เหน่งๆ
nèng nèngMeanings
1AdverbB2
with repeated bell-like clangs
With repeated ringing or clanging sounds, as of a bell being struck; an imitation of that sound.
Examples
ระฆังrá-kangระฆังrá-kangbellที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeเหน่งๆnèng nèngเหน่งๆnèng nèng1with repeated bell-like clangs2bare; bald; starkแต่เช้าdtàe cháoแต่เช้าdtàe cháoearly in the morning; since early morningฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedตื่นdtèuunตื่นdtèuun1[to] wake up; awaken2be awake; stay awake3[to] be startled; be alarmed; get excited aboutก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerนาฬิกาปลุกnaa-lí-gaa bplùkนาฬิกาปลุกnaa-lí-gaa bplùkalarm clock
The temple bell rang out repeatedly early in the morning, so I woke up before my alarm.
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The little child kept ringing the bell with repeated clangs until their mother had to tell them to stop.
ขณะที่kà-nà têeทุกคนtúk konกำลังgam-langนั่งnângเงียบngîiapเสียงระฆังsĭang rá-kangจากjàakหอระฆังhŏ rà-kangก็gâwดังdangเหน่งๆnèng nèngขึ้นมาkêun maaทำให้tam hâiเด็กdèkที่têeหลับlàpอยู่yòoสะดุ้งตื่นsà-dûng dtèun
While everyone was sitting quietly, a bell in the bell tower began clanging repeatedly, startling a sleeping child awake.
2AdjectiveB2
bare; bald; stark
plainly exposed or uncovered; conspicuously bare (e.g., หัวล้านเหน่งๆ ‘completely bald’)
Examples
คุณลุงkun lungคุณลุงkun lung1uncle (parent’s older brother)2polite address for an older manของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineหัวล้านhŭua láanหัวล้านhŭua láanbaldเหน่งๆnèng nèngเหน่งๆnèng nèng1with repeated bell-like clangs2bare; bald; starkเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
My uncle is completely bald.
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In the middle of the lawn, there's a circle of dead grass where you can see the bare ground.
ภูเขาpoo kăoลูกlôokนั้นnánถูกtòokตัดไม้ทำลายป่าdtàt máai tam-laai bpàaจนjonกลายเป็นglaai bpenเขาkăoหัวhŭuaโล้นlónเหน่งๆnèng nèng
That mountain was deforested until it became a completely bare mountain.
สุนัขsù-nákของฉันkŏng chănเป็นbpenโรคผิวหนังrôhk pĭu năngขนร่วงkŏn rûuangเป็นหย่อมๆbpen yòm yòmจนjonเห็นhĕnเนื้อnéuuaแดงๆdaeng daengเหน่งๆnèng nèng
My dog has a skin disease, and its fur has fallen out in patches, leaving the red skin conspicuously bare.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เหน่งๆ said เหน่ง-เหน่ง?
nèng nèng
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
nèng
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |