หงิกๆ
ngìk-ngìkMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
curled; bent; frizzy
curled, bent, twisted, or frizzy (often used to describe hair, fingers, or leaves)
Examples
ปลายผมbplaai pŏmปลายผมbplaai pŏmtip of the hair; hair endของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herช็อตchótช็อตchót1shot (small drink)2shot (film; video)3shot (photo)4[to] short-circuit; be shorted5shorted; electrically dead6short of cash; temporarily broke (colloq.)7classifier: shotจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofหงิกๆngìk-ngìkหงิกๆngìk-ngìk1curled; bent; frizzy2twitching; convulsingเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3[to] experience; go through4past; via; throughการทำสีgaan tam sĕeการทำสีgaan tam sĕecoloring; painting; dyeingมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerอย่างหนักyàang nàkอย่างหนักyàang nàkheavily; severely; seriously; intensely
The ends of her hair are fried and frizzy because of heavy coloring.
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The leaves of the chili plant are curled and twisted; I suspect they are being eaten by insects.
This piece of paper got wet until its edges are all curled and wrinkled.
When the plastic bottle was held over the fire, it melted until it became curled and twisted.
2AdverbC1
twitching; convulsing
in a twitching, convulsing, or spasmodic manner (often describing a physical reaction or cramp)
Examples
แมลงสาบmá-laeng sàapแมลงสาบmá-laeng sàapcockroachที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerโดนdohnโดนdohn1[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)ฉีดchèetฉีดchèet1[to] inject2[to] spray; squirt; injectยาฆ่าแมลงyaa kâa má-laengยาฆ่าแมลงyaa kâa má-laenginsecticideนอนดิ้นnon dînนอนดิ้นnon dîn[to] toss and turn in one's sleepกระตุกgrà-dtùkกระตุกgrà-dtùk1[to] twitch; jerk2[to] stutter; lag; freeze (media/device)3[to] tug; give a quick pull4a twitch; a spasmหงิกๆngìk-ngìkหงิกๆngìk-ngìk1curled; bent; frizzy2twitching; convulsingอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)พื้นpéunพื้นpéun1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3plain; unpatterned4basis; level; background (figurative)5background (color/pattern)
The cockroach sprayed with insecticide lay twitching spasmodically on the floor.
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เขาkăoถูกtòokไฟดูดfai dòotจนjonล้มลงlóm longไปbpaiนอนnonชักกระตุกchák grà-dtùkหงิกๆngìk-ngìkอยู่yòoบนbonพื้นpéun
He was electrocuted and fell to the floor, twitching and convulsing.
สุนัขsù-nákที่têeโดนdohnวางยาwaang yaaมีmeeอาการaa-gaanน้ำลายnáam laaiฟูมfoomปากbpàakและláeนอนnonชักกระตุกchák grà-dtùkหงิกๆngìk-ngìkอย่างyàangน่าสงสารnâa sŏng-săan
The poisoned dog was foaming at the mouth and lying there twitching spasmodically in a pitiful manner.
ผู้ป่วยpûu bpùuaiที่têeได้รับdâi rápสารพิษsăan pítชนิดchá-nítนี้néeจะมีjà meeอาการaa-gaanกล้ามเนื้อglâam néuuaหดรัดตัวhòt rát dtuuaรุนแรงrun-raengและláeชักกระตุกchák grà-dtùkหงิกๆngìk-ngìkก่อนจะgòn jàหมดสติmòt sà-dtìไปbpai
Patients exposed to this toxin will experience severe muscle contractions and spasmodic twitching before losing consciousness.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is หงิกๆ said หงิก-หงิก?
ngìk-ngìk
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 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
ngìk
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 | — | — |