เงาะ
ngɔ́Meanings
1NounA1
rambutan (fruit)
a tropical fruit with a red or yellow hairy rind and sweet translucent flesh
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วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentแม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offเงาะngóเงาะngó1rambutan (fruit)2rambutan tree3Negrito person (dated, potentially derogatory)หวานๆwăan wăanหวานๆwăan wăan1sweet; on the sweet side2sweet/cute/romantic in tone or style3sweetly; in a sweet/flirtatious wayมาจากmaa jàakมาจากmaa jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)
Today Mom bought sweet rambutans from the market.
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Yesterday we peeled rambutans and shared them with friends.
Tomorrow Grandma will bring red and yellow rambutans for us to taste.
2NounA2
rambutan tree
the evergreen tree that bears rambutans
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สวนหลังบ้านsǔuan-lǎng-bâanสวนหลังบ้านsǔuan-lǎng-bâanbackyard; back gardenปลูกbplùukปลูกbplùuk1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)เงาะngɔ́เงาะngɔ́1rambutan (fruit)2rambutan tree3Negrito person (dated, potentially derogatory)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)หลายlǎaiหลายlǎaimany; severalต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)
The backyard has several rambutan trees planted.
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Last year he planted a new row of rambutan trees along the fence.
Tomorrow Chol will buy rambutan saplings from the plant market.
ดินdinที่tîiมีmiiการระบายน้ำgaan-rá-baai-náamดีdiiช่วยให้chûuai-hâiเงาะngɔ́เจริญเติบโตjà-rəən-dtə̀əp-dtooและlɛ́ออกดอกɔ̀ɔk-dɔ̀ɔkตามdtaamฤดูกาลrʉ́-duu-gaan
Well-drained soil helps rambutan trees grow and flower seasonally.
3NounB2
Negrito person (dated, potentially derogatory)
A traditional Thai term for a member of certain indigenous peoples of the Malay Peninsula, including the Maniq, stereotypically characterized by tightly curled hair and dark skin; now potentially derogatory.
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เมื่อก่อนmʉ̂ʉa-gɔ̀ɔnเมื่อก่อนmʉ̂ʉa-gɔ̀ɔnformerly; previously; in the pastคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleภายนอกpaai-nɔ̂ɔkภายนอกpaai-nɔ̂ɔk1external; outside; outer; outward (superficial)2externally; on the outside; outwardly3the outside; the exterior; outward appearanceมักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toเรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demandชาวchaaoชาวchaaopeople (of); inhabitants; natives; folkมานิmaa-níมานิmaa-ní[to] come here (informal)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเงาะngɔ́เงาะngɔ́1rambutan (fruit)2rambutan tree3Negrito person (dated, potentially derogatory)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-ban1present; current; contemporary2nowadays; at present3the present; the current timeควรkuuanควรkuuan1should; ought to2appropriate; proper; suitable3[to] deserve; be worthy ofเรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demandพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoพวกเขาpûuak-kǎothey; them (people)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeชาวchaaoชาวchaaopeople (of); inhabitants; natives; folkมานิmaa-níมานิmaa-ní[to] come here (informal)
Outsiders used to call the Maniq people 'ngo,' but today they should be called Maniq.
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ครูkruuอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaคำว่าkam-wâaเงาะngɔ́ในnaiหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉเล่มlêmนี้níiหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ngคนพื้นเมืองkon-pʉ́ʉn-mʉʉangไม่ใช่mâi-châiผลไม้pǒn-lá-máai
The teacher explained that 'ngo' in this book refers to indigenous people, not the fruit.
แม้mɛ́ɛคำว่าkam-wâaเงาะngɔ́จะjàปรากฏbpraa-gòtในnaiเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanเก่าgàoที่กล่าวถึงtîi-glàao-tʉ̌ngชนพื้นเมืองchon-pʉ́ʉn-mʉʉangบนbonคาบสมุทรมลายูkâap-sà-mùt-má-laa-yuuแต่dtɛ̀ɛการใช้คำgaan-chái-kamนี้níiเรียกrîiakคนkonในปัจจุบันnai-bpàt-jù-banอาจàatถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenการดูหมิ่นgaan-duu-mìn
Although 'ngo' appears in old documents about indigenous peoples of the Malay Peninsula, using it to refer to people today may be considered insulting.
ผู้จัดpûu-jàtนิทรรศการní-tát-sà-gaanเลือกใช้lʉ̂ʉak-cháiชื่อchʉ̂ʉชาวchaaoมานิmaa-níแทนtɛɛnคำว่าkam-wâaเงาะngɔ́เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangการgaanเหมารวมmǎo-ruuamผู้คนpûu-konจากjàakสีผิวsǐi-pǐuและlɛ́ลักษณะlák-sà-nàเส้นผมsên-pǒm
The exhibition organizers chose the name Maniq instead of 'ngo' to avoid stereotyping people by their skin color and hair texture.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
ngɔ́
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |