น้วย
núuaiMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] cuddle; [to] snuggle up
to cuddle or snuggle up to someone in an affectionate, clingy way
Examples
แมวmɛɛoแมวmɛɛocatของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerน้วยnúuaiน้วยnúuai1[to] cuddle; [to] snuggle up2soft; cuddly; melted with affectionทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoevery morningเวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesตื่นนอนdtʉ̀ʉn-nɔɔnตื่นนอนdtʉ̀ʉn-nɔɔn[to] wake up (stop sleeping)
My cat likes to snuggle up to me every morning when I wake up.
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เวลาwee-laaเมาmaoเธอtəəชอบchɔ̂ɔpเดินไปdəən-bpaiน้วยnúuaiเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanคนkonนู้นnúunคนนี้kon-níiตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtเลยləəi
When she's drunk, she always likes to walk around and cling to her friends.
เด็กdèkคนนี้kon-níiกำลังgam-langน้วยnúuaiคุณแม่kun-mɛ̂ɛเพราะprɔ́อยากyàakให้hâiอุ้มûmไปเดินเล่นbpai-dəən-lên
This child is acting clingy and snuggling up to his mother because he wants to be carried for a walk.
พอpɔɔเห็นhěnเขาkǎoเข้าไปkâo-bpaiน้วยnúuaiแฟนfɛɛnอย่างyàangออดอ้อนɔ̀ɔt-ɔ̂ɔnก็gɔ̂ทำเอาtam-aoคนkonโสดsòotแถวนั้นtɛ̌ɛo-nánอิจฉาìt-chǎaตาร้อนdtaa-rɔ́ɔnกันganหมดmòt
Seeing him affectionately snuggle up to his girlfriend made all the single people around there burn with jealousy.
2AdjectiveC1
soft; cuddly; melted with affection
soft, cuddly, or emotionally melted and weak from cuteness or affection
Examples
เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asลูกหมาlûuk-mǎaลูกหมาlûuk-mǎapuppyตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneแล้วใจlɛ́ɛo-jaiแล้วใจlɛ́ɛo-jai1[to] be satisfied; [to] be content2[to] be relievedน้วยnúuaiน้วยnúuai1[to] cuddle; [to] snuggle up2soft; cuddly; melted with affectionไปหมดbpai-mòtไปหมดbpai-mòt1completely; all gone2entirely; across the boardเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Seeing this puppy makes my heart completely melt.
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ไอดอลai-dɔ̂nยิ้มyímหวานwǎanให้hâiกล้องglɔ̂ngจนjonแฟนคลับfɛɛn-klápใจjaiน้วยnúuaiกันganเป็นแถวbpen-tɛ̌ɛo
The idol smiled so sweetly at the camera that his fans completely melted.
ท่าทางtâa-taangออดอ้อนɔ̀ɔt-ɔ̂ɔnของkɔ̌ɔngแมวmɛɛoตัวนั้นdtuua-nánทำเอาtam-aoทาสtâatแมวmɛɛoอย่างyàangเราraoใจjaiน้วยnúuaiจนjonยอมyɔɔmเปย์bpeeค่าขนมkâa-kà-nǒmให้หมดhâi-mòtกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎo
That cat's affectionate behavior made a cat lover like me completely melt, to the point of spending all my money on its treats.
น้ำเสียงnám sĭiangนุ่มละมุนnûm lá-munของkŏngนักร้องnák róngหนุ่มnùmคนนี้kon néeมีเสน่ห์mee sà-nàyดึงดูดdeung dòotมากพอmâak poที่จะtêe jàทำให้tam hâiคนฟังkon fangรู้สึกrúu-sèukน้วยnúuaiไปตามbpai dtaamๆ-กันgan
This young singer's soft and gentle voice has enough captivating charm to make all the listeners feel emotionally melted.
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
núuai
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 | — | — |