หน่วงๆ
nùuang nùuangMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
feeling slightly heavy; dull ache; sluggish
feeling a bit heavy or weighed down; having a dull ache, or feeling slow and low in mood.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)ปวดท้องbpùuat tóngปวดท้องbpùuat tóng[to] have a stomachache/abdominal painหน่วงๆnùuang nùuangหน่วงๆnùuang nùuang1feeling slightly heavy; dull ache; sluggish2lagging; slow (device/computer)สงสัยsŏng săiสงสัยsŏng săi1[to] doubt; be uncertain2[to] suspect3I wonder…; perhaps (colloq.)ประจำเดือนbprà-jam deuuanประจำเดือนbprà-jam deuuan1menstruation; period2monthly; occurring every month3menstrual; period‑relatedจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker
I feel a dull ache in my stomach; I think my period is coming.
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ไม่รู้mâi rúuทำไมtam maiวันนี้wan néeรู้สึกrúu-sèukในใจnai jaiมันmanหน่วงๆnùuang nùuangเศร้าๆsâo-sâoไม่mâiอยากyàakทำอะไรtam à-raiเลยloie
I don't know why, but today my heart feels heavy and sad; I don't want to do anything.
พอporฝนfŏnจะjàตกdtòkทีไรtee raiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatรอบตัวrôp dtuuaมันmanจะjàดูdooอึมครึมeum-kreumๆ-ทำให้tam hâiรู้สึกrúu-sèukหน่วงๆnùuang nùuangในใจnai jai
Whenever it's about to rain, the atmosphere seems gloomy, making me feel a bit low.
หลังจากlăng jàakฟังfangข่าวร้ายkàao ráaiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiห้องhôngก็gâwเงียบกริบngîiap grìpและláeเต็มไปด้วยdtem bpai dûuaiความรู้สึกkwaam róo-sèukหน่วงๆnùuang nùuangที่têeอธิบายà-tí-baaiไม่mâiถูกtòok
After hearing the bad news, the room fell silent and was filled with an indescribable, heavy feeling.
2AdjectiveB1
lagging; slow (device/computer)
(of a computer, phone, or app) running slowly; lagging.
Examples
โทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàp1telephone; phone2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] call3phone callของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toหน่วงๆnùuang nùuangหน่วงๆnùuang nùuang1feeling slightly heavy; dull ache; sluggish2lagging; slow (device/computer)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
My phone is starting to lag.
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คอมพิวเตอร์kom-piu-dtêrเครื่องkrêuuangนี้néeรู้สึกrúu-sèukหน่วงๆnùuang nùuangเวลาway-laaเปิดbpèrtหลายlăaiโปรแกรมbproo-graemพร้อมกันpróm gan
This computer feels laggy when I open many programs at the same time.
ทำไมtam maiแอปáepนี้néeมันmanหน่วงๆnùuang nùuangจังเลยjang loeiน่าnâaจะต้องjà dtôngอัปเดตเวอร์ชันáp-dàyt wer-chânใหม่mài
Why is this app so laggy? I probably need to update to the new version.
ถึงแม้จะtĕung máe jàเป็นbpenมือถือmeuu tĕuuรุ่นrûnใหม่ล่าสุดmài lâa sùtแต่dtàeพอporเล่นเกมlên gemกราฟิกgráa-fìkสูงๆsŏong sŏongก็gâwยังyangมีmeeอาการaa-gaanหน่วงๆnùuang nùuangให้เห็นhâi hĕnอยู่yòoบ้างbâang
Even though it's the latest model phone, it still shows some signs of lagging when playing games with high graphics.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is หน่วงๆ said หน่วง-หน่วง?
nùuang nùuang
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 น 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
nùuang
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 | — | — |