หงอๆ
ngŏr ngŏrMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
submissive; intimidated; meek
appearing or acting in a submissive, intimidated, or meek manner, often out of fear, yielding, or a lack of confidence
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenโดนdohnโดนdohn1[to] hit; make contact with [sb/sth]2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affected4[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)5for a long time (Isan)คุณครูkun kruuคุณครูkun kruu1teacher (polite/honorific)2Teacher (respectful title or address)จับได้jàp dâiจับได้jàp dâi1[to] catch; capture [sb/sth] (successfully)2[to] catch (sb) in the act; discover wrongdoing; find out (a secret)3[to] draw; get (by drawing lots)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeลอกlókลอกlók1[to] peel; flake off2[to] copy; duplicateข้อสอบkôr sòpข้อสอบkôr sòp1exam paper; test paper; set of exam questions2exam question; test itemเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerยืนyeunยืนyeun1[to] stand2standing; upright (posture/position)3fixed; steady; unchanged (figurative)4to be fixed; remain unchanged (figurative)ทำหน้าtam nâaทำหน้าtam nâa1[to] make a face; put on an expression2[to] get a facial / cosmetic work doneหงอๆngŏr ngŏrหงอๆngŏr ngŏr1submissive; intimidated; meek2submissively; meekly
When caught cheating on the exam by the teacher, he stood there with a meek expression.
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สุนัขsù-nákตัวใหญ่dtuua yàiเห่าhàoขู่kòoเสียงดังsĭiang dangจนjonลูกหมาlôok măaตัวเล็กdtuua lékได้แต่dâai dtàeนั่งnângหงอๆngŏr ngŏrไม่mâiกล้าglâaขยับตัวkà-yàp dtuua
The big dog barked threateningly until the little puppy could only sit meekly, not daring to move.
แม้ว่าmáe wâaปกติbpòk-gà-dtìเขาkăoจะเป็นjà bpenคนkonหัวดื้อhŭua dêuuแต่dtàeพอporถูกtòokภรรยาpan-rá-yaaดุdùเขาkăoกลับglàpนั่งnângฟังfangแบบbàepหงอๆngŏr ngŏr
Even though he is normally a stubborn person, when scolded by his wife, he sits and listens meekly.
พนักงานใหม่pá-nák-ngaan màiนั่งnângฟังfangคำตำหนิkam dtam-nìจากjàakหัวหน้าhŭua nâaด้วยdûuayท่าทีtâa-teeหงอๆngŏr ngŏrเพราะpráwไม่mâiกล้าglâaโต้เถียงdtôh tĭiang
The new employee sat and listened to the reprimand from the boss with an intimidated demeanor because he didn't dare to argue.
2AdverbB2
submissively; meekly
behaving or moving in a cowering, yielding, or submissive way
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenโดนdohnโดนdohn1[to] hit; make contact with [sb/sth]2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affected4[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)5for a long time (Isan)เจ้านายjâo naaiเจ้านายjâo naai1boss; employer; superior2master; owner (of servant or animal)3royalty; member of a royal familyด่าdàaด่าdàa1[to] scold; reprimand2[to] insult; curse atเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningหงอๆngŏr ngŏrหงอๆngŏr ngŏr1submissive; intimidated; meek2submissively; meeklyกลับไปglàp bpaiกลับไปglàp bpai1[to] go back; return (there)2back (directional, after verbs)3[to] revert; return to a previous state/activityที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerโต๊ะทำงานdtó tam ngaanโต๊ะทำงานdtó tam ngaanwork desk; office desk
After being scolded by the boss, he walked submissively back to his desk.
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หมาmăaตัวนั้นdtuua nánเดินdernหงอๆngŏr ngŏrเข้ามาkâo maaหาhăaเจ้าของjâo kŏngเพราะpráwรู้rúuว่าwâaทำผิดtam pìt
That dog walked cowering towards its owner because it knew it had done something wrong.
ไม่รู้mâi rúuทำไมtam maiเวลาway-laaเจอjerพ่อตาpôr dtaaเขาkăoถึงtĕungต้องdtôngทำท่าtam tâaทีteeหงอๆngŏr ngŏrยอมตามyom dtaamใจjaiทุกอย่างtúk yàang
I don't know why whenever he meets his father-in-law, he has to act submissively and give in to everything.
เธอterไม่ได้mâi dâaiผิดpìtอะไรà-raiเลยloieไม่mâiเห็นhĕnจำเป็นต้องjam bpen dtôngนั่งnângหงอๆngŏr ngŏrปล่อยให้bplòi hâiคนอื่นkon èunเอาเปรียบao bprìiapแบบนั้นbàep nán
You didn't do anything wrong; there's no need to sit there cowering and let others take advantage of you like that.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is หงอๆ said หงอ-หงอ?
ngŏr ngŏr
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
ngŏr
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |