เงื่อง
ngʉ̂ʉangMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
sluggish; listless
slow, inactive, and lacking energy or alertness
Examples
ทำไมtam maiทำไมtam maiwhy (question word)วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentคุณดูkun dooคุณดูkun doo1you look/watch2Look!; You, look!เงื่องngêuuangเงื่องngêuuangsluggish; listlessๆ-ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ร่าเริงrâa rerngร่าเริงrâa rerngcheerful; livelyเหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughปกติbpòk-gà-dtìปกติbpòk-gà-dtì1normal; usual; ordinary2normally; usually3normal state; normเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Why do you look so sluggish today, not cheerful like usual?
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แมวmaeoตัวนั้นdtuua nánเดินdernเงื่องngêuuangๆ-เข้าไปkâo bpaiหลบlòpมุมmumใต้dtâiโต๊ะdtóเพราะpráwรู้สึกrúu-sèukป่วยbpùaiและláeไม่มีmâi meeแรงraeng
That cat walked sluggishly to hide in the corner under the table because it felt sick and had no energy.
พิษไข้pít-kâiทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoมีmiiอาการaa-gaanเงื่องngʉ̂ʉangซึมsʉmและlɛ́ตอบสนองdtɔ̀ɔp-sà-nɔ̌ɔngต่อdtɔ̀ɔสิ่งรอบข้างsìng-rɔ̂ɔp-kâangได้dâaiช้าcháaกว่าปกติgwàa-bpòk-gà-dtìมากmâak
The fever made him lethargic, causing him to respond to his surroundings much slower than normal.
ท่ามกลางtâam-glaangวิกฤตเศรษฐกิจwí-grìt-sèet-tà-gìtตลาดหุ้นdtà-làat-hûnมีmiiสภาวะsà-paa-wáเงื่องngʉ̂ʉangหงอยngɔ̌ɔiซบเซาsóp-saoและlɛ́ไร้ซึ่งrái-sʉ̂ngแรงrɛɛngซื้อขายsʉ́ʉ-kǎaiจากjàakนักลงทุนnák-long-tun
Amid the economic crisis, the stock market was in a sluggish, stagnant state, devoid of trading momentum from investors.
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
ngʉ̂ʉang
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 | — | — |