เอ๋งๆ
ĕng ĕngMeaning
1InterjectionB2
yelp; whine (dog sound)
the sound of a dog yelping, whining, or crying in pain or fear
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เผลอเหยียบplĕr yìiapเผลอเหยียบplĕr yìiap[to] step on by accidentหางhăangหางhăang1tail (of an animal)2tail-like part; trailing end3rear; back end4classifier: tailsชิวาวาchi-waa-wâaชิวาวาchi-waa-wâaChihuahuaมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerร้องróngร้องróng1[to] cry; weep2[to] sing3[to] shout; call out4[to] complain; lodge a complaintเอ๋งๆĕng ĕngเอ๋งๆĕng ĕngyelp; whine (dog sound)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)วิ่งหนีwîng nĕeวิ่งหนีwîng nĕe1[to] run away from [sb]/[sth]; flee2[to] run away from [sth] (figurative); avoid/evadeไปเลยbpai loieไปเลยbpai loie1Go ahead; go right now2[to] go past; go beyond3completely; altogether; really (emphatic)
When I accidentally stepped on the Chihuahua's tail, it yelped and ran away.
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ลูกหมาlôok măaโดนdohnรถจักรยานrót jàk-grà-yaanชนchonจนjonร้องróngเอ๋งๆĕng ĕngฟังดูfang dooน่าสงสารnâa sŏng-săanมากmâak
The puppy was hit by a bicycle and cried out in pain; it sounded very pitiful.
หมาจรจัดmăa jon-jàtตัวนั้นdtuua nánร้องróngเอ๋งๆĕng ĕngด้วยdûuayความหวาดกลัวkwaam wàat gluaaเมื่อmêuuaเห็นhĕnคนแปลกหน้าkon bplàek nâaเดินdernถือtĕuuaไม้máiเข้ามาkâo maaใกล้glâi
That stray dog yelped in fear when it saw a stranger approaching with a stick.
เสียงsĭiangหมาmăaร้องróngเอ๋งๆĕng ĕngดังdangมาจากmaa jàakซอกsôkตึกdtèukกลางดึกglaang dèukทำให้tam hâiฉันchănต้องdtôngลงไปlong bpaiดูว่าduu wâaเกิดgèrtอะไรà-raiขึ้นkêun
The sound of a dog whining came from the alley in the middle of the night, making me go down to see what happened.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เอ๋งๆ said เอ๋ง-เอ๋ง?
ĕng ĕng
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 classMid class
- Tone markMai chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
ĕng
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
Mid class + Mai chattawa → 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 | — | — |