ง่อย
ngɔ̂ɔiMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
paralyzed; crippled (potentially offensive)
Having lost the use of one or more limbs; potentially offensive when used to label a person.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillประสบbprà-sòpประสบbprà-sòp[to] experience; encounterอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetaccident; mishapจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofขาkǎaขาkǎa1leg (body part)2leg/foot (of furniture or object)3polite calling or answering particle (female speech)4classifier: legs (of animals/objects)5enthusiast; regular; participantข้างkâangข้างkâang1side; flank2beside; next to; by3side; party (in a dispute or game)4side; lateral (modifier)หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostกลายเป็นglaai-bpenกลายเป็นglaai-bpen1[to] become; turn into [sth]2[to] turn out (to be) [sth/that]ง่อยngɔ̂ɔiง่อยngɔ̂ɔi1paralyzed; crippled (potentially offensive)2lame; bad; uncool (slang)
He had an accident that caused one of his legs to become paralyzed.
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สมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnคนkonที่tîiเป็นbpenโปลิโอbpoo-lí-ooแล้วlɛ́ɛoขาkǎaพิการpí-gaanมักจะmák-jàถูกเรียกว่าtùuk-rîiak-wâaเป็นbpenง่อยngɔ̂ɔi
In the past, people who had polio and became disabled in the legs were often called 'crippled'.
การใช้คำgaan-chái-kamว่าwâaง่อยngɔ̂ɔiกับgàpผู้พิการpûu-pí-gaanถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenการดูถูกgaan-duu-tùukและlɛ́ไม่mâiให้เกียรติhâi-gìiatอย่างยิ่งyàang-yîng
Using the word 'ngoi' towards a person with disabilities is considered extremely insulting and disrespectful.
ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛร่างกายrâang-gaaiเขาkǎoจะjàเกือบgʉ̀ʉapเป็นbpenง่อยngɔ̂ɔiจากjàakอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetแต่dtɛ̀ɛกำลังใจgam-lang-jaiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoยังคงyang-kongสู้ไม่ถอยsûu-mâi-tɔ̌ɔi
Even though his body was nearly paralyzed from the accident, his spirit never gave up.
2AdjectiveB1
lame; bad; uncool (slang)
(slang, informal) of poor quality; uncool or ineffective.
Examples
ปาร์ตี้bpaa-dtîiปาร์ตี้bpaa-dtîi1party (social event)2[to] partyนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ง่อยngɔ̂ɔiง่อยngɔ̂ɔi1paralyzed; crippled (potentially offensive)2lame; bad; uncool (slang)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forกลับบ้านglàp-bâanกลับบ้านglàp-bâan[to] go (back) home; return homeแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
This party is so lame. I want to go home already.
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His joke was so lame; not a single person laughed.
Why is the internet system here so ineffective?
แผนการตลาดpɛ̌ɛn-gaan-dtà-làatที่tîiเสนอsà-nə̌əดูduuง่อยngɔ̂ɔiและlɛ́ไม่น่าจะmâi-nâa-jàดึงดูดdʉng-dùutลูกค้าlûuk-káaได้dâai
The proposed marketing plan seems uncool and is unlikely to attract customers.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
ngɔ̂ɔi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |