งัน(ngan)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

numb; dull; listless

Feeling numb, dull, or listless; lacking energy or responsiveness (formal/literary).

Examples

หลังทำงานlăng tam ngaanหลังทำงานlăng tam ngaanafter working; after workหนักnàkหนักnàk1heavy (weight)2difficult; tough (mentally/physically demanding)3heavily; severely; intensely4serious; severeทั้งคืนtáng keunทั้งคืนtáng keun1all night; the whole night2the entire nightเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)เงียบๆngîiap ngîiapเงียบๆngîiap ngîiap1quietly; discreetly; low‑key2quiet; very quiet (in manner/atmosphere)3quiet!, hush!รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel (linking verb use)3[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)ร่างกายrâang gaaiร่างกายrâang gaai1body2physical condition; bodily healthงันnganงันngan1numb; dull; listless2[to] cancel a ceremony (Northern Thai)เหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockแรงraengแรงraeng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ขยับkà-yàpขยับkà-yàp1[to] move slightly; shift2[to] make room3[to] advance slightly; move up4[to] adjust; tweak
After working hard all night, he sat quietly, feeling numb as if he had no strength to move.
2VerbC1

[to] cancel a ceremony (Northern Thai)

Northern Thai/Lanna verb meaning to cancel or call off a ritual/ceremony (e.g., งันหมากเบ็ง).

Examples

ผู้เฒ่าpôo tâoผู้เฒ่าpôo tâoelder; old person (male)บอกให้bòk hâiบอกให้bòk hâi[to] tell [sb] to [do sth]งันnganงันngan1numb; dull; listless2[to] cancel a ceremony (Northern Thai)หมากเบ็งmàak bengหมากเบ็งmàak bengceremonial banana-leaf cone offering (Isan/Lao)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàkฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàk1[to] rain heavily; pour2heavy rain; downpourจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofทำพิธีtam pí-teeทำพิธีtam pí-tee[to] conduct a ceremony; perform a ritualต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] bargain; haggle2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] continue; go on4subsequently; then (adverbial sequence)5[to] connect; attach; join6next; following; subsequentไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)
The elders said to call off the Mak Beng ritual because heavy rain made it impossible to continue.

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