งุงิ
ngú-ngíMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
cutesy; playfully cute
cute, playful, or childishly charming in a deliberately endearing way; often used in Thai internet slang
Examples
ตุ๊กตาdtúk-gà-dtaaตุ๊กตาdtúk-gà-dtaa1doll; figurine2dummy; puppet; provisional model (figurative)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneน่ารักnâa-rákน่ารักnâa-rák1cute; adorable; lovely2sweet; kind; likable (personality/behavior)งุงิngú-ngíงุงิngú-ngícutesy; playfully cuteมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offกลับบ้านglàp-bâanกลับบ้านglàp-bâan[to] go (back) home; return home
This doll is so cute and charming. I want to buy it and take it home.
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เธอtəəชอบchɔ̂ɔpส่งsòngสติกเกอร์sà-dtík-gə̂əงุงิngú-ngíมาmaaให้hâiฉันchǎnทางtaangไลน์laaiทุกเช้าtúk-cháao
She likes sending me cute and playful stickers on LINE every morning.
ลูกแมวlûuk-mɛɛoตัวdtuuaนี้níiน่ารักnâa-rákงุงิngú-ngíมากmâakใครkraiเห็นhěnก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngตกหลุมรักdtòk-lǔm-rák
This kitten is so cute and endearing; anyone who sees it will fall in love.
วัยรุ่นwai-rûnมักจะmák-jàใช้cháiคำว่าkam-wâaงุงิngú-ngíในnaiโซเชียลมีเดียsoo-chiian-mii-diiaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มpə̂əmความน่ารักkwaam-nâa-rákและlɛ́ลดlótความตึงเครียดkwaam-dtʉng-krîiatของkɔ̌ɔngประโยคbprà-yòok
Teenagers often use the word 'ngu-ngi' on social media to add cuteness and reduce the tension of the sentence.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
ngú
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 | — | — |