เงื้อ
ngʉ́ʉaMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] raise [sth] poised to strike
[to] lift or hold up [sth] in a position ready to hit, cut, or strike (often a hand or a weapon)
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเงื้อมือngéuua meuuเงื้อมือngéuua meuupower; control; clutchesพร้อมprómพร้อมpróm1ready; prepared2along with; together with3equipped; provided with4together; simultaneouslyจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ฟาดfâatฟาดfâat1[to] strike; [to] lash; [to] whack2[to] rake in; pocket; grab (colloq.)3[to] polish off (food); [to] devour4[to] serve (a look/line); [to] slay (stylish impact); [to] deliver fiercely (slang)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerหยุดyùtหยุดyùt1[to] stop; halt2[to] take time off; be off work or schoolเมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asเด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)ยืนอยู่yeun yòoยืนอยู่yeun yòo[to] be standing; stand (continuously)ใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close toๆ-
He raised his hand ready to strike but stopped when he saw a child standing nearby.
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ช่างไม้châng-máaiเงื้อngʉ́ʉaขวานkwǎanเหนือnʉ̌ʉaหัวhǔuaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเตรียมdtriiamฟันfanท่อนไม้tɔ̂n-máaiให้hâiขาดkàat
The carpenter raised the axe over his head to cut through the log.
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตะโกนdtà-goonห้ามhâamทันทีtan-tiiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaชายchaaiคนkonนั้นnánเงื้อngʉ́ʉaมีดmîitขึ้นkʉ̂nเหมือนจะmʉ̌ʉan-jàพุ่งpûngเข้ามาkâo-maa
The police shouted to stop immediately when the man raised a knife as if about to lunge.
นักดาบnák-dàapเงื้อngʉ́ʉaดาบdàapค้างไว้káang-wáiในnaiจังหวะjang-wàสุดท้ายsùt-táaiรอrɔɔช่องว่างchɔ̂ng-wâangเพียงเสี้ยวpiiang-sîiaoวินาทีwí-naa-tiiก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàฟาดfâatลงไปlong-bpai
The swordsman held his sword raised in the final moment, waiting for a split-second opening before striking down.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
ngʉ́ʉa
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |