งับ
ngápMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] nip; snap at (with the mouth)
To close the mouth quickly to give a small bite or nip, often said of animals; also used jokingly for people.
Examples
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Be careful, the kitten likes to playfully nip fingers.
My little brother jokingly gave my arm a gentle nip.
ตอนที่dton têeฉันchănให้hâiอาหารปลาaa-hăan bplaaอย่าyàaเผลอplĕrยื่นyêunนิ้วníuลงไปlong bpaiใกล้ๆglâi glâiนะnáเดี๋ยวdĭiaoโดนdohnมันmanงับngápเอาao
When I'm feeding the fish, don't accidentally put your finger too close, or you'll get nipped.
2VerbB1
[to] close; shut
to close or shut something, such as a door or lid, without necessarily fastening it or closing it tightly.
Examples
ฝากล่องfàak-lɔ̂ngฝากล่องfàak-lɔ̂ngbox lidมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)งับngápงับngáp1[to] nip; snap at (with the mouth)2[to] close; shut3snap! (sound)ลงมาlong-maaลงมาlong-maa1[to] come down; descend2down toward the speaker (directional complement)3[to] decrease; come down (to a level)4up to; [number] and underปิดbpìtปิดbpìt1[to] close; shut2[to] turn off; switch off3closed; shut; not open4[to] cover; seal5[to] block; conceal; suppress; withholdเองeengเองeeng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itself
The box lid snapped shut by itself.
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ตัวล็อกdtuua-lɔ́kของkɔ̌ɔngกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoใบbaiนี้níiเสียแล้วsǐia-lɛ́ɛoมันmanงับngápไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iอยู่yùu
The clasp on this bag is broken; it doesn't snap shut properly.
He quickly put the documents in the folder and snapped the cover shut immediately.
กับดักgàp-dàkโบราณboo-raanชิ้นนี้chín-níiถูกtùukออกแบบมาɔ̀ɔk-bɛ̀ɛp-maaให้hâiงับngápลงlongทันทีtan-tiiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaมีmiiสิ่งใดsìng-daiไปbpaiกระทบgrà-tópกลไกgon-gaiของมันkɔ̌ɔng-man
This ancient trap was designed to snap shut immediately when anything touches its mechanism.
3InterjectionB1
snap! (sound)
Onomatopoeia for a quick bite or snapping closure; the sound “ngáp.”
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goals4gateway; means of access (figurative)ปิดbpìtปิดbpìt1[to] close; shut2[to] turn off; switch off3closed; shut; not open4[to] cover; seal5[to] block; conceal; suppress; withholdดังงับdang-ngápดังงับdang-ngáp1famous; popular (informal slang)2loud (informal slang)
I heard the sound of the door closing with a snap!
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กล่องglɔ̀ngพลาสติกpláat-sà-dtìkใบbaiนี้níiปิดbpìtไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iสนิทsà-nìtพอpɔɔออกแรงɔ̀ɔk-rɛɛngกดgòtมันmanก็gɔ̂ปิดbpìtลงlongพร้อมกับprɔ́ɔm-gàpเสียงดังsǐiang-dangงับngáp
This plastic box doesn't close very well; when I pushed it, it shut with a loud 'snap' sound.
เขาkǎoได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsǐiangงับngápของkɔ̌ɔngกับดักหนูgàp-dàk-nǔuแต่dtɛ̀ɛไม่mâiกล้าglâaไปดูbpai-duuว่าwâaมีอะไรmii-à-raiติดอยู่dtìt-yùuข้างในkâang-nai
He heard the 'snap' of the mousetrap but didn't dare to go see what was caught inside.
ในnaiความเงียบสงัดkwaam-ngîiap-sà-ngàtของkɔ̌ɔngคืนkʉʉnนั้นnánเสียงsǐiangจระเข้jɔɔ-rá-kêeฟาดหางfâat-hǎangลงlongน้ำnáamแล้วlɛ́ɛoตามด้วยdtaam-dûuaiเสียงsǐiangงับngápของkɔ̌ɔngกรามgraamอันanทรงพลังsong-pá-langทำให้tam-hâiทุกคนtúk-konขนลุกkǒn-lúk
In the dead of night, the sound of the crocodile slapping its tail on the water followed by the 'snap' of its powerful jaws gave everyone goosebumps.
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 endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
ngáp
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |