หง่ำ
ngàmMeanings
1InterjectionB1
chomp; nom
used to express the sound of biting, snapping, or chewing
Examples
หมาmăaหมาmăa1dog2dog (insult)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)ขนมkà-nŏmขนมkà-nŏmsnack; sweet; dessertดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeหง่ำngàmหง่ำngàm1chomp; nom2[to] bite; [to] snap atๆ-สงสัยsŏng săiสงสัยsŏng săi1[to] doubt; be uncertain2[to] suspect3I wonder…; perhaps (colloq.)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)หิวhĭuหิวhĭu1hungry2[to] be hungry; feel hungryมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
My dog is eating the snack with a 'ngam ngam' sound; it must be very hungry.
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เด็กน้อยdèk-nɔ́ɔiอ้าปากâa-bpàakกว้างgwâangแล้วlɛ́ɛoกัดgàtแอปเปิลɛ́p-bpə̂nคำโตkam-dtooเสียงดังsǐiang-dangหง่ำngàm
The little child opened his mouth wide and took a big bite of the apple with a 'ngam' sound.
พอporเอาaoอาหารaa-hăanเปียกbpìiakวางwaangปุ๊บbpúpแมวmaeoก็gâwกินginดังdangหง่ำngàmๆ-อย่างyàangเอร็ดอร่อยà-rèt à-ròi
As soon as I put the wet food down, the cat ate it with a 'ngam ngam' sound deliciously.
เขาkăoหิวจัดhĭu jàtจนjonตักข้าวdtàk kâaoคำโตkam dtohเข้าปากkâo bpàakแล้วláeoเคี้ยวkíaoดังdangหง่ำngàmๆ-อย่างyàangเอร็ดอร่อยà-rèt à-ròi
He was so hungry that he shoveled a big bite of rice into his mouth and chewed with a loud 'ngam ngam' sound deliciously.
2VerbB2
[to] bite; [to] snap at
to bite or snap at something quickly
Examples
ระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2watch out!; caution!3[to] watch out for; guard againstนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleอย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8keep on (doing); on and on (V + เอา ๆ)มือmʉʉมือmʉʉ1hand2skill; level; expertise3classifier: players in certain gambling games4doer; agent5round; turn (card games)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyจับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] perch (of a bird)6[to] detect; pick up; sense7[to] attack; come on (of fever)8[to] settle on; stick to a surfaceหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of year7topping (food)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)เดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …หมาmǎaหมาmǎa1dog2dog (insult)ตัวนั้นdtuua-nánตัวนั้นdtuua-nánthat one [animal, item]ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerหง่ำngàmหง่ำngàm1chomp; nom2[to] bite; [to] snap atมือmʉʉมือmʉʉ1hand2skill; level; expertise3classifier: players in certain gambling games4doer; agent5round; turn (card games)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8keep on (doing); on and on (V + เอา ๆ)หรอกrɔ̀kหรอกrɔ̀k1emphatic denial (actually not; certainly not)2assurance/softener particle (explanatory tone)
Be careful, don't touch its face, or that dog will snap at your hand.
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พอpɔɔยื่นyʉ̂ʉnนิ้วníuเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiกรงgrongนกแก้วnók-gɛ̂ɛoก็gɔ̂พุ่งpûngเข้ามาkâo-maaหง่ำngàmนิ้วníuฉันchǎnทันทีtan-tii
When I reached my finger into the cage, the parrot immediately lunged and snapped at it.
จระเข้jɔɔ-rá-kêeพุ่งตัวpûng-dtuuaขึ้นkʉ̂nมาจากmaa-jàakผิวน้ำpǐu-náamแล้วlɛ́ɛoหง่ำngàmเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉaอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoจนjonมองmɔɔngแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่ทันmâi-tan
The crocodile lunged up from the water's surface and snapped at its prey so quickly that it was barely visible.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunไปbpaiแหย่yɛ̀ɛสุนัขsù-nákที่tîiกำลังgam-langหวงhǔuangของกินkɔ̌ɔng-ginมันmanอาจจะàat-jàหง่ำngàmคุณkunเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganอาหารaa-hǎanของมันkɔ̌ɔng-manได้dâai
If you tease a dog that is guarding its food, it might snap at you to protect its meal.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
ngàm
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |