เหนียง
nǐiangMeanings
1NounB1
double chin; wattle
A fold of loose skin hanging from the neck or throat, such as a double chin in humans or a wattle in animals.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)อ้วนûuanอ้วนûuan1fat; chubby; plump2fat person (colloq.)ขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเหนียงnǐiangเหนียงnǐiang1double chin; wattle2crop (of a bird)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
I've gained so much weight that I'm starting to get a double chin.
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เวลาwee-laaถ่ายรูปtàai-rûupเธอtəəชอบchɔ̂ɔpก้มหน้าgôm-nâaทำให้เห็นtam-hâi-hěnเหนียงnǐiangชัดchátมากmâak
When taking pictures, she likes to look down, making her double chin very visible.
ไก่งวงgài-nguuangตัวผู้dtuua-pûuจะมีjà-miiเหนียงnǐiangสีแดงsǐi-dɛɛngห้อยลงมาhɔ̂ɔi-long-maaที่tîiใต้dtâaiคอkɔɔ
Male turkeys have a red wattle hanging down beneath their necks.
หลายคนlǎai-konเลือกlʉ̂ʉakที่จะtîi-jàไปbpaiทำศัลยกรรมtam-sǎn-yá-gamดูดdùutไขมันkǎi-manใต้dtâaiคางkaangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกำจัดgam-jàtเหนียงnǐiangให้hâiใบหน้าbai-nâaดูduuเรียวriiaoขึ้นkʉ̂n
Many people choose to undergo chin liposuction surgery to remove their double chin and make their face look more slender.
2NounC1
crop (of a bird)
A pouch in a bird's throat where food is stored before digestion.
Examples
นกพิราบnók-pí-râapนกพิราบnók-pí-râappigeonจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; save; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)5to charge; take (a fee/payment)6[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)เมล็ดพืชmá-lét-pʉ̂ʉtเมล็ดพืชmá-lét-pʉ̂ʉtplant seedไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2for later; in reserve3[to] leave (something) as is4marks retention or maintenance of a state5[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)เหนียงnǐiangเหนียงnǐiang1double chin; wattle2crop (of a bird)ก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîibefore (introducing a clause)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)กลืนลงglʉʉn-longกลืนลงglʉʉn-long[to] swallow [sth] downสู่sùuสู่sùu1to; toward(s); into (formal/literary)2[to] enter; go toward (literary)กระเพาะgrà-pɔ́กระเพาะgrà-pɔ́1stomach (organ)2animal stomach (tripe)
Pigeons will store seeds in their crop before swallowing them into the stomach.
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เวลาwee-laaลูกนกlûuk-nókหิวhǐuแม่mɛ̂ɛนกnókจะjàสำรอกsǎm-rɔ̂ɔkอาหารaa-hǎanที่tîiเก็บไว้gèp-wáiในnaiเหนียงnǐiangออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaป้อนbpɔ̂ɔn
When the baby birds are hungry, the mother bird regurgitates the food stored in her crop to feed them.
ระบบย่อยอาหารrá-bòp-yɔ̂ɔi-aa-hǎanของkɔ̌ɔngสัตว์sàtปีกbpìikมีmiiลักษณะพิเศษlák-sà-nà-pí-sèetคือkʉʉมีmiiเหนียงnǐiangสำหรับsǎm-ràpพักpákอาหารaa-hǎanและlɛ́ทำให้tam-hâiอาหารอ่อนaa-hǎan-ɔ̀ɔnนุ่มnûmลงlongก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเข้าสู่kâo-sùuกระเพาะgrà-pɔ́แท้tɛ́ɛ
The digestive system of poultry is unique in that it has a crop for resting food and softening it before it enters the true stomach.
ภาวะpaa-wáอาหารไม่ย่อยaa-hǎan-mâi-yɔ̂ɔiและlɛ́ตกค้างdtòk-káangในnaiเหนียงnǐiangของkɔ̌ɔngไก่gàiมักmákเกิดจากgə̀ət-jàakการกินgaan-ginสิ่งsìngแปลกปลอมbplɛ̀ɛk-bplɔɔmที่tîiทำให้tam-hâiระบบrá-bòpทางเดินอาหารtaang-dəən-aa-hǎanอุดตันùt-dtan
The condition of indigestion and food impaction in a chicken's crop is often caused by ingesting foreign objects that obstruct the gastrointestinal tract.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before น puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
nǐiang
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |