อึ้ง
ʉ̂ngMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
speechless; stunned
so surprised, shocked, or amazed that one falls silent or cannot respond.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asราคาraa-kaaราคาraa-kaa1price; cost2[to] cost; [to be] priced atฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อึ้งʉ̂ngอึ้งʉ̂ng1speechless; stunned2[to] be stunned into silenceเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
When I saw the price, I was speechless.
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The teacher announced the results and everyone was stunned into silence.
Dad shared good news, and Mom was so shocked she couldn’t speak.
ผมpǒmเห็นhěnการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngชุดchútนั้นnánแล้วlɛ́ɛoอึ้งʉ̂ngไปbpaiชั่วครู่chûua-krûuไม่รู้mâi-rúuจะjàตอบdtɔ̀ɔpอย่างไรyàang-raiดีdii
I saw that performance and was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to respond.
2VerbB1
[to] be stunned into silence
to become silent or unable to react because of shock, surprise, or amazement.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)ข่าวดีkàao-diiข่าวดีkàao-diigood newsฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อึ้งʉ̂ngอึ้งʉ̂ng1speechless; stunned2[to] be stunned into silenceไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastสักพักsàk-pákสักพักsàk-pák1for a while; for a bit2a while; a short time3after a while; in a little whileแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ค่อยkɔ̂iค่อยkɔ̂i1gradually; little by little2gently; softly3not very; hardly (with negation)4then; later; only afterยิ้มyímยิ้มyím1[to] smile2smile
When I heard the good news, I was stunned for a moment and then smiled.
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ครูkruuประกาศbprà-gàatผลสอบpǒn-sɔ̀ɔpแล้วlɛ́ɛoทุกคนtúk-konอึ้งʉ̂ngเพราะprɔ́คะแนนká-nɛɛnสูงกว่าsǔung-gwàaที่tîiคิดมากkít-mâak
The teacher announced the exam results and everyone was stunned because the scores were much higher than expected.
เขาkǎoเปิดbpə̀ətกล่องของขวัญglɔ̀ng-kɔ̌ɔng-kwǎnแล้วlɛ́ɛoอึ้งʉ̂ngไม่mâiคิดว่าkít-wâaจะเป็นjà-bpenตั๋วเครื่องบินdtǔua-krʉ̂ʉang-binไปbpaiญี่ปุ่นyîi-bpùn
He opened the gift box and was stunned; he didn’t think it would be plane tickets to Japan.
พอpɔɔผู้จัดpûu-jàtการยอมรับผิดgaan-yɔɔm-ráp-pìtกลางglaangที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumทุกคนtúk-konอึ้งʉ̂ngจนjonห้องhɔ̂ngเงียบกริบngîiap-grìpเพราะprɔ́ไม่เคยmâi-kəəiเห็นhěnเขาkǎoพูดpûutแบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-nánมาก่อนmaa-gɔ̀ɔn
When the manager admitted fault in the meeting, everyone was stunned and the room fell silent, because they had never seen him speak like that before.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
ʉ̂ng
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |