อุแง้
ù-ngɛ́ɛMeaning
1InterjectionB1
waa; boo-hoo
The sound of a baby crying; an expression of sadness, whining, or being overwhelmed, often used playfully or in internet slang.
Examples
งานเยอะngaan-yə́งานเยอะngaan-yə́a lot of work; busy (with work)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousอุแง้ù-ngɛ́ɛอุแง้ù-ngɛ́ɛwaa; boo-hooฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] cause; makeแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
There's so much work, uwaa, I don't want to do it anymore.
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พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiต้องdtɔ̂ngสอบsɔ̀ɔpแต่dtɛ̀ɛยังไม่ได้yang-mâi-dâaiอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉเลยləəiอุแง้ù-ngɛ́ɛ
I have an exam tomorrow but I haven't studied at all, uwaa.
เมื่อคืนmêuua keunฉันchănได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsĭiangเด็กdèkร้องróngอุแง้ù ngáeมาจากmaa jàakห้องhôngข้างๆkâang kâangตลอดทั้งdtà-lòt tángคืนkeun
Last night I heard a baby crying "uwaa" from the next room all night long.
ถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàโพสต์póotบ่นbònอุแง้ù-ngɛ́ɛในnaiโซเชียลมีเดียsoo-chiian-mii-diiaทุกวันtúk-wanแต่dtɛ̀ɛสุดท้ายsùt-táaiก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngก้มหน้าก้มตาgôm-nâa-gôm-dtaaปั่นbpànโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekให้hâiเสร็จsètอยู่ดีyùu-dii
Even though I post whining "uwaa" on social media every day, in the end, I still have to keep my head down and finish the project anyway.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
ù
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
อุùอุù1exclamation of pain/surprise/effort2prefix (Pali/Skt.): up; outexclamation of pain/surprise/effortPart 1
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อุแง้ù-ngɛ́ɛอุแง้ù-ngɛ́ɛwaa; boo-hoowaa; boo-hooWord