งอน
ngɔɔnMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
sulky; pouty
feeling slightly offended and acting in a sulky or pouty way
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herงอนngɔɔnงอนngɔɔn1sulky; pouty2[to] sulk; take offense3upturned; curled (up)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ลืมlʉʉmลืมlʉʉm1[to] forget2[to] leave behind (by forgetting)3forget to; omit unintentionallyวันเกิดwan-gə̀ətวันเกิดwan-gə̀ətbirthday
She is sulking because I forgot her birthday.
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Yesterday he was a bit sulky, so he didn't talk to anyone.
If a friend is sulking, we should apologize and talk nicely.
พอpɔɔผมpǒmแซวsɛɛoแรงrɛɛngไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀iเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ทำtamหน้าบึ้งnâa-bʉ̂ngแล้วlɛ́ɛoงอนngɔɔnเงียบngîiapทั้งtángบ่ายbàai
When I teased a bit too much, he pouted and stayed sulky all afternoon.
2VerbA2
[to] sulk; take offense
to become slightly offended and act in a sulky way
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillงอนngɔɔnงอนngɔɔn1sulky; pouty2[to] sulk; take offense3upturned; curled (up)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ลืมlʉʉmลืมlʉʉm1[to] forget2[to] leave behind (by forgetting)3forget to; omit unintentionallyวันเกิดwan-gə̀ətวันเกิดwan-gə̀ətbirthdayเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hill
He is sulking because I forgot his birthday.
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If you forget the appointment, he might sulk all day.
หลังจากlăng jàakผมpŏmล้อlóเธอterแรงraengไปbpaiเธอterงอนngonเงียบngîiapๆ-แล้วláeoไม่mâiคุยkuiกับgàpผมpŏmจนกว่าjon gwàaผมpŏmจะjàขอโทษkŏr tôht
After I teased her too harshly, she sulked silently and wouldn’t talk to me until I apologized.
3AdjectiveB2
upturned; curled (up)
having an upturned or curled-up shape (e.g., upturned eyelashes, curled hair, curved tip of an object)
Examples
ขนตาkǒn-dtaaขนตาkǒn-dtaaeyelashของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herงอนngɔɔnงอนngɔɔn1sulky; pouty2[to] sulk; take offense3upturned; curled (up)สวยsǔuaiสวยsǔuai1beautiful; pretty2nicely done; fine3beautifully; nicely; neatlyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ng1don't have to; no need to2no need to; don't have to; don't3don't; no needดัดdàtดัดdàt1[to] bend; reshape; adjust2[to] curl/perm (hair)3[to] correct; reform (behavior/attitude)เพิ่มpə̂əmเพิ่มpə̂əm1[to] increase; add2additional; more3more; extraเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Her eyelashes are so upturned that she doesn’t even need to curl them.
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The tips of these leather shoes are slightly upturned in the traditional style.
ผมpǒmหน้าnâaม้าmáaของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoถูกtùukเซ็ตsétให้hâiงอนngɔɔnขึ้นkʉ̂nเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มpə̂əmมิติmí-dtìให้hâiใบหน้าbai-nâa
His bangs are styled to curl upward slightly to add dimension to his face.
ปลายbplaaiคิ้วkíuที่tîiงอนngɔɔnขึ้นkʉ̂nเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiช่วยให้chûuai-hâiสีหน้าsǐi-nâaดูduuอ่อนโยนɔ̀ɔn-yoonและlɛ́เปิดรับbpə̀ət-rápมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
The slightly upturned tail of the eyebrows makes the expression look gentler and more open.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
ngɔɔn
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 | — | — |