เงี่ยน
ngîianMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
sexually aroused; horny (vulgar, impolite)
feeling strong sexual desire; sexually excited. Very informal and vulgar; impolite in most contexts.
Examples
เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพิมพ์pimพิมพ์pim1[to] type; key in2[to] print (produce text/images)3print; impression4model; pattern; form5mold; dieมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerบอกตรงๆbòk dtrong dtrongบอกตรงๆbòk dtrong dtrongfrankly; honestlyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเงี่ยนngîianเงี่ยนngîian1sexually aroused; horny (vulgar, impolite)2[to] be sexually aroused (vulgar, impolite)ซึ่งsêungซึ่งsêung1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คำหยาบkam yàapคำหยาบkam yàap1swear word; vulgar word2vulgar language; profanityและláeและláeand (coordinating)ไม่ควรmâi kuuanไม่ควรmâi kuuan1should not; ought not2inappropriate; improperพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ที่สาธารณะtêe săa-taa-rá-náที่สาธารณะtêe săa-taa-rá-nápublic place; public area; public space
Last night he texted saying straight out that he's horny, which is vulgar and not appropriate in public.
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เธอterบอกว่าbòk wâaเพื่อนpêuuanบางคนbaang konชอบchôpใช้cháiคำว่าkam wâaเงี่ยนngîianเวลาway-laaล้อlóกันganแต่จริงๆdtàe jing jingแล้วláeoมันmanไม่สุภาพmâi sà-pâap
She said some friends like to use the word 'horny' when teasing, but it's actually impolite.
คำว่าkam-wâaเงี่ยนngîianเป็นbpenภาษาpaa-sǎaหยาบyàapใช้cháiในnaiบริบทbɔɔ-rí-bòtส่วนตัวsùuan-dtuuaเท่านั้นtâo-nánและlɛ́ควรkuuanระวังrá-wangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangมารยาทmaa-rá-yâatในnaiการสื่อสารgaan-sʉ̀ʉ-sǎan
The word 'ngîan' is vulgar, used only in private contexts, and one should be mindful of communication etiquette.
ถึงtʉ̌ngเขาkǎoจะjàบ่นbònว่าwâaเงี่ยนngîianในnaiแชตกลุ่มchɛ́t-glùmแต่dtɛ̀ɛทุกคนtúk-konเตือนdtʉʉanว่าwâaเป็นbpenคำkamไม่เหมาะสมmâi-mɔ̀-sǒmและlɛ́ควรkuuanเปลี่ยนbplìianวิธีwí-tiiสื่อสารsʉ̀ʉ-sǎan
Even though he complained that he's horny in the group chat, everyone warned that it's inappropriate and advised him to change how he communicates.
2VerbB2
[to] be sexually aroused (vulgar, impolite)
to feel strong sexual desire; to be horny. Very informal and vulgar; impolite in most contexts.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutติดตลกdtìt-dtà-lòkติดตลกdtìt-dtà-lòk1joking; humorous; facetious2to joke around; to make light ofว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)โพสต์póotโพสต์póot1[to] post (online)2post (online content)รูปrûupรูปrûup1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4statue; sculpted image; figure5grammatical formยั่วyûuaยั่วyûua1[to] tease; provoke [sb]2[to] entice; arouse [sb]3provocative; teasingจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]เงี่ยนngîianเงี่ยนngîian1sexually aroused; horny (vulgar, impolite)2[to] be sexually aroused (vulgar, impolite)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerรู้rúuรู้rúu1[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; criticizeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คำหยาบkam-yàapคำหยาบkam-yàap1swear word; vulgar word2vulgar language; profanity
He joked that his friend posts seductive photos that make him horny, but he knows it's a vulgar word.
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อย่าyàaใช้cháiคำว่าkam-wâaเงี่ยนngîianในnaiที่ทำงานtîi-tam-ngaanนะnáมันmanไม่สุภาพmâi-sù-pâapและlɛ́ไม่เหมาะสมmâi-mɔ̀-sǒm
Don't use the word 'ngian' in the workplace; it's impolite and inappropriate.
บางครั้งbaang krángคนkonก็gâwพูดpôotคำหยาบkam yàapว่าwâaเงี่ยนngîianเวลาway-laaอยากyàakมีเพศสัมพันธ์mee pêt săm-panแต่จริงๆdtàe jing jingควรkuuanหลีกเลี่ยงlèek lîangในnaiที่สาธารณะtêe săa-taa-rá-ná
Sometimes people use the vulgar word 'horny' when they want sex, but it should really be avoided in public.
เขาkăoยอมรับyom rápตรงๆdtrong dtrongว่าwâaรู้สึกrúu-sèukเงี่ยนngîianแต่dtàeก็gâwเลือกlêuuakจะjàถอยtŏiออกมาòk maaและláeจัดการjàt gaanอารมณ์aa-romอย่างyàangมีสติmee sà-dtì
He frankly admitted he felt horny, but chose to step back and manage his urges mindfully.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
ngîian
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |