หงาว
ngǎaoMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
lonely (slang)
lonely; lonesome (used as a playful or cute internet slang variant of the word เหงาเหงาngǎo1lonely; lonesome2desolate; quiet; empty (of place/time))
Examples
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivatedเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)หงาวngǎaoหงาวngǎao1lonely (slang)2meow; yowlจังjangจังjangso; very (degree intensifier, postposed)
No one is home tonight; I feel so lonely.
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ฝนตกfǒn-dtòkบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiทำให้tam-hâiคนkonโสดsòotอย่างyàangฉันchǎnหงาวngǎaoกว่าgwàaเดิมdəəmอีกìik
Raining with this kind of atmosphere makes a single person like me even more lonesome.
Whenever it gets late at night, the feeling of loneliness always acts up.
ถึงแม้tĕung máeในnaiโซเชียลso-chîianจะมีjà meeเพื่อนคุยpêuuan kuiมากมายmâak maaiแต่dtàeลึกๆléuk léukแล้วláeoเธอterก็gâwยังyangบ่นbònว่าwâaหงาวngăaoอยู่ดีyòo dee
Even though she has many friends to talk to on social media, deep down she still complains about being lonely.
2InterjectionB2
meow; yowl
a written sound for a cat crying, meowing, or howling
Examples
เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightแมวmaeoแมวmaeocatที่ไหนtêe năiที่ไหนtêe năi1where?2wherever (with ก็)3no way!; not at all (colloq.)ไม่รู้mâi rúuไม่รู้mâi rúu1[to] not know; be unaware (of); be uncertain2I don't know.มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerร้องróngร้องróng1[to] cry; weep2[to] sing3[to] shout; call out4[to] complain; lodge a complaintหงาวngăaoหงาวngăao1lonely (slang)2meow; yowlๆ-อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainหลังบ้านlăng bâanหลังบ้านlăng bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)4back office; behind-the-scenes operationsจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)นอนnonนอนnon1[to] sleep2[to] lie down; recline3reclining; lying down
Last night some unknown cat came crying 'meow' behind the house until I couldn't sleep.
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พอถึงpɔɔ-tʉ̌ngฤดูผสมพันธุ์rʉ́-duu-pà-sǒm-panแมวmɛɛoจรจัดjɔɔn-jàtแถวนี้tɛ̌ɛo-níiก็gɔ̂จะjàส่งเสียงsòng-sǐiangหงาวngǎaoดังมากdang-mâak
When mating season arrives, the stray cats around here will make very loud howling sounds.
เสียงร้องsǐiang-rɔ́ɔngหงาวngǎaoของkɔ̌ɔngแมวmɛɛoในnaiยามวิกาลyaam-wí-gaanสร้างsâangความรำคาญkwaam-ram-kaanให้กับhâi-gàpผู้พักอาศัยpûu-pák-aa-sǎiในnaiอพาร์ตเมนต์à-pâat-meenอย่างมากyàang-mâak
The howling sound of cats in the dead of night causes great annoyance to the apartment residents.
ท่ามกลางtâam glaangความเงียบสงัดkwaam ngîiap sà-ngàtของkŏngหมู่บ้านmòo bâanเสียงsĭiangแมวmaeoร้องróngหงาวngăaoๆ-ก็gâwดังdangแว่วมาwâew maaตามdtaamสายลมsăai lom
Amidst the dead silence of the village, the sound of cats howling drifted along with the wind.
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 -ว, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
ngǎao
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 | — | — |