เหน็บชา
nèp-chaaMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] have pins and needles; be numb and tingling
to have or feel a tingling, prickling, or numb sensation in a part of the body, often from prolonged pressure or cold; to have 'pins and needles'.
Examples
ขาkǎaขาkǎa1leg (body part)2leg/foot (of furniture or object)3polite calling or answering particle (female speech)4classifier: legs (of animals/objects)5enthusiast; regular; participantฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เหน็บชาnèp-chaaเหน็บชาnèp-chaa1[to] have pins and needles; be numb and tingling2numb; tinglingลุกlúkลุกlúk1[to] get up; rise (from sitting/lying)2[to] stand on end (of hair)3[to] burn; blaze; flare upไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)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)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
My leg is numb, I can't get up at all.
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ฉันchǎnรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaมือmʉʉข้างkâangซ้ายsáaiมันmanเหน็บชาnèp-chaaและlɛ́ไม่มีmâi-miiแรงrɛɛngหลังจากlǎng-jàakถือtʉ̌ʉของหนักkɔ̌ɔng-nàkมานานmaa-naan
I feel that my left hand is numb and weak after carrying heavy things for a long time.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunมีmeeอาการaa-gaanมือmeuuเหน็บชาnèp chaaบ่อยๆbòi bòiคุณควรkun kuuanไปหาหมอbpai hăa mŏนะná
If you often have numb hands, you should go see a doctor.
ความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kเหน็บชาnèp-chaaที่tîiกระจายไปทั่วgrà-jaai-bpai-tûuaแขนkɛ̌ɛnอาจàatเป็นbpenสัญญาณsǎn-yaanของkɔ̌ɔngหมอนรองกระดูกmɔ̌ɔn-rɔɔng-grà-dùukทับtápเส้นประสาทsên-bprà-sàat
A numb feeling that spreads throughout the arm could be a sign of a herniated disc compressing a nerve.
2AdjectiveB1
numb; tingling
describing a body part that feels numb, prickly, or like 'pins and needles', often from pressure or cold.
Examples
ขาkǎaขาkǎa1leg (body part)2leg/foot (of furniture or object)3polite calling or answering particle (female speech)4classifier: legs (of animals/objects)5enthusiast; regular; participantฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เหน็บชาnèp-chaaเหน็บชาnèp-chaa1[to] have pins and needles; be numb and tingling2numb; tinglingลุกlúkลุกlúk1[to] get up; rise (from sitting/lying)2[to] stand on end (of hair)3[to] burn; blaze; flare upไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)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)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
My leg is numb, I can't get up at all.
3 more examplesShow less
ฉันchǎnรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaมือmʉʉข้างkâangซ้ายsáaiมันmanเหน็บชาnèp-chaaและlɛ́ไม่มีmâi-miiแรงrɛɛngหลังจากlǎng-jàakถือtʉ̌ʉของหนักkɔ̌ɔng-nàkมานานmaa-naan
I feel that my left hand is numb and weak after carrying heavy things for a long time.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunมีmeeอาการaa-gaanมือmeuuเหน็บชาnèp chaaบ่อยๆbòi bòiคุณควรkun kuuanไปหาหมอbpai hăa mŏนะná
If you often have numb hands, you should go see a doctor.
ความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kเหน็บชาnèp-chaaที่tîiกระจายไปทั่วgrà-jaai-bpai-tûuaแขนkɛ̌ɛnอาจàatเป็นbpenสัญญาณsǎn-yaanของkɔ̌ɔngหมอนรองกระดูกmɔ̌ɔn-rɔɔng-grà-dùukทับtápเส้นประสาทsên-bprà-sàat
A numb feeling that spreads throughout the arm could be a sign of a herniated disc compressing a nerve.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before น puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
nèp
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
เหน็บnèpเหน็บnèp1[to] tuck; stick in/behind2[to] feel pins and needles; go numb3[to] snipe; make barbed remarks4numbness; pins-and-needles[to] tuck; stick in/behindPart 1
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เหน็บชาnèp-chaaเหน็บชาnèp-chaa[to] have pins and needles; be numb and tingling[to] have pins and needles; be numb and tinglingWord