent2superstition; belief in omensและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)คำทำนายkam-tam-naaiคำทำนายkam-tam-naaiprediction; prophecyของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsหมอดูmɔ̌ɔ-duuหมอดูmɔ̌ɔ-duufortune-teller; seerมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
My grandmother is quite foolishly credulous; she strongly believes in superstitions and fortune tellers' predictions.
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เขาkǎoเป็นbpenคนkonงมงายngom-ngaaiมากmâakใครkraiบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaอะไรดีà-rai-diiก็gɔ̂จะjàเชื่อchʉ̂ʉaและlɛ́ทำตามtam-dtaamโดยdooiไม่mâiคิดkítเลยləəi
He is a very credulous person; if anyone says something is good, he will believe and follow it without any thought.
ในnaiยุคyúkที่tîiข้อมูลข่าวสารkɔ̂ɔ-muun-kàao-sǎanเข้าถึงง่ายkâo-tʉ̌ng-ngâaiไม่น่าเชื่อmâi-nâa-chʉ̂ʉaว่าwâaยังyangมีmiiคนkonจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâakที่tîiยังyangงมงายngom-ngaaiกับgàpข่าวปลอมkàao-bplɔɔmและlɛ́เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangไสยศาสตร์sǎi-yá-sàat
In an age where information is easily accessible, it's unbelievable that many people are still foolishly credulous about fake news and black magic.
การศึกษาgaan-sʉ̀k-sǎaเป็นbpenเครื่องมือkrʉ̂ʉang-mʉʉสำคัญsǎm-kanที่จะtîi-jàช่วยให้chûuai-hâiคนkonเลิกlə̂əkงมงายngom-ngaaiและlɛ́หันมาhǎn-maaใช้cháiเหตุผลhèet-pǒnในnaiการตัดสินใจgaan-dtàt-sǐn-jaiมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
Education is an important tool that helps people stop being blindly credulous and turn to using reason more in their decision-making.
2VerbC1
[to] be deluded; be blindly devoted (to a belief)
To be deluded by or obsessed with an irrational belief; to believe something blindly and foolishly without reason.
Examples
เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเลิกlêrkเลิกlêrk1[to] stop; cease; quit2[to] end; be over (class/work/event)3[to] break up; separate4[to] cancel; abolish; discontinueงมงายngom ngaaiงมงายngom ngaai1superstitious; blindly credulous; deluded2[to] be deluded; be blindly devoted (to a belief)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ความเชื่อkwaam chêuuaความเชื่อkwaam chêuua1belief; conviction2faith (religious)3traditional/superstitious beliefผิดๆpìt pìtผิดๆpìt pìt1wrong; incorrect; mistaken2incorrectly; wronglyนั่นnânนั่นnân1that (over there)2thereได้แล้วdâai láewได้แล้วdâai láewgot it; done; now possibleมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ช่วยให้chûuai hâiช่วยให้chûuai hâi[to] enable; help [sb/sth] (to) do [sth]; make [sth] possible/easierอะไรดีà-rai deeอะไรดีà-rai deewhat's good?; what should I/we choose?ขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)หรอกròkหรอกròk1emphatic denial (actually not; certainly not)2assurance/softener particle (explanatory tone)
You should stop being deluded by that false belief; it won't make anything better.
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เขาkǎoหมดเงินmòt-ngənไปbpaiหลายล้านlǎai-láanเพราะprɔ́งมงายngom-ngaaiอยู่yùuกับgàpการลงทุนgaan-long-tunที่tîiเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaจะได้jà-dâaiกำไรgam-raiงามngaamโดยdooiไม่มีmâi-miiความเสี่ยงkwaam-sìiang
He lost millions because he was blindly obsessed with an investment his friend said would yield high profits with no risk.
ผู้นำpûu-namที่tîiขาดkàatวิสัยทัศน์wí-sǎi-tátอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonงมงายngom-ngaaiในnaiอุดมการณ์ù-dom-gaanที่tîiผิดพลาดpìt-plâatจนjonนำไปสู่nam-bpai-sùuความขัดแย้งkwaam-kàt-yɛ́ɛngในnaiสังคมsǎng-komวงกว้างwong-gwâang
A leader lacking vision can cause the populace to be deluded by flawed ideologies, leading to widespread societal conflict.
ตัวละครหลักdtuua-lá-kɔɔn-làkในnaiนิยายní-yaaiกำลังgam-langงมงายngom-ngaaiอยู่yùuกับgàpคำสาปkam-sàapของตระกูลkɔ̌ɔng-dtrà-guunจนjonไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatใช้ชีวิตchái-chii-wítอย่างมีเหตุผลyàang-mii-hèet-pǒnและlɛ́มองโลกmɔɔng-lôokตามdtaamความเป็นจริงkwaam-bpen-jingได้dâai
The main character in the novel is obsessed with his family's curse, to the point that he cannot live rationally or see the world as it truly is.
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 -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
ngom
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 | — | — |