งมโข่ง
ngom-kòongMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] grope around cluelessly; be at a loss
to act, search, or try to solve something in a confused way because one does not understand what to do; to be clueless or at a loss
Examples
นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)งมโข่งngom-kòongงมโข่งngom-kòong[to] grope around cluelessly; be at a lossอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainตั้งนานdtâng-naanตั้งนานdtâng-naanfor a long time; for ages (already)เพิ่งpə̂ngเพิ่งpə̂ngjust; recentlyรู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] realize; find out; learn3[to] know how; know the proper way to act4[to] feel; sense; perceiveว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeตัวเองdtuua-eengตัวเองdtuua-eeng1oneself; myself; yourself; themselves2you (intimate)3self; one's own selfเสียบปลั๊กsìiap-bplákเสียบปลั๊กsìiap-bplák[to] plug in [sth]ผิดpìtผิดpìt1wrong; incorrect2be wrong; make a mistake3illegal; against the law4improper; inappropriate5wrongly; incorrectly; mis-
I sat there cluelessly trying to figure it out for so long, only to realize I plugged it into the wrong socket.
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ถ้าtâaทำtamไม่mâiเป็นbpenก็gɔ̂ถามtǎamเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanสิsìอย่าyàaมัวแต่muua-dtɛ̀ɛงมโข่งngom-kòongอยู่yùuคนเดียวkon-diiaoเลยləəi
If you don't know how to do it, ask a friend. Don't just cluelessly struggle with it all by yourself.
พนักงานใหม่pá-nák-ngaan-màiยังyangไม่mâiคุ้นเคยkún-kəəiกับgàpระบบrá-bòpของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngนั่งnângงมโข่งngom-kòongกับgàpโปรแกรมbproo-grɛɛmนี้níiมาmaaหลายlǎaiชั่วโมงchûua-moongแล้วlɛ́ɛo
The new employee is not yet familiar with the company's system, so they've been cluelessly struggling with this program for several hours.
แทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàมาmaaนั่งnângงมโข่งngom-kòongหาhǎaวิธีแก้ปัญหาwí-tii-gɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaเองeengโดยdooiไม่mâiมีความรู้mii-kwaam-rúuเราraoควรkuuanจ้างjâangผู้เชี่ยวชาญpûu-chîiao-chaanมาmaaจัดการjàt-gaanดีกว่าdii-gwàa
Instead of sitting here cluelessly trying to find a solution on our own without any knowledge, we'd better hire an expert to handle it.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
งมngomงมngom1[to] feel around for [sth]; search by touch2[to] fumble; search blindly[to] feel around for [sth]; search by touchPart 1
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งมโข่งngom-kòongงมโข่งngom-kòong[to] grope around cluelessly; be at a loss[to] grope around cluelessly; be at a lossWord