เงียบ(ngîiap)
Meanings
1AdjectiveA1
quiet; silent
making little or no sound; silent; tranquil
2AdjectiveA2
quiet (place/time)
of a place or period: calm, with little activity or disturbance
Examples
คืนนี้keun néeคืนนี้keun née1tonight (the night of today)2tonightหมู่mòoหมู่mòo1group; cluster2classifier (groups; sets; swarms; clusters)3bound morpheme (หมู่-)4Moo (village unit; address)5category; classบ้านเงียบbâan ngîiapบ้านเงียบbâan ngîiapquiet/silent house; quiet homeมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
The village is very quiet tonight.
3VerbA2
[to] be quiet; fall silent
to become or remain quiet; to stop making noise or speaking
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3teacher (classifier; formal)ยกมือyók meuยกมือyók meu[to] raise one's handขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better7[to] sprout; grow; appearทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)เงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; ghost [sb] (colloq.)ทันทีtan teeทันทีtan tee1immediately; at once2as soon as; the moment that (ทันทีที่)
The teacher raised her hand, and everyone fell silent immediately.
4VerbB1
[to] go silent; ghost [sb] (colloq.)
to stop replying or giving updates in communication, often suddenly or on purpose
Examples
ทักไปták bpaiทักไปták bpai[to] message [sb]; [to] text [sb]ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ไลน์laaiไลน์laai1LINE app; a LINE message2[to] LINE (message)3LINE IDแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; ghost [sb] (colloq.)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ตอบdtòpตอบdtòp1[to] answer; reply2[to] respond; react3answer; response4sunken; hollow (of cheeks/abdomen)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)ชั่วโมงchûua-mohngชั่วโมงchûua-mohng1hour (60 minutes)2classifier: hours of time
I messaged him on Line and he went silent, not replying for hours.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เงียบๆngîiap ngîiapเงียบๆngîiap ngîiap1quietly; discreetly; low‑key2quiet; very quiet (in manner/atmosphere)3quiet!, hush!
- quietly; discreetly; low‑key
- quiet; very quiet (in manner/atmosphere)
- quiet!, hush!
กริบgrìpกริบgrìp1dead quiet; hushed2razor-sharp3sleek; close-fitting (well-pressed)4(adv.) completely; to the utmost (colloquial)
- dead quiet; hushed
- razor-sharp
- sleek; close-fitting (well-pressed)
- (adv.) completely; to the utmost (colloquial)
สงบsà-ngòpสงบsà-ngòp1to become calm; subside; quiet down2calm; peaceful; tranquil; quiet3to cease hostilities; make peace
- to become calm; subside; quiet down
- calm; peaceful; tranquil; quiet
- to cease hostilities; make peace
นิ่งnìngนิ่งnìng1still; motionless2[to] be still; stay still3calm; composed; unflustered
- still; motionless
- [to] be still; stay still
- calm; composed; unflustered
วิเวกwí-wêhkวิเวกwí-wêhk1solitude; seclusion2solitary; secluded; quiet
- solitude; seclusion
- solitary; secluded; quiet