งึมงำ
ngʉm-ngamMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] mumble; [to] mutter
to speak in a low, quiet, and unclear way, so that the words are difficult to understand.
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herพูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutงึมงำngʉm-ngamงึมงำngʉm-ngam[to] mumble; [to] mutterอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ฟังไม่ชัดfang-mâi-chátฟังไม่ชัดfang-mâi-chát[to] not hear clearlyเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
What are you mumbling? I can't hear you clearly at all.
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เขาkǎoตอบคำถามdtɔ̀ɔp-kam-tǎamแบบbɛ̀ɛpงึมงำngʉm-ngamฉันchǎnเลยləəiฟังไม่รู้เรื่องfang-mâi-rúu-rʉ̂ʉang
He answered the question with a mumble, so I couldn't understand.
Yesterday, grandpa was mumbling to himself all day.
เวลาway-laaเขาkăoไม่พอใจmâi por jaiเขาkăoมักจะmák jàเดินหนีdern nĕeแล้วก็láeo gâwพูดpôotงึมงำngeum ngamกับgàpตัวเองdtuua engเบาๆbao bao
When he's displeased, he often walks away and mumbles quietly to himself.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is งึมงำ said งึม-งัม?
ngʉm-ngam
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
ngʉm
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 | — | — |