เหนียว

nĭiao

Meanings

1AdjectiveA2

sticky; adhesive

tending to stick; glue-like or viscous

Examples

กาวgaaoกาวgaao1glue; adhesive2classifier: หลอดขวดkùuatขวดkùuat1bottle2classifier: bottleนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เหนียวnĭiaoเหนียวnĭiao1sticky; adhesive2chewy; tough (texture)3stingy; tightfisted4tough; enduring (colloq.)5tough; resistant to breaking or tearingมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousติดแน่นdtìt nâenติดแน่นdtìt nâenstuck tight; firmly attachedเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
This glue is very sticky; it sticks firmly.
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น้ำเชื่อมnáam chêuuamข้นkônจนjonเหนียวnĭiaoหยดyòtแล้วláeoไม่ขาดสายmâi kàat săai
The syrup is so thick that it’s sticky; it drips in an unbroken stream.
มือmeuuเลอะlóeน้ำผึ้งnám pêungแล้วláeoเหนียวnĭiaoไปหมดbpai mòtล้างláangยากyâak
My hands are sticky all over from honey; it’s hard to wash off.
เทปกาวtêhp gaaoเริ่มrêrmเสื่อมสภาพsèuum sà-pâapเลยloieไม่mâiเหนียวnĭiaoเท่าเดิมtâo dermต้องdtôngติดdtìtซ้ำsámหลายรอบlăai rôp
The tape has deteriorated, so it’s not as sticky as before; I have to apply it several times.
2AdjectiveA2

chewy; tough (texture)

hard to bite or chew; having a tough, elastic texture (e.g., meat, rice)

Examples

ข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyวันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentแข็งkăengแข็งkăeng1hard; solid2stiff; rigid; firm3strong; tough (person/stance)4frozen5[to] strengthen; rise in value (of currency)6erectเหนียวnĭiaoเหนียวnĭiao1sticky; adhesive2chewy; tough (texture)3stingy; tightfisted4tough; enduring (colloq.)5tough; resistant to breaking or tearingเคี้ยวkíaoเคี้ยวkíao[to] chewยากyâakยากyâak1difficult; hard2unlikely; hard to imagine happening3poor; impoverished (dated/formal)
Today's rice is tough and hard to chew.
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สเต๊กsà-dtêkชิ้นนี้chín néeเหนียวnĭiaoไปหน่อยbpai nòiเคี้ยวkíaoจนjonเมื่อยmêuuaiกรามgraam
This steak is a bit too tough; chewing it makes my jaw tired.
หมูmŏoตุ๋นdtŭnไม่mâiนิ่มnîmพอporยังyangเหนียวnĭiaoอยู่yòoตรงdtrongเส้นเอ็นsên en
The braised pork isn’t tender enough; it’s still tough around the tendons.
ถ้าtâaต้มdtômเส้นsênนานเกินไปnaan gern bpaiเส้นsênจะjàยางyaangและláeเหนียวnĭiaoเคี้ยวkíaoแล้วláeoไม่mâiอร่อยà-ròiปากbpàak
If you boil the noodles too long, they become rubbery and tough, making them unpleasant to chew.
3AdjectiveB1

stingy; tightfisted

unwilling to spend money; not generous

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเหนียวnĭiaoเหนียวnĭiao1sticky; adhesive2chewy; tough (texture)3stingy; tightfisted4tough; enduring (colloq.)5tough; resistant to breaking or tearingมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)เลี้ยงlíiangเลี้ยงlíiang1[to] raise; bring up2[to] keep (as a pet); rear3[to] feed4[to] support; maintain5[to] host; treatเพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellow
He’s very stingy and rarely treats his friends.
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ถึงจะtĕung jàฐานะtăa-náดีdeeแต่dtàeเขาkăoก็เหนียวgôr nĭiaoไม่mâiยอมyomควักkwákเงินngernช่วยchûuaiงานการกุศลngaan gaan-gù-sŏnเลยloie
Even though he’s well-off, he’s stingy and won’t shell out for charity at all.
เพื่อนpêuuanบ่นbònว่าwâaหัวหน้าhŭua nâaคนใหม่kon màiออกจะòk jàเหนียวnĭiaoเวลาway-laaขอเบิกkŏr bèrkค่าเดินทางkâa dern taangก็gâwยากyâak
My friend complained that the new boss is rather tight-fisted; it’s hard to claim travel expenses.
เขาkăoขึ้นชื่อkêun-chêuuว่าwâaเหนียวnĭiaoแถมtăemชอบchôpผลัดplàtจ่ายjàaiทำให้tam hâiคนkonรอบตัวrôp dtuuaลำบากใจlam-bàak jai
He’s notorious for being tight with money and often postpones payments, which puts people around him in an awkward position.
4AdjectiveB2

tough; enduring (colloq.)

