เหนียว(nĭiao)
Meanings
1AdjectiveA2
sticky; adhesive
tending to stick; glue-like or viscous
Examples
กาวgaaoกาวgaao1glue; adhesive2[to] glue; stick [sth]3tube (classifier for glue)ขวดkùuatขวดkùuat1bottle2classifier: bottleนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เหนียวnĭiaoเหนียวnĭiao1sticky; adhesive2chewy; tough (texture)3stingy; tightfisted4tough; enduring (colloq.)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyติดแน่นdtìt nâenติดแน่นdtìt nâenstuck tight; firmly attachedเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
This glue is very sticky; it sticks firmly.
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; these days (informal)แข็งkăengแข็งkăeng1hard; solid2stiff; rigid; firm3strong; tough (person/stance)4frozen5stale (rice)6erectเหนียวnĭiaoเหนียวnĭiao1sticky; adhesive2chewy; tough (texture)3stingy; tightfisted4tough; enduring (colloq.)เคี้ยวkíaoเคี้ยวkíao1[to] chew2[to] mull over; chew on (figurative)ยากyâakยากyâak1unlikely; hardly2poor; impoverished (dated/formal)3difficult; hard
Today's rice is tough and hard 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.)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)เลี้ยงlíiangเลี้ยงlíiang1[to] raise; bring up2[to] keep (as a pet); rear3[to] support; maintain4[to] host; treat5[to] feedเพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellow
He’s very stingy and rarely treats his friends.
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.)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyวิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; course4[to] chase; pursueยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] lengthen; grow longแค่ไหนkâe năiแค่ไหนkâe năi1how much; to what extent2how far/long3no matter how ... (pattern)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)รักษาrák-săaรักษาrák-săa1[to] treat; cure2[to] keep (a promise/law); observe3[to] hold (a position); serve as4[to] guard; look after; protect5[to] preserve; maintain; keepความเร็วkwaam reoความเร็วkwaam reo1speed; velocity (rate of motion)2rate of operation/performanceได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreed
This runner is very resilient; no matter how long the run, he can maintain his speed.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เหนี่ยวnìiaoเหนี่ยวnìiao1[to] pull; draw; tug2[to] hold back; restrain; delay3[to] pull the trigger; fire4sticky; adhesive (colloq./dial.)
- [to] pull; draw; tug
- [to] hold back; restrain; delay
- [to] pull the trigger; fire
- sticky; adhesive (colloq./dial.)
หนืดnèutหนืดnèut1stingy (colloquial)2sluggish; bogged down3viscous; thick and sticky
- stingy (colloquial)
- sluggish; bogged down
- viscous; thick and sticky
ขี้เหนียวkêe nĭiaoขี้เหนียวkêe nĭiao1stingy; tight-fisted; miserly2a stingy person
- stingy; tight-fisted; miserly
- a stingy person
เขี้ยวkîaoเขี้ยวkîao1fang; tusk; canine (tooth)2stingy; miserly; tightfisted3barb; prong; point (of a hook or tool)
- fang; tusk; canine (tooth)
- stingy; miserly; tightfisted
- barb; prong; point (of a hook or tool)
อึดèutอึดèut1enduring; tough; resilient; durable2hard to kill/defeat
- enduring; tough; resilient; durable
- hard to kill/defeat