หงาย
ngǎaiMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] turn face-up; flip upward
to turn something so that its front or upper side faces upward; to flip to a face-up position
Examples
ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]หงายngǎaiหงายngǎai1[to] turn face-up; flip upward2face-up; upward-facingหน้าปัดnâa-bpàtหน้าปัดnâa-bpàt1watch/clock face2dial; gauge faceนาฬิกาnaa-lí-gaaนาฬิกาnaa-lí-gaa1clock; watch2o'clock; time of day3classifier: เรือนขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-countryหน่อยnɔ̀iหน่อยnɔ̀i1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)
Please turn the watch face upward.
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He flipped the bottle cap face-up to show the production date.
Mom told me to turn the plate face-up so the table won't get dirty.
ช่างภาพchâng-pâapหงายngǎaiสมาร์ตโฟนsà-màat-foonแล้วlɛ́ɛoวางwaangบนbonขาตั้งkǎa-dtângเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaถ่ายtàaiวิดีโอwí-dii-ooด้านหน้าdâan-nâa
The photographer turned the smartphone face-up and put it on a tripod to film the front.
2AdjectiveA2
face-up; upward-facing
in a position with the front or upper side facing upward
Examples
เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herนอนหงายnon ngăaiนอนหงายnon ngăai[to] lie on one's back; lie face upดูdooดูdoo1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneเพดานpay-daanเพดานpay-daan1ceiling2upper limit; cap; ceilingเงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; stop respondingๆ-
She lies on her back quietly looking at the ceiling.
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When the rain stopped, I left the plate face-up on the balcony to dry.
The nurse asked the patient to lie face-up to examine the abdomen.
แมวmɛɛoชอบchɔ̂ɔpนอนหงายnɔɔn-ngǎaiเวลาwee-laaสบายใจsà-baai-jaiแสดงว่าsà-dɛɛng-wâaมันmanไว้ใจwái-jaiเจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔng
Cats like to lie on their backs when they feel comfortable, showing they trust their owners.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
ngǎai
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 | — | — |