เหง้า

ngâo

Meanings

1NounB2

rhizome (botany)

An underground stem that grows horizontally and produces roots and shoots; a rhizome.

Examples

ขิงkǐngขิงkǐng1ginger (rhizome; spice)2[to] boast; show off; flex (slang)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ขมิ้นkà-mînขมิ้นkà-mînturmeric (plant/spice)มีส่วนmii-sùuanมีส่วนmii-sùuan1[to] be involved (in [sth]); play a part2[to] have a share/stake (in [sth])ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เหง้าngâoเหง้าngâo1rhizome (botany)2ancestral stock; lineage (figurative)อยู่ใต้yùu-dtâaiอยู่ใต้yùu-dtâai1[to] be under [sth]; [to] be beneath [sth]2[to] be south of [somewhere]3[to] be under the control of [sb/sth]ดินdinดินdin1soil; earth; dirt2the ground; land (surface)3clay; earthen material4earth (electrical)ซึ่งsʉ̂ngซึ่งsʉ̂ng1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationแตกหน่อdtɛ̀ɛk-nɔ̀ɔแตกหน่อdtɛ̀ɛk-nɔ̀ɔ1[to] sprout; bud2[to] branch out; proliferateและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)แตกdtɛ̀ɛkแตกdtɛ̀ɛk1[to] crack; break; shatter2broken; cracked3[to] burst; rupture4[to] split up; fall apart (figurative)5[to] be exposed; come to light6[to] ejaculate; climax (slang)รากrâakรากrâak1root (plant part)2root; origin; foundation3root (math)4root (linguistics)5[to] vomit; throw upได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
Ginger and turmeric have underground rhizomes that produce shoots and roots.
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เวลาwee-laaแบ่งbɛ̀ngเหง้าngâoกล้วยไม้glûuai-máaiควรkuuanตัดdtàtให้hâiมีตาmii-dtaaอย่างน้อยyàang-nɔ́ɔiหนึ่งnʉ̀ngตาdtaaเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiแตกยอดdtɛ̀ɛk-yɔ̂ɔtใหม่mài
When dividing an orchid’s rhizome, you should cut it with at least one bud so it can sprout anew.
เหง้าngâoเป็นbpenลำต้นlam-dtônใต้ดินdtâai-dinที่tîiเลื้อยlʉ́ʉaiในnaiแนวนอนnɛɛo-nɔɔnสะสมอาหารsà-sǒm-aa-hǎanและlɛ́สร้างsâangรากแขนงrâak-kà-nɛ̌ɛngทำให้tam-hâiพืชpʉ̂ʉtขยายพันธุ์kà-yǎai-panได้dâaiรวดเร็วrûuat-reo
A rhizome is a horizontally creeping underground stem that stores nutrients and produces lateral roots, allowing rapid propagation.
นักพฤกษศาสตร์nák-prʉ́k-sà-sàatแยกyɛ̂ɛkเหง้าngâoออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakหัวhǔuaและlɛ́หัวใต้ดินhǔua-dtâai-dinโดยdooiดูduuที่tîiข้อปล้องkɔ̂ɔ-bplɔ̂ɔngตาdtaaชัดเจนchát-jeenและlɛ́การเจริญgaan-jà-rəənตามdtaamแนวราบnɛɛo-râap
Botanists distinguish rhizomes from corms and tubers by their distinct nodes and horizontal growth.
2NounC1

ancestral stock; lineage (figurative)

Ancestral line or original source from which something derives (used figuratively, literary).

Examples

เพลงลูกทุ่งpleeng-lûuk-tûngเพลงลูกทุ่งpleeng-lûuk-tûng1a luk thung song2Thai country music (luk thung)หลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)เพลงpleengเพลงpleeng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเหง้าngâoเหง้าngâo1rhizome (botany)2ancestral stock; lineage (figurative)มาจากmaa-jàakมาจากmaa-jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toทำนองtam-nɔɔngทำนองtam-nɔɔng1melody; tune2style; manner; pattern; way3along the lines of; something like; in the manner ofพื้นบ้านpʉ́ʉn-bâanพื้นบ้านpʉ́ʉn-bâan1folk; traditional (of local people)2indigenous; native (of a species or practice)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láeach (item considered separately)ถิ่นtìnถิ่นtìn1habitat; natural range2native place; homeland3region; locality
Many luk thung songs have their roots in local folk melodies from each region.
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วรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiชี้ให้เห็นchíi-hâi-hěnเหง้าngâoความคิดkwaam-kítแบบbɛ̀ɛpพุทธpútที่ซ่อนtîi-sɔ̂ɔnอยู่ในyùu-naiวิถีชีวิตwí-tǐi-chii-wítชาวบ้านchaao-bâan
This literary work reveals the Buddhist ideological roots embedded in villagers' way of life.
ภาษาpaa-sǎaที่tîiเราraoใช้cháiทุกวันtúk-wanมีmiiเหง้าngâoของมันkɔ̌ɔng-manจากjàakหลายlǎaiอารยธรรมaa-rá-yá-tamผสมpà-sǒmน้ำเสียงnáam-sǐiangและlɛ́โวหารwoo-hǎanจนjonเกิดgə̀ətเอกลักษณ์èek-gà-lákเฉพาะchà-pɔ́
The language we use daily has its lineage from many civilizations, blending tones and rhetoric to create a unique identity.
ความทรงจำkwaam-song-jamร่วมrûuamของkɔ̌ɔngสังคมsǎng-komคือkʉʉเหง้าngâoที่tîiหล่อเลี้ยงlɔ̀ɔ-líiangภาพpâapเราraoต่อdtɔ̀ɔอดีตà-dìitแม้mɛ́ɛเรื่องเล่าrʉ̂ʉang-lâoจะjàถูกtùukปรับแต่งbpràp-dtɛ̀ngตามdtaamยุคสมัยyúk-sà-mǎi
A society's collective memory is the rootstock that nourishes our image of the past, even as narratives are reshaped by the times.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ง puts this syllable in high class.
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

High class consonants

ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห

Result

Falling tone

ngâo

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

High class + Mai tho → Falling

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Related Words

2ancestral stock; lineage (figurative)