able to endure or keep going; hard to defeat, shake off, or kill

Examples

นักวิ่งnák wîngนักวิ่งnák wîngrunnerคนนี้kon néeคนนี้kon néethis personสภาพร่างกายsà-pâap râang-gaaiสภาพร่างกายsà-pâap râang-gaaiphysical conditionเหนียวnĭiaoเหนียวnĭiao1sticky; adhesive2chewy; tough (texture)3stingy; tightfisted4tough; enduring (colloq.)5tough; resistant to breaking or tearingมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousวิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longerแค่ไหนkâe năiแค่ไหนkâe năi1how much; to what extent2how far/long3no matter how ... (pattern)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardรักษาrák-săaรักษาrák-săa1[to] treat; cure2[to] preserve; maintain; keep3[to] guard; look after; protect4[to] keep (a promise/law); observe5[to] hold (a position); serve asความเร็วkwaam reoความเร็วkwaam reo1speed; velocity (rate of motion)2rate of operation/performanceได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
This runner is very resilient; no matter how long the run, he can maintain his speed.
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คู่ต่อสู้kôo dtòr sôoนัดnátนี้néeเหนียวnĭiaoกว่าที่gwàa têeคาดkâatต้องdtôngเล่นlênรอบคอบrôp kôpกว่าจะgwàa jàหาจังหวะhăa jang-wàยิงyingได้dâi
The opponent in this match was tougher than expected; we had to play carefully before finding a chance to score.
โรคระบาดrôhk rá-bàatครั้งนี้kráng néeเหนียวnĭiaoจริงjingคุมkumยากyâakและláeลดลงlót longช้าcháa
This outbreak is really hard to suppress; it's difficult to control and subsides slowly.
เขาkăoเป็นbpenนักสู้nák sôoที่têeใจjaiเหนียวnĭiaoแพ้páeแล้วก็láeo gâwลุกขึ้นสู้lúk kûen sôoใหม่màiจนjonคู่แข่งkôo kàengเริ่มrêrmท้อtó
He is a tenacious fighter; even after losing, he rises to fight again until his opponents become discouraged.
5AdjectiveB2

tough; resistant to breaking or tearing

Strong and not easily broken or torn, even when bent, pulled, or stretched.

Examples

ถุงtŭngถุงtŭng1bag; sack; pouch2classifier: bags; sacks; packets3condomใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5bladeนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เหนียวnĭiaoเหนียวnĭiao1sticky; adhesive2chewy; tough (texture)3stingy; tightfisted4tough; enduring (colloq.)5tough; resistant to breaking or tearingมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)หนังสือnǎng-sĕuหนังสือnǎng-sĕu1book (printed work)2document; letterหนักnàkหนักnàk1heavy (weight)2serious; severe3heavily; severely; intensely4difficult; tough (mentally/physically demanding)ๆ-ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ขาดkàatขาดkàat1[to] lack; be without2[to] be short of; run short of; run out of3[to] be torn; tear; rip4lacking; deficient5[to] be absent; miss (an occurrence)6[to] be cut off; be severed
This bag is very strong; it does not tear even when filled with heavy books.
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กระดาษgrà-dàatชนิดchà-nítนี้néeทั้งtángบางbaangและláeเหนียวnĭiaoจึงjeungใช้cháiห่อhòของkŏngได้dâiโดยdoiไม่mâiขาดkàatง่ายngâai
This paper is both thin and tough, so it can be used to wrap things without tearing easily.
ช่างเลือกchâng-lʉ̂ʉakใช้cháiเหล็กlèkที่tîiมีmiiความเหนียวkwaam-nǐiaoสูงsǔungเพราะprɔ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngดัดdàtให้hâiโค้งkóongโดยdooiไม่ให้mâi-hâiเนื้อnʉ́ʉaเหล็กlèkแตกร้าวdtɛ̀ɛk-ráao
The technician chose highly ductile steel because it needed to be bent into a curve without cracking.
แม้máeผ้าpâaชนิดchà-nítนี้néeจะjàดูdooบางbaangแต่dtàeเนื้อผ้าnéuua pâaเหนียวnĭiaoพอporที่จะtêe jàรับrápแรงดึงraeng deungได้dâiโดยdoiไม่mâiฉีกขาดchèek kàatจึงjeungเหมาะmòrสำหรับsăm-ràpทำtamกระเป๋าgrà-bpăo
Although this fabric looks thin, it is tough enough to withstand pulling without tearing, making it suitable for bags.

Related Words

1sticky; adhesive

2chewy; tough (texture)

3stingy; tightfisted

4tough; enduring (colloq.)

5tough; resistant to breaking or tearing