หนักหน่วง

nàk nùuang

Meanings

1NounB1

heavy; weighty (physical)

physically heavy; having substantial weight or mass

Examples

กล่องglòngกล่องglòng1box; case; container2classifier: boxes; box-shaped containersนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)หนักหน่วงnàk nùuangหนักหน่วงnàk nùuang1heavy; weighty (physical)2severe; intense; grave3ponderous; solemn (tone/style)ยกyókยกyók1[to] cite; invoke (as an example/reason)2[to] hold; conduct (event/ceremony); stage (a bout)3[to] waive; exempt; suspend4classifier: bout; round5[to] give; dedicate; donate6[to] promote; elevate (rank/status)7[to] lift; raiseคนเดียวkon diiaoคนเดียวkon diiao1alone; by oneself; unaccompanied2only one person; soleไม่ไหวmâi wăiไม่ไหวmâi wăi[to] be unable (to [do sth]); cannot
This box is heavy; I can’t lift it by myself.
2NounB2

severe; intense; grave

very strong or serious in degree, such as impact, pressure, workload, or emotional burden

Examples

ช่วงนี้chûuang néeช่วงนี้chûuang née1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotบริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationหนักหน่วงnàk nùuangหนักหน่วงnàk nùuang1heavy; weighty (physical)2severe; intense; grave3ponderous; solemn (tone/style)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightทำล่วงเวลาtam lûuang way-laaทำล่วงเวลาtam lûuang way-laa[to] work overtimeทุกวันtúk wanทุกวันtúk wan1every day; daily2everyday (attributive); daily
Work at the company is very intense lately; I have to work overtime every day.
3NounC1

ponderous; solemn (tone/style)

having a serious, weighty, or grave tone or manner

Examples

น้ำเสียงnám sĭiangน้ำเสียงnám sĭiang1tone of voice; vocal tone2tone; tenor (figurative)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsผู้ว่าฯpôo wâaผู้ว่าฯpôo wâa1governor (abbr.)2Governor (title)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)แถลงข่าวtà-lăeng kàaoแถลงข่าวtà-lăeng kàao1press conference; media briefing2[to] hold a press conference; brief the mediaวันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)ดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeหนักหน่วงnàk nùuangหนักหน่วงnàk nùuang1heavy; weighty (physical)2severe; intense; grave3ponderous; solemn (tone/style)และláeและláeand (coordinating)จริงจังjing-jangจริงจังjing-jang1serious; earnest2seriously; earnestly
The governor's tone in today's press conference sounded weighty and serious.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

หนักnàkหนักnàk1heavy (weight)2difficult; tough (mentally/physically demanding)3heavily; severely; intensely4serious; severePart 1
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หน่วงnùuangหน่วงnùuang1[to] slow (down); retard; delay2deceleration; damping3sluggish; dragging; weighed down4latency; delay (computing)Part 2
หนักหน่วงnàk nùuangหนักหน่วงnàk nùuangheavy; weighty (physical)