งุบ
ngúpMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] nod off; [to] bob the head sleepily
to let the head drop and rise, especially when sleepy or dozing
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillง่วงนอนngûuang-nɔɔnง่วงนอนngûuang-nɔɔn1sleepy; drowsy2[to] feel sleepyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)หัวhǔuaหัวhǔua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins6header; title; headline7beginning; initial part8[to] laugh (Isan; archaic in standard Thai)งุบngúpงุบngúp1[to] nod off; [to] bob the head sleepily2with a sleepy nodding motionอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainหน้าจอคอมพิวเตอร์nâa-jɔɔ-kɔm-piu-dtə̂əหน้าจอคอมพิวเตอร์nâa-jɔɔ-kɔm-piu-dtə̂əcomputer screen
He was so sleepy that he sat with his head nodding in front of the computer screen.
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ถ้าtâaนักเรียนnák-riianเริ่มrə̂əmงุบngúpในnaiห้องเรียนhɔ̂ng-riianครูkruuจะjàอนุญาตให้à-nú-yâat-hâiเดินไปdəən-bpaiล้างหน้าláang-nâaได้dâai
The large elephant walked slowly along the forest path with its head nodding.
ระหว่างrá-wàangการประชุมgaan bprà-chumที่têeยาวนานyaao naanหลายคนlăai konทนtonความเหนื่อยล้าkwaam nèuay láaไม่ไหวmâi wăiจนjonนั่งnângหัวhŭuaงุบngúpไปbpaiตามๆdtaam dtaamกันgan
During the long meeting, many people couldn't withstand the fatigue and sat with their heads nodding one after another.
คนขับรถบรรทุกkon-kàp-rót-ban-túkพยายามpá-yaa-yaamฝืนfʉ̌ʉnลืมตาlʉʉm-dtaaแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ยังyangเผลอหลับplə̌ə-làpหัวhǔuaงุบngúpเป็นระยะbpen-rá-yáซึ่งsʉ̂ngอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiเกิดอุบัติเหตุgə̀ət-ù-bàt-dtì-hèetได้dâai
The truck driver tried to force his eyes open but still accidentally fell asleep with his head nodding periodically, which could cause an accident.
2AdverbB2
with a sleepy nodding motion
with the head dropping and rising, especially because of sleepiness
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ดูทีวีduu-tii-wiiดูทีวีduu-tii-wii[to] watch TVไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerสักพักsàk-pákสักพักsàk-pák1for a while; for a bit2a while; a short time3after a while; in a little whileก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerสัปหงกsàp-bpà-ngòkสัปหงกsàp-bpà-ngòk[to] doze off; nod offงุบngúpงุบngúp1[to] nod off; [to] bob the head sleepily2with a sleepy nodding motionอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)โซฟาsoo-faaโซฟาsoo-faasofa; couch
Grandma watched TV for a while and then fell asleep nodding on the sofa.
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เขาkǎoทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàkจนjonเหนื่อยล้าnʉ̀ʉai-láaและlɛ́เผลอหลับplə̌ə-làpคอkɔɔพับpápงุบngúpคาkaaโต๊ะทำงานdtó-tam-ngaan
He worked so hard that he was exhausted and accidentally fell asleep with his head nodding off at his desk.
ผู้โดยสารpôo dohy-săanในรถnai rótตู้dtôoต่างdtàangพากันpaa ganนั่งnângสัปหงกsàp-bpà-ngòkงุบngúpๆ-ตลอดการเดินทางdtà-lòt gaan dern taangที่têeแสนsăenยาวนานyaao naan
The passengers in the van all sat nodding off to sleep throughout the incredibly long journey.
อาการaa-gaanง่วงซึมngûuang-sʉmจากjàakยาแก้แพ้yaa-gɛ̂ɛ-pɛ́ɛทำให้tam-hâiฉันchǎnนั่งnângสัปหงกsàp-bpà-ngòkงุบngúpจนjonไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatมีสมาธิmii-sà-maa-tíกับgàpการเรียนgaan-riianได้dâai
The drowsiness from the antihistamine made me sit nodding off, unable to concentrate on studying.
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 endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
ngúp
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 | — | — |