หงืด
ngʉ̀ʉtMeanings
1AdverbB2
whimper; soft crying sound
a soft whimpering or crying sound, often written repeatedly as หงืดหงืดngʉ̀ʉt1whimper; soft crying sound2feeling down; moody; sulky3[to] be amazed; [to] be baffled ๆ
Examples
ลูกหมาlôok măaลูกหมาlôok măapuppyตัวนั้นdtuua nánตัวนั้นdtuua nánthat one [animal, item]ร้องróngร้องróng1[to] cry; weep2[to] sing3[to] shout; call out4[to] complain; lodge a complaintหงืดngèutหงืดngèut1whimper; soft crying sound2feeling down; moody; sulky3[to] be amazed; [to] be baffledๆ-เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingหิวข้าวhĭu kâaoหิวข้าวhĭu kâaohungry; wanting a meal
That puppy is whimpering softly because it's hungry.
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My little sister got scolded by our mom, so she is sitting in the corner of the room whimpering.
พอporรู้rúuว่าwâaไม่ได้mâi dâaiไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoเด็กน้อยdèk nôiก็gâwเริ่มrêrmส่งเสียงร้องsòng-sĭiang róngหงืดngèutๆ-ด้วยdûuayความkwaamขัดใจkàt jai
Upon realizing he wasn't going on the trip, the little child started making a soft whimpering sound in frustration.
หมาmăaที่บ้านtêe bâanชอบchôpมาmaaร้องróngหงืดngèutๆ-อ้อนônขอkŏrขนมkà-nŏmกินginตอนดึกdton dèukเสมอsà-mĕr
The dog at home always likes to come and whimper softly to beg for late-night snacks.
2AdjectiveC1
feeling down; moody; sulky
feeling down, moody, or sulky (often used as slang to express a slightly negative, depressed, or frustrated mood)
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฝนตกfǒn-dtòkฝนตกfǒn-dtòkit is raining; [to] rainทั้งวันtáng-wanทั้งวันtáng-wanall day; the whole dayออกɔ̀ɔkออกɔ̀ɔk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)ไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitไม่ได้mâi-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)รู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)หงืดngʉ̀ʉtหงืดngʉ̀ʉt1whimper; soft crying sound2feeling down; moody; sulky3[to] be amazed; [to] be baffledมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
It's been raining all day and I can't go out to hang out. I feel really down.
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พอpɔɔเห็นhěnคะแนนสอบká-nɛɛn-sɔ̀ɔpออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaน้อยกว่าnɔ́ɔi-gwàaที่tîiคิดkítทำเอาtam-aoผมpǒmหงืดngʉ̀ʉtไปbpaiทั้งวันtáng-wanเลยləəi
Seeing my test score come out lower than expected made me feel moody all day.
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiงานเยอะngaan-yə́จนjonไม่มีmâi-miiเวลาพักผ่อนwee-laa-pák-pɔ̀ɔnอาการaa-gaanหงืดngʉ̀ʉtเริ่มrə̂əmกำเริบgam-rə̂əpจนjonไม่mâiอยากจะyàak-jàคุยkuiกับgàpใครkrai
I have so much work lately that I have no time to rest; my sulky mood is flaring up to the point where I don't want to talk to anyone.
โดนdoonเทแบบtee-bɛ̀ɛpไม่ทันmâi-tanตั้งตัวdtâng-dtuuaแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiเป็นใครbpen-kraiก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kหงืดngʉ̀ʉtเป็นธรรมดาbpen-tam-má-daaแหละlɛ̀แกgɛɛ
Being dumped out of the blue like this, it's completely normal for anyone to feel down, man.
3VerbC1
[to] be amazed; [to] be baffled
to be amazed, baffled, or dumbfounded (often used as a variant spelling or pronunciation of the Isan dialect word 'หงึด')
Examples
เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asพฤติกรรมprút-dtì-gamพฤติกรรมprút-dtì-gambehavior; conductแปลกbplàekแปลกbplàek1strange; unusual; odd2unfamiliar; novel; exoticๆ-ของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ล่ะlâล่ะlâ1topic/contrast particle; question tag2sentence-final particle (casual emphasis)หงืดngèutหงืดngèut1whimper; soft crying sound2feeling down; moody; sulky3[to] be amazed; [to] be baffledจริงjingจริงjing1true; real; genuine2really; truly; indeed3intensifier particle (final)4truth; reality (rare as noun)ๆ-
Seeing his weird behavior, I'm truly baffled.
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ไม่mâiคิดkítเลยləəiว่าwâaเขาkǎoจะjàกล้าglâaทำเรื่องtam-rʉ̂ʉangแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiได้dâaiฟังfangแล้วlɛ́ɛoหงืดngʉ̀ʉtหลายlǎai
I never thought he would dare do something like this. Hearing about it makes me so dumbfounded.
เจอjerข้ออ้างkôr âangสารพัดsăa-rá-pátที่têeเขาkăoยกมาyók maaอธิบายความà-tí-baai kwaamผิดpìtตัวเองdtuua engเล่นเอาlên aoคนฟังkon fangถึงกับtĕung gàpหงืดngèutไปbpaiตามๆdtaam dtaamกันgan
Encountering the myriad of excuses he brought up to explain his faults left the listeners completely baffled.
บางทีbaang-tiiก็gɔ̂หงืดngʉ̀ʉtกับgàpระบบrá-bòpการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaanที่นี่tîi-nîiนะnáเปลี่ยนbplìianกฎgòtไปมาbpai-maaจนjonพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanตามไม่ทันdtaam-mâi-tanแล้วlɛ́ɛo
Sometimes I'm just astounded by the work system here; they change the rules back and forth until the employees can't keep up.
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 -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
ngʉ̀ʉt
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 | — | — |