งา
ngaaMeanings
1NounA2
sesame; sesame seed
the sesame plant or its seeds, used as food or for oil.
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Mom adds toasted sesame to the salad to enhance the aroma.
He likes the dipping sauce made with sesame oil because it's fragrant and rich.
ร้านนี้ráan néeใช้cháiเมล็ดmá-létงาngaaคั่วkûuaใหม่màiๆ-โรยหน้าroi nâaบะหมี่bà-mèeทำให้tam hâiรสชาติrót-châatเข้มขึ้นkêm kûen
This shop uses freshly toasted sesame seeds on top of the noodles, which deepens the flavor.
2NounB2
tusk (elephant)
an elephant’s long protruding tooth; a tusk.
Examples
ช้างcháangช้างcháangelephantตัวผู้dtuua-pûuตัวผู้dtuua-pûu1male (animal/plant)2male (connector/plug)ตัวนั้นdtuua-nánตัวนั้นdtuua-nánthat one [animal, item]มีงาmii-ngaaมีงาmii-ngaa1with sesame seeds2having tusks; tuskedยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longerและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)โค้งkóongโค้งkóong1curve; bend2[to] curve; bend; arch3curved; bending; arched4[to] bow (upper body)งามngaamงามngaam1beautiful; lovely2graceful; elegant; proper3[adv] beautifully; nicely
That male elephant has long, gracefully curved tusks.
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พรานpraanเล่าlâoว่าwâaเห็นhěnรอยงาrɔɔi-ngaaขูดkùutต้นไม้dtôn-máaiแสดงว่าsà-dɛɛng-wâaช้างcháangผ่านมาpàan-maa
The hunter said he saw tusk marks scraped on a tree, showing that an elephant had passed by.
นักวิจัยnák-wí-jaiตรวจสภาพdtrùuat-sà-pâapงาngaaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaประเมินbprà-məənอายุaa-yúและlɛ́สุขภาพsùk-kà-pâapของkɔ̌ɔngช้างป่าcháang-bpàa
Researchers examine the tusks to assess the age and health of wild elephants.
พิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panจัดแสดงjàt-sà-dɛɛngงาngaaแกะสลักgɛ̀-sà-làkโบราณboo-raanพร้อมprɔ́ɔmข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunแหล่งที่มาlɛ̀ng-tîi-maaและlɛ́ยุคสมัยyúk-sà-mǎi
The museum exhibits ancient carved tusks with information on their origins and eras.
3NounC1
inward-pointing funnel of a fish trap
an entrance made of inward-pointing bamboo strips in a fish trap, allowing fish to enter but obstructing their escape.
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ตาdtaaตาdtaa1eye2grandfather (maternal)3elderly man; grandpa (informal)4grid square; mesh5turn (in a game)6eye (classifier for small holes/mesh openings)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesซ่อมsɔ̂mซ่อมsɔ̂m[to] repair; fixงาngaaงาngaa1sesame; sesame seed2tusk (elephant)3inward-pointing funnel of a fish trapไซsaiไซsaifish trap; funnel fish trapเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingซี่sîiซี่sîi1tooth (of a comb, zipper, gear, saw, etc.)2spoke (of a wheel)3slat; thin bar; rib (of a structure)ไม้ไผ่máai-pàiไม้ไผ่máai-pài1bamboo (plant)2bamboo (material)หักhàkหักhàk1[to] break; snap2broken; snapped3[to] deduct; withhold4[to] swerve; turn the wheel sharply5[to] bend; fold back6minus; lessไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyหลายlǎaiหลายlǎaimany; severalซี่sîiซี่sîi1tooth (of a comb, zipper, gear, saw, etc.)2spoke (of a wheel)3slat; thin bar; rib (of a structure)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofปลาbplaaปลาbplaa1fish (animal)2fish (as food)3classifier: ตัวหนีnǐiหนีnǐi1[to] flee; run away; escape2[to] avoid; evade; dodge; shirk3[to] elopeออกɔ̀ɔkออกɔ̀ɔk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
Grandpa is repairing the inward-pointing bamboo entrance of the fish trap because several strips have broken, allowing fish to escape.
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งาngaaที่tîiปากbpàakลอบlɔ̂ɔpทำจากtam-jàakตอกdtɔ̀ɔkไม้ไผ่máai-pàiซึ่งsʉ̂ngชี้chíiปลายbplaaiเข้าkâoด้านในdâan-naiปลาbplaaจึงjʉngเข้าไปkâo-bpaiได้dâaiง่ายngâaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛย้อนyɔ́ɔnออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaได้dâaiยากyâak
The entrance funnel of the fish trap is made from thin bamboo strips with their tips pointing inward, so fish can enter easily but have difficulty getting back out.
ช่างchângสานsǎanลอบlɔ̂ɔpต้องdtɔ̂ngกะgàความถี่kwaam-tìiของkɔ̌ɔngซี่sîiงาngaaให้hâiพอดีpɔɔ-diiกับgàpขนาดkà-nàatปลาbplaaที่ต้องการtîi-dtɔ̂ng-gaanจับjàpเพราะprɔ́หากhàakเว้นwénห่างhàangเกินไปgəən-bpaiปลาbplaaก็gɔ̂อาจàatเล็ดลอดlét-lɔ̂ɔtกลับglàpออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaได้dâai
A fish-trap maker must space the bamboo strips of the entrance funnel to suit the size of the target fish; if the gaps are too wide, the fish may slip back out.
หัวใจhǔua-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngไซsaiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiอยู่ที่yùu-tîiตัวเรือนdtuua-rʉʉanเพียงอย่างเดียวpiiang-yàang-diiaoแต่dtɛ̀ɛอยู่ที่yùu-tîiงาngaaซึ่งsʉ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ngยืดหยุ่นyʉ̂ʉt-yùnพอpɔɔให้hâiปลาbplaaดันdanผ่านpàanเข้าไปkâo-bpaiและlɛ́คืนรูปkʉʉn-rûupเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขวางkwǎangไม่ให้mâi-hâiปลาว่ายbplaa-wâaiย้อนyɔ́ɔnออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa
The key to a bamboo fish trap lies not just in its body but also in its entrance funnel, which must flex enough for fish to push through and then spring back to block their escape.
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 syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
ngaa
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 | — | — |