มะเหงก
má-ngèekMeanings
1NounB2
knuckles; fist held for a knuckle rap
a fist held with the knuckles protruding, used to rap someone, especially on the head; also a rap delivered this way
Examples
พี่ชายpêe chaaiพี่ชายpêe chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingเขกkèhkเขกkèhk[to] knock; [to] rapมะเหงกmá-ngèhkมะเหงกmá-ngèhk1knuckles; fist held for a knuckle rap2nothing; a blunt refusalน้องสาวnóng săaoน้องสาวnóng săaoyounger sister; younger female siblingเบาbaoเบาbao1light (not heavy)2soft; quiet (of sound)3gentle; mild; light (degree/force)4easy; light (workload/effort)5[to] urinate (polite euphemism)6[to] lighten; reduce; easeๆ-เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herแกล้งglâengแกล้งglâeng1[to] tease; pick on; bully; prank2[to] pretend; feign; act as if; fake3[to] do on purpose; deliberatelyเอาขนมao kà-nŏmเอาขนมao kà-nŏm[to] take/get snacksไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyซ่อนsônซ่อนsôn1[to] hide [sth]2[to] hide oneself; be hidden3[to] conceal; keep secret
The older brother gave his little sister a gentle knuckle rap because she playfully hid his snacks.
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If you say a swear word again, I will give you a rap on the head.
คุณครูkun-kruuลงโทษlong-tôotนักเรียนnák-riianที่tîiแอบɛ̀ɛpหลับในlàp-naiห้องเรียนhɔ̂ng-riianด้วยdûuaiการgaanเขกkèekมะเหงกmá-ngèekไปbpaiหนึ่งnʉ̀ngทีtii
The teacher punished the student who dozed off in class by giving him a rap on the head with his knuckles.
ตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkเวลาที่way-laa têeพวกเราpûuak raoดื้อdêuuหรือrĕuซนsonคุณตาkun dtaaจะjàเขกkèhkมะเหงกmá-ngèhkสั่งสอนsàng sŏnพวกเราpûuak raoอยู่เสมอyòo sà-mŏer
When we were kids, whenever we were stubborn or naughty, our grandfather would always give us a knuckle rap to teach us a lesson.
2NounC1
nothing; a blunt refusal
used figuratively to mean getting nothing, or being refused, as if the only thing received is a knuckle rap
Examples
หวังว่าwǎng-wâaหวังว่าwǎng-wâa1[to] hope (that)2hopefully; I/we hope (that)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ให้ยืมhâi-yʉʉmให้ยืมhâi-yʉʉm[to] lend; [to] loanเงินngənเงินngən1money2silver (metal)เหรอrə̌əเหรอrə̌ə1really?; is that so?2question particle (casual)ฝันfǎnฝันfǎn1dream (during sleep)2[to] dream (during sleep)3dream; aspiration; fantasy4[to] dream; aspire; fantasizeไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเถอะtə̀เถอะtə̀1suggestion/encouragement particle2prompting/permission particle3resignation/emphasis particleเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8keep on (doing); on and on (V + เอา ๆ)มะเหงกmá-ngèekมะเหงกmá-ngèek1knuckles; fist held for a knuckle rap2nothing; a blunt refusalไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)แทนtɛɛnแทนtɛɛn1instead; rather2[to] replace; substitute for3in place of; on behalf ofละกันlá-ganละกันlá-ganthen; alright then
You hope he'll lend you money? Dream on, take absolutely nothing instead.
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เขาkǎoหวังว่าwǎng-wâaจะได้jà-dâaiรางวัลใหญ่raang-wan-yàiจากjàakการgaanชิงโชคching-chôokแต่dtɛ̀ɛสุดท้ายsùt-táaiก็gɔ̂ได้แต่dâai-dtɛ̀ɛมะเหงกmá-ngèek
He hoped to win a big prize from the sweepstakes, but ended up with absolutely nothing.
นักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangคนkonนั้นnánสัญญาsǎn-yaaว่าwâaจะjàให้เงินสนับสนุนhâi-ngən-sà-nàp-sà-nǔnหมู่mùuบ้านเราbâan-raoแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔได้รับเลือกdâi-ráp-lʉ̂ʉakตั้งdtângชาวบ้านchaao-bâanกลับglàpได้dâaiแค่kɛ̂ɛมะเหงกmá-ngèek
That politician promised to give our village funding, but once elected, the villagers got absolutely nothing.
อย่าyàaไปbpaiคาดหวังkâat-wǎngความช่วยเหลือkwaam-chûuai-lʉ̌ʉaจากjàakคนkonเห็นแก่ตัวhěn-gɛ̀ɛ-dtuuaแบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-nánเลยləəiไปbpaiขอร้องkɔ̌ɔ-rɔ́ɔngแทบตายtɛ̂ɛp-dtaaiสุดท้ายsùt-táaiก็gɔ̂คงkongได้dâaiแค่kɛ̂ɛมะเหงกmá-ngèekกลับมาglàp-maa
Don't expect any help from a selfish person like that; you could beg to death and still end up with nothing in return.
Tones
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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
má
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
มะmáมะmá1come on; please (urge/invite)2hey!; come! (call attention)3fruit-name prefix (bound)come on; please (urge/invite)Part 1
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มะเหงกmá-ngèekมะเหงกmá-ngèekknuckles; fist held for a knuckle rapknuckles; fist held for a knuckle rapWord