เงิบ
ngə̂əpMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] be taken aback; [to] lose face
to be taken aback, dumbfounded, or lose face, especially after being confidently wrong or encountering an unexpected embarrassing outcome (slang)
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenรู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] realize; find out; learn3[to] know how; know the proper way to act4[to] feel; sense; perceiveว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeตัวเองdtuua-eengตัวเองdtuua-eeng1oneself; myself; yourself; themselves2you (intimate)3self; one's own selfจำjamจำjam1[to] remember; recall2[to] memorize3[to] recognize4defendant (legal shorthand)วันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysสอบsɔ̀ɔpสอบsɔ̀ɔp1[to] take an exam; sit a test2exam; test (colloq.)3[to] test; examine (ability)4tapered; narrowing toward one endผิดpìtผิดpìt1wrong; incorrect2be wrong; make a mistake3illegal; against the law4improper; inappropriate5wrongly; incorrectly; mis-ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)เงิบngə̂əpเงิบngə̂əp1[to] be taken aback; [to] lose face2[to] tilt upward; [to] turn upไปเลยbpai-ləəiไปเลยbpai-ləəi1Go ahead; go right now2[to] go past; go beyond3completely; altogether; really (emphatic)
When I realized I got the exam date wrong, I was totally dumbfounded.
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เขาkǎoเถียงtǐiangเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanหน้าnâaดำdamหน้าแดงnâa-dɛɛngแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔอาจารย์aa-jaanบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanถูกtùukเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂เงิบngə̂əpเลยləəi
He argued with his friend until he was red in the face, but when the teacher said his friend was right, he totally lost face.
ตอนแรกdton râekมั่นใจmân jaiมากmâakว่าwâaสลากกินแบ่งรัฐบาลsà-làak gin bàeng rát-tá-baanถูกรางวัลtòok raang-wanแต่dtàeพอporตรวจดูdtrùuat dooดีๆdee deeแล้วláeoเงิบngêrpกันganทั้งtángบ้านbâan
At first, we were so confident that the lottery ticket was a winner, but upon checking closely, the whole house was taken aback.
ชาวเน็ตchaao-nétที่tîiเข้าไปkâo-bpaiรุมrumด่าdàaผิดpìtคนkonถึงกับtʉ̌ng-gàpเงิบngə̂əpและlɛ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngรีบrîipตามdtaamลบlópโพสต์póotกันganแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่ทันmâi-tan
Netizens who ganged up to curse at the wrong person were completely dumbfounded and had to rush to delete their posts before it was too late.
2VerbC1
[to] tilt upward; [to] turn up
to tilt upward or turn up/back, especially the face or head
Examples
ลมlomลมlom1wind2gas; flatulence3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)พัดpátพัดpát1[to] blow; [to] fan2fan; hand fan3[to] blow; sweep; carry alongแรงมากrɛɛng-mâakแรงมากrɛɛng-mâak1very strong; intense2intense; harshจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofร่มrômร่มrôm1umbrella; parasol2shady; cool (shaded); protected3shade; shelterเงิบngə̂əpเงิบngə̂əp1[to] be taken aback; [to] lose face2[to] tilt upward; [to] turn upไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyด้านหลังdâan-lǎngด้านหลังdâan-lǎng1the back; the rear (side of something)2at the back; behind3behind; at the back of (followed by a noun)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
The wind blew so hard that the umbrella flipped backward.
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รองเท้าผ้าใบrɔɔng-táao-pâa-baiคู่kûuนี้níiเก่าgàoมากmâakแล้วlɛ́ɛoสังเกตsǎng-gèetได้dâaiจากjàakหัวhǔuaรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoที่tîiเงิบngə̂əpขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maa
This pair of sneakers is very old, as can be seen from the toe box that has curled upward.
แผ่นpɛ̀nไม้กระดานmáai-grà-daanที่tîiตากแดดตากฝนdtàak-dɛ̀ɛt-dtàak-fǒnมาmaaเป็นเวลานานbpen-wee-laa-naanเริ่มrə̂əmบิดตัวbìt-dtuuaและlɛ́มีmiiขอบkɔ̀ɔpเงิบngə̂əpขึ้นkʉ̂nอย่างเห็นได้ชัดyàang-hěn-dâai-chát
The wooden boards that have been exposed to the sun and rain for a long time have begun to warp, with their edges visibly curling upward.
พายุฤดูร้อนpaa-yú-rʉ́-duu-rɔ́ɔnพัดกระหน่ำpát-grà-nàmอย่างรุนแรงyàang-run-rɛɛngจนjonหลังคาlǎng-kaaสังกะสีsǎng-gà-sǐiของkɔ̌ɔngเพิงpəəngพักpákเงิบngə̂əpขึ้นkʉ̂nและlɛ́ปลิวbpliuไปตามbpai-dtaamลมlom
The summer storm blew so violently that the corrugated iron roof of the shelter flipped upward and was carried away by the wind.
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 syllableLong vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
ngə̂əp
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |