เงาะป่า
ngɔ́-bpàaMeanings
1NounB2
wild rambutan; Nephelium philippinense
a wild species or variety of rambutan, often with rougher appearance; can refer specifically to Nephelium philippinense
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เงาะป่าngɔ́-bpàaเงาะป่าngɔ́-bpàa1wild rambutan; Nephelium philippinense2nickname: curly-haired person (colloq.)3Semang person; Mani person (dated, potentially offensive)จะมีjà-miiจะมีjà-miithere will be; [to] have (in the future)ขนkǒnขนkǒn1hair; fur (body hair of people/animals)2[to] transport; haul; carry (goods)ยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longerและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)แข็งkɛ̌ngแข็งkɛ̌ng1hard; solid2stiff; rigid; firm3strong; tough (person/stance)4frozen5[to] strengthen; rise in value (of currency)6erectกว่าgwàaกว่าgwàa1than (comparative marker)2more than; overเงาะngɔ́เงาะngɔ́1rambutan (fruit)2rambutan tree3Negrito person (dated, potentially derogatory)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerปลูกขายbplùuk-kǎaiปลูกขายbplùuk-kǎai[to] grow (crops) for saleทั่วไปtûua-bpaiทั่วไปtûua-bpai1general; common2widespread; prevalent3generally; widely; throughout
Wild rambutan has longer and stiffer spines than the commonly cultivated kind.
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ตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkฉันchănเคยkoeiตามdtaamพ่อpôrเข้าไปในkâo bpai naiป่าbpàaเพื่อpêuuaเก็บgèpเงาะป่าngó bpàaมากินmaa gin
When I was young, I used to follow my dad into the forest to collect wild rambutan to eat.
ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛเงาะป่าngɔ́-bpàaจะjàมีเนื้อmii-nʉ́ʉaน้อยnɔ́ɔiและlɛ́รสเปรี้ยวrót-bprîiaoนำnamแต่dtɛ̀ɛมันmanก็gɔ̂มีกลิ่นหอมmii-glìn-hɔ̌ɔmที่tîiเป็นเอกลักษณ์bpen-èek-gà-lákเฉพาะตัวchà-pɔ́-dtuua
Although wild rambutan has less flesh and a predominantly sour taste, it has its own unique aroma.
นักวิจัยnák-wí-jaiกำลังgam-langศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎaคุณสมบัติkun-ná-sǒm-bàtต้านอนุมูลอิสระdtâan-à-nú-muun-ìt-sà-ràที่tîiพบpópในnaiสารสกัดsǎan-sà-gàtจากjàakเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakของkɔ̌ɔngเงาะป่าngɔ́-bpàa
Researchers are studying the antioxidant properties found in extracts from the peel of wild rambutan.
2NounB2
nickname: curly-haired person (colloq.)
a colloquial nickname comparing very curly hair to the spines of a rambutan; tone and context sensitive
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เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ล้อlɔ́ɔล้อlɔ́ɔ1wheel2[to] tease; mock; kid3ox cart; animal-drawn cart (northern Thai)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeหัวhǔuaหัวhǔua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins6header; title; headline7beginning; initial part8[to] laugh (Isan; archaic in standard Thai)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เงาะป่าngɔ́-bpàaเงาะป่าngɔ́-bpàa1wild rambutan; Nephelium philippinense2nickname: curly-haired person (colloq.)3Semang person; Mani person (dated, potentially offensive)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)หยิกyìkหยิกyìk1[to] pinch [sb/sth]2curly; tightly curled (hair/fur)3curled; crinkly (leaves or edges)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
My friends like to tease me, calling my head a 'ngo pa' because my hair is very curly.
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Look at that kid, his hair is curly like a 'ngo pa'. It's quite cute.
สมัยsà-mǎiวัยรุ่นwai-rûnฉันchǎnไม่มั่นใจmâi-mân-jaiในตัวเองnai-dtuua-eengเลยləəiที่tîiมีmiiผมpǒmหยิกฟูyìk-fuuเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเงาะป่าngɔ́-bpàaแต่dtɛ̀ɛตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiกลับglàpชอบchɔ̂ɔpมันmanมากmâak
As a teenager, I had no self-confidence having frizzy, curly hair like a 'ngo pa', but now I really like it.
การที่gaan-tîiเขาkǎoเรียกrîiakเธอtəəว่าwâaยัยเงาะป่าyai-ngɔ́-bpàaอาจàatฟังดูเหมือนfang-duu-mʉ̌ʉanล้อเล่นlɔ́ɔ-lênแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂อาจàatสร้างsâangความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kไม่ดีmâi-diiให้กับhâi-gàpคนฟังkon-fangได้dâai
Calling her 'Miss Ngo Pa' might sound like a joke, but it can create bad feelings for the person who hears it.
3NounC1
Semang person; Mani person (dated, potentially offensive)
A traditional Thai designation for members of certain indigenous forest peoples of the Malay Peninsula, including the Mani; also the title of a verse drama by King Rama V.
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วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)อ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense of4[to] read data (computing)บทละครbòt-lá-kɔɔnบทละครbòt-lá-kɔɔnplay; drama scriptเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)เงาะป่าngɔ́-bpàaเงาะป่าngɔ́-bpàa1wild rambutan; Nephelium philippinense2nickname: curly-haired person (colloq.)3Semang person; Mani person (dated, potentially offensive)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉang1[to] tell a story; narrate2[to] recount; relate what happenedย่อyɔ̂ɔย่อyɔ̂ɔ1[to] condense; abridge2[to] abbreviate3[to] minimize; shrink4condensed; abbreviatedให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)
Today the teacher asked us to read the play Ngo Pa and summarize it for our classmates.
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ในnaiเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanเก่าgàoคำว่าkam-wâaเงาะป่าngɔ́-bpàaใช้cháiเรียกrîiakชนพื้นเมืองchon-pʉ́ʉn-mʉʉangบางbaangกลุ่มglùmในnaiคาบสมุทรมลายูkâap-sà-mùt-má-laa-yuuรวมถึงruuam-tʉ̌ngชาวchaaoมานิmaa-níด้วยdûuai
In older documents, the term ngo pa was used for certain indigenous peoples of the Malay Peninsula, including the Mani.
แม้máeคำว่าkam wâaเงาะป่าngó bpàaจะjàปรากฏbpraa-gòtในnaiบันทึกban-têukทางประวัติศาสตร์taang bprà-wàt-sàatแต่dtàeในnaiการกล่าวถึงgaan glàao tĕungชุมชนchum-chonปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banควรkuuanใช้cháiชื่อchêuที่têeสมาชิกsà-maa-chíkชุมชนchum-chonยอมรับyom ráp
Although the term ngo pa appears in historical records, present-day communities should be referred to by names their members accept.
การอ่านgaan-àanบทละครbòt-lá-kɔɔnเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเงาะป่าngɔ́-bpàaพระราชนิพนธ์prá-râat-chá-ní-ponในnaiรัชกาลrát-chá-gaanที่ห้าtîi-hâaโดยdooiคำนึงถึงkam-nʉng-tʉ̌ngบริบทbɔɔ-rí-bòtทางสังคมtaang-sǎng-komช่วยให้chûuai-hâiเห็นhěnทั้งtángคุณค่าkun-ná-kâaทางtaangวรรณศิลป์wan-ná-sǐnและlɛ́มุมมองmum-mɔɔngต่อdtɔ̀ɔชนพื้นเมืองchon-pʉ́ʉn-mʉʉangในnaiยุคyúkนั้นnán
Reading King Rama V’s verse drama Ngo Pa in its social context reveals both its literary value and contemporary perspectives on indigenous peoples.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
เงาะngɔ́เงาะngɔ́1rambutan (fruit)2rambutan tree3Negrito person (dated, potentially derogatory)rambutan (fruit)Part 1
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ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivated4jungle area (gaming)forest; woodlandPart 2
เงาะป่าngɔ́-bpàaเงาะป่าngɔ́-bpàawild rambutan; Nephelium philippinensewild rambutan; Nephelium philippinenseWord