เงย

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Meaning

1VerbB1

[to] raise/tilt [sth] upward (esp. head/face/eyes)

to raise or tilt something upward, especially the head, face, or eyes

Examples

เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเงยหน้าngəəi-nâaเงยหน้าngəəi-nâa1[to] look up; [to] raise one's head2[to] hold one's head up (again); [to] face others without shameดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáasky; heavensแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ยิ้มyímยิ้มyím1[to] smile2smile
She tilted her face up to the sky and smiled.
3 more examples
ได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsǐiangเครื่องบินkrʉ̂ʉang-binผมpǒmจึงjʉngเงยngəəiคอkɔɔมองmɔɔngขึ้นไปkʉ̂n-bpai
Hearing the airplane, I raised my neck to look up.
ครูkruuบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiนักเรียนnák-riianเงยngəəiตาdtaaขึ้นkʉ̂nจากjàakสมุดsà-mùtแล้วlɛ́ɛoมองmɔɔngกระดานgrà-daan
The teacher told the students to raise their eyes from their notebooks and look at the board.
ช่างภาพchâng-pâapให้hâiแบบbɛ̀ɛpเงยngəəiคางkaangเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรับrápแสงsɛ̌ɛngจากjàakหน้าต่างnâa-dtàang
The photographer had the model tilt her chin upward slightly to catch the light from the window.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

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Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

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