งิ้ง
ngíngMeaning
1InterjectionB2
whimper; whine
a written sound for a high, soft whine or whimper, such as the sound a puppy makes
Examples
ลูกหมาlôok măaลูกหมาlôok măapuppyนั่งมองnâng mongนั่งมองnâng mong[to] sit and look; [to] sit and watchฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)กินข้าวgin kâaoกินข้าวgin kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ร้องróngร้องróng1[to] cry; weep2[to] sing3[to] shout; call out4[to] complain; lodge a complaintงิ้งngíngงิ้งngíngwhimper; whineๆ-เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; too
The puppy sat watching me eat and whined "nging nging" because it wanted to eat too.
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พอpɔɔได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงฟ้าร้องsǐiang-fáa-rɔ́ɔngหมาmǎaของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnก็gɔ̂วิ่งwîngไปbpaiซ่อนsɔ̂ɔnใต้dtâaiโต๊ะdtóแล้วlɛ́ɛoส่งเสียงร้องsòng-sǐiang-rɔ́ɔngงิ้งngíng
As soon as it heard the thunder, my dog ran to hide under the table and let out a "nging" whimper.
ทุกครั้งที่túk kráng têeฉันchănหยิบyìpกุญแจรถgun-jae rótเตรียมdtriiamจะjàออกจากบ้านòk jàak bâanสุนัขsù-nákของฉันkŏng chănจะjàเดินตามdern dtaamมาmaaส่งเสียงร้องsòng-sĭiang róngงิ้งngíngๆ-ด้วยdûuayความkwaamออดอ้อนòt-ôn
Every time I grab my car keys getting ready to leave the house, my dog follows me and whines "nging nging" pleadingly.
เวลาที่way-laa têeเจ้าของjâo kŏngไม่อยู่mâi yòoบ้านbâanลูกสุนัขlôok sù-nákมักจะmák jàไปbpaiนอนnonเฝ้าfâoหน้าประตูnâa bprà-dtooและláeร้องróngงิ้งngíngๆ-ด้วยdûuayความเศร้าkwaam sâo
When the owner is not home, the puppy often goes to sleep guarding the door and whines "nging nging" out of sadness.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
ngíng
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |