หน่วง

nùuang

Meanings

1NounB1

[to] slow (down); retard; delay

To make [sth] slower or hold it back; to delay or reduce speed or response.

Examples

กระเป๋าgrà-bpăoกระเป๋าgrà-bpăo1bag; handbag; purse2types of bags (by context)3pocket4wallet5CLF: bags, purses, walletsหนักหน่วงnàk nùuangหนักหน่วงnàk nùuang1heavy; weighty (physical)2severe; intense; grave3ponderous; solemn (tone/style)การเดินgaan dernการเดินgaan dern1walking; the act of walking2gaitของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ช้าลงcháa longช้าลงcháa long1[to] slow down; become slower2more slowly
The heavy bag slowed down my walking, making me go slower.
2NounB2

deceleration; damping

The reduction of speed, amplitude, or responsiveness; also, damping in mechanics or signals.

Examples

วิศวกรwít-sà-wá-gonวิศวกรwít-sà-wá-gonengineerใส่แผ่นsài pàenใส่แผ่นsài pàen[to] insert a discยางyaangยางyaang1rubber (material)2tire; tyre3latex; sap4rubber band; eraser (informal)5resin; gum (botany)6para rubber treeหน่วงการnùuang gaanหน่วงการnùuang gaanimpediment; hindranceสั่นsànสั่นsàn1[to] shake; tremble; vibrate2shaky; trembling3to shake [sth]ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveใต้dtâiใต้dtâi1under; beneath; below2southern region; the South3southern; of the South (often as prefix ใต้-)4below; underneath (adverb)เครื่องจักรkrêuuang jàkเครื่องจักรkrêuuang jàk1machine (single unit)2machinery (collective)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofลดแรงlót raengลดแรงlót raeng1[to] ease up; [to] tone [sth] down; [to] reduce intensity2[to] slash prices; [to] discount heavilyสะเทือนsà-teuuanสะเทือนsà-teuuan1[to] shake; vibrate; tremble; quake2[to be] affected; impacted; unsettled3[to] shock; distress (emotionally)4shaky; unsettledในอาคารnai aa-kaanในอาคารnai aa-kaanindoors; inside a building
The engineer installed rubber damping pads under the machine to reduce vibrations in the building.
3NounB2

sluggish; dragging; weighed down

Slow and heavy in movement or feeling; figuratively, emotionally weighed down.

Examples

หลังจากlăng jàakหลังจากlăng jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)ข่าวร้ายkàao ráaiข่าวร้ายkàao ráaibad newsใจjaiใจjai1heart; mind; feelings; spirit2kindness; compassion; generosity3courage; spirit; morale4intention; will; willingness5core; essence (in compounds)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel (linking verb use)3[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)หน่วงnùuangหน่วงnùuang1[to] slow (down); retard; delay2deceleration; damping3sluggish; dragging; weighed down4latency; delay (computing)เหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughมีอะไรmee à-raiมีอะไรmee à-raiwhat is it?; what's up?หนักๆnàk nàkหนักๆnàk nàk1heavily; intensely; hard; severely2very heavy/intense; severeกดทับgòt tápกดทับgòt táp1[to] press down on; compress2[to be] pressed down; compressed (passive-like)3[to] suppress; hold down (symptoms/feelings)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainทั้งวันtáng wanทั้งวันtáng wanall day; the whole day
After hearing the bad news, my heart felt heavy, as if something weighed down on me all day.
4NounB2

latency; delay (computing)

Delay between an input and its effect or response in a system, especially in computing.

Examples

เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] act; perform (role)2casually; for fun (manner marker)3[to] tease; kid; mess with4[to] use; operate; take up (colloquial extension)5seriously; to a great degree (intensifier, often negative)6[to] play; have fun7[to] play (game/sport/instrument)เกมgaymเกมgaym1game; match2video game3set (in sports)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel (linking verb use)3[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)ปุ่มกดbpùm gòtปุ่มกดbpùm gòtbutton; push-buttonหน่วงnùuangหน่วงnùuang1[to] slow (down); retard; delay2deceleration; damping3sluggish; dragging; weighed down4latency; delay (computing)นิดหน่อยnít nòiนิดหน่อยnít nòi1a little; a bit2a small amountภาพpâapภาพpâap1image; picture2scene; view; sight3image (public); reputation4film; movie5vision; mental imageขยับkà-yàpขยับkà-yàp1[to] move slightly; shift2[to] make room3[to] advance slightly; move up4[to] adjust; tweakช้าcháaช้าcháa1slow2slowly3late; delayed4[to] be slow; be lateกว่าgwàaกว่าgwàa1than (comparative marker)2more than; over3by (margin of difference)มือmeuuมือmeuu1hand2skill; level; expertise3round; turn (card games)4doer; agent5classifier: pairs of hands
When playing the game, the button input feels slightly delayed; the picture moves slower than the hand.

Related Words

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ดีเลย์dee-layดีเลย์dee-lay1delay; lateness; hold-up2[to] delay; be delayed; be late3audio delay effect
  • delay; lateness; hold-up
  • [to] delay; be delayed; be late
  • audio delay effect
ชะลอchá-loชะลอchá-lo1[to] slow (down)2[to] delay; postpone3[to] suspend; defer
  • [to] slow (down)
  • [to] delay; postpone
  • [to] suspend; defer
เหนี่ยวnìiaoเหนี่ยวnìiao1[to] pull; draw; tug2[to] hold back; restrain; delay3[to] pull the trigger; fire4sticky; adhesive (colloq./dial.)
  • [to] pull; draw; tug
  • [to] hold back; restrain; delay
  • [to] pull the trigger; fire
  • sticky; adhesive (colloq./dial.)
แลคláekแลคláek1[to] lag; freeze; stutter2lag; latency; slowdown3laggy; choppy; unresponsive
  • [to] lag; freeze; stutter
  • lag; latency; slowdown
  • laggy; choppy; unresponsive
ถ่วงtùuangถ่วงtùuang1[to] weigh down2[to] slow down; hold back3[to] balance (with weight)4counterweight; ballast
  • [to] weigh down
  • [to] slow down; hold back
  • [to] balance (with weight)
  • counterweight; ballast