หงัก
ngàkMeanings
1AdverbB2
trembling; shaking
trembling or shaking slightly, especially of the head or body due to old age or weakness
Examples
คุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanแก่gàeแก่gàe1old (age)2to; toward (recipient/affected party)3dark (color); strong (drink)4mature; fully grown; old (plant parts or produce)5for; with regard toมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningมือmeuuมือmeuu1hand2skill; level; expertise3classifier: players in certain gambling games4doer; agent5round; turn (card games)และláeและláeand (coordinating)หัวhŭuaหัวhŭua1head (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)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsท่านtâanท่านtâan1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)สั่นsànสั่นsàn1[to] shake; tremble; vibrate2shaky; trembling3to shake [sth]หงักngàkหงักngàk1trembling; shaking2noddingๆ-ตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laaตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laaall the time; constantly
Grandma is very old; when she walks, her hands and head shake tremblingly all the time.
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หมาmǎaแก่gɛ̀ɛตัวนั้นdtuua-nánนอนnɔɔnสั่นsànหงักngàkอยู่ใต้yùu-dtâaiโต๊ะdtóเพราะprɔ́ความหนาวkwaam-nǎaoและlɛ́ไม่มีmâi-miiแรงrɛɛng
That old dog is lying there shaking tremblingly under the table due to the cold and weakness.
ผู้ป่วยpûu bpùuaiโรคพาร์กินสันrôhk paa-gin-sănมักจะmák jàมีmeeอาการaa-gaanมือmeuuและláeคางkaangสั่นsànหงักngàkๆ-ซึ่งsêungเป็นผลมาจากbpen pŏn maa jàakความเสื่อมkwaam sèuumของkŏngระบบประสาทrá-bòp bprà-sàat
Parkinson's patients often have trembling hands and chins, which is a result of nervous system degeneration.
ร่างกายrâang gaaiที่têeผ่ายผอมpàai pŏmและláeสั่นsànหงักngàkๆ-ของkŏngชายชราchaai chá-raaบ่งบอกถึงbòng bòk tĕungวัยwaiที่têeล่วงเลยlûuang loeiและláeความkwaamร่วงโรยrûuang roiของkŏngสังขารsăng-kăanอย่างชัดเจนyàang chát jayn
The emaciated and tremblingly shaking body of the old man clearly indicates his advanced age and the decay of his physical form.
2AdverbB2
nodding
nodding slowly or repeatedly
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพยักหน้าpá-yák nâaพยักหน้าpá-yák nâa[to] nod (one's head)หงักngàkหงักngàk1trembling; shaking2noddingๆ-เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofแสดงว่าsà-daeng wâaแสดงว่าsà-daeng wâa1which means (that); so2[to] show/indicate thatเข้าใจkâo jaiเข้าใจkâo jai1[to] understand; grasp2[to] assume; take sth to be true3[to be] understanding (of [sb])ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk about
He nodded repeatedly to show that he understood what I said.
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The boy nodded slowly when his mother asked if he was hungry.
หัวหน้าhŭua nâaพยักหน้าpá-yák nâaหงักngàkๆ-เป็นbpenเชิงรับcherng rápรู้rúuหลังจากlăng jàakฟังfangรายงานraai-ngaanจบjòp
The boss nodded slowly in acknowledgment after listening to the report.
ลูกค้าlûuk-káaรายraaiนั้นnánไม่ได้mâi dâaiพูดpôotอะไรà-raiเขาkăoเพียงแค่piiang kâeพยักหน้าpá-yák nâaหงักngàkๆ-เป็นbpenการgaanตกลงdtòk longรับrápข้อเสนอราคาkôr sà-nĕr raa-kaaนี้née
That customer didn't say anything; he just nodded slowly in agreement to the proposed price.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ง puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
ngàk
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |