อุ๋ง
ǔngMeanings
1NounB1
seal; cute chubby person
an informal or cute word for a seal; also used online as a playful term for a cute or chubby person
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyสวนสัตว์sǔuan-sàtสวนสัตว์sǔuan-sàtzooและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ได้เห็นdâai-hěnได้เห็นdâai-hěn[to] get to see [sb/sth]; [to] have seen [sb/sth]น้องnɔ́ɔngน้องnɔ́ɔng1younger sibling2junior; younger person3I; you (for the younger person)อุ๋งǔngอุ๋งǔng1seal; cute chubby person2sound of a sealว่ายน้ำwâai-náamว่ายน้ำwâai-náam[to] swimน่ารักnâa-rákน่ารักnâa-rák1cute; adorable; lovely2endearing; likable (personality)3sweet; considerate (behavior)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
I went to the zoo and saw a cute seal swimming around.
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เขาkǎoซื้อsʉ́ʉตุ๊กตาdtúk-gà-dtaaอุ๋งǔngตัวใหญ่dtuua-yàiมาmaaให้hâiฉันchǎnเป็นbpenของขวัญวันเกิดkɔ̌ɔng-kwǎn-wan-gə̀ət
He bought me a giant seal plushie as a birthday gift.
แฟนfɛɛnฉันchǎnกินginเก่งมากgèng-mâakจนjonตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตัวdtuuaกลมglomเป็นbpenอุ๋งǔngไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛo
My boyfriend eats so much that he has become round like a chubby seal now.
คำว่าkam-wâaอุ๋งǔngกลายเป็นglaai-bpenศัพท์สแลงsàp-sà-lɛɛngบนbonอินเทอร์เน็ตin-təə-nétที่tîiวัยรุ่นwai-rûnใช้cháiเรียกrîiakคนkonที่tîiมีmiiรูปร่างrûup-râangอวบอ้วนùuap-ûuanแต่dtɛ̀ɛน่ารักnâa-rák
The word 'Oong' has become an internet slang term that teenagers use to refer to someone who is chubby but cute.
2InterjectionB2
sound of a seal
a playful sound word used to represent the noise of a seal, often in cute or internet speech
Examples
แมวmaeoแมวmaeocatน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สารคดีsăa-rá-ká-deeสารคดีsăa-rá-ká-dee1documentary (work)2documentary; factual (style)ร้องróngร้องróng1[to] cry; weep2[to] sing3[to] shout; call out4[to] complain; lodge a complaintอุ๋งๆŭng ŭngอุ๋งๆŭng ŭng1seal (slang)2ung-ung; seal sound3cute in a seal-like way (internet slang)เสียงดังsĭiang dangเสียงดังsĭiang dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noiseเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเรียกหาrîiak hăaเรียกหาrîiak hăa1[to] call for [sb]; [to] summon2[to] ask for [sb/sth]; call forแม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseของมันkŏng manของมันkŏng manits; belonging to it; his / hers (derogatory or very informal)
The seal in the documentary cried 'oong oong' loudly to call for its mother.
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เด็กน้อยdèk nôiพยายามpá-yaa-yaamทำtamเสียงร้องsĭiang róngอุ๋งๆŭng ŭngเลียนแบบliian bàepสัตว์sàtที่têeเพิ่งpêrngเห็นhĕnในnaiทีวีtee wee
The little child tried to make an 'oong oong' sound to mimic the animal they just saw on TV.
เวลาway-laaเพื่อนpêuuanพิมพ์pimคำว่าkam wâaอุ๋งๆŭng ŭngส่งมาsòng maaในnaiแชทchátฉันchănรู้rúuเลยloieว่าwâaเธอterกำลังgam-langอ้อนônขอkŏrอะไรบางอย่างà-rai baang yàang
Whenever my friend types 'oong oong' in the chat, I know right away that she is trying to act cute to ask for something.
นักแสดงตลกnák sà-daeng dtà-lòkทำท่าทางtam tâa taangและláeส่งเสียงร้องsòng-sĭiang róngอุ๋งๆŭng ŭngเหมือนmĕuuanแมวmaeoน้ำnáamจนjonผู้ชมpôo chomหัวเราะhŭua róลั่นlânห้องส่งhông sòng
The comedian acted and made 'oong oong' seal noises until the audience in the studio laughed out loud.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
ǔng
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
Mid class + Mai chattawa → Rising
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 | — | — |