งัว

nguua

Meaning

1NounA1

cow; cattle (regional or archaic)

A regional or archaic word for cattle or an individual cow, bull, or ox; a form of วัววัวwuuacow; cattle used especially in Northern and Northeastern Thai.

Examples

พ่อเลี้ยงpɔ̂ɔ-líiangพ่อเลี้ยงpɔ̂ɔ-líiang1stepfather2wealthy local patron (Northern Thai)งัวnguuaงัวnguuacow; cattle (regional or archaic)สามตัวsǎam-dtuuaสามตัวsǎam-dtuua1three (with classifier ตัว)2three-digit lottery number
Dad raises three cows.
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งัวnguuaตัวdtuuaนี้níiกินginหญ้าyâa
This cow eats grass.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanพ่อpɔ̂ɔพาpaaงัวnguuaไปbpaiกินginหญ้าyâaที่tîiทุ่งนาtûng-naa
Yesterday, Dad took the cows to graze in the rice fields.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiฉันchǎnจะjàช่วยchûuaiปู่bpùuต้อนdtɔ̂ɔnงัวnguuaเข้าkâoคอกkɔ̂ɔk
Tomorrow, I'll help Grandpa herd the cows into the pen.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

nguua

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

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