แงะ

ngɛ́

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] pry; lever [sth] open

to use a tool or force to open, lift, or separate something that is tightly fixed or stuck

Examples

ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderไขควงแงะkǎi-kuuang-ngɛ́ไขควงแงะkǎi-kuuang-ngɛ́prying screwdriverฝาขวดfǎa-kùuatฝาขวดfǎa-kùuatbottle cap; bottle lidที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerติดแน่นdtìt-nɛ̂nติดแน่นdtìt-nɛ̂nstuck tight; firmly attachedออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
I used a screwdriver to pry off the tightly stuck bottle cap.
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เขาkăoต้องdtôngใช้cháiชะแลงแงะchá-laeng ngáeประตูbprà-dtuuโกดังgoh dangที่têeถูกtòokตอกdtòkตะปูdtà-bpuuปิดbpìtไว้wáiจนjonขยับkà-yàpได้dâi
He had to use a crowbar to pry open the warehouse door that was nailed shut until it budged.
ช่างไม้châng-máaiแงะngɛ́กระดานgrà-daanพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiค้างkáangแน่นnɛ̂nออกɔ̀ɔkทีละtii-láแผ่นpɛ̀nเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaซ่อมsɔ̂mท่อน้ำtɔ̂ɔ-náam
The carpenter pried up the tightly fixed floorboards one by one to repair the pipe.
พวกเราpûuak-raoใช้แรงchái-rɛɛngร่วมกันrûuam-ganแงะngɛ́ฝาfǎaท่อระบายน้ำtɔ̂ɔ-rá-baai-náamที่tîiติดdtìtสนิทsà-nìtจนjonช่องเปิดchɔ̂ng-bpə̀ətพอpɔɔให้hâiคนkonลงlongไปตรวจbpai-dtrùuatได้dâai
We combined our strength to pry open the manhole cover that was sealed tight until the opening was big enough for someone to go down and inspect.
2VerbB1

[to] extract; pick out

to remove something wedged, embedded, or stuck in a narrow space with effort

Examples

ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)พยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptแงะngɛ́แงะngɛ́1[to] pry; lever [sth] open2[to] extract; pick outเศษกระดาษsèet-grà-dàatเศษกระดาษsèet-grà-dàatscrap of paper; paper scrapsที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerติดอยู่dtìt-yùuติดอยู่dtìt-yùu1[to] be stuck; trapped; unable to get free2[to] be attached; adhered; stuck on3[to] be held up; tied up; unable to leave4[to] remain; linger (smell/feeling/problem)5[to] be fixated on; hung up onในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ร่องrɔ̂ngร่องrɔ̂ng1groove; channel2slot; notch3furrow (agricultural/face)ประตูออกbprà-dtuu-ɔ̀ɔkประตูออกbprà-dtuu-ɔ̀ɔkexit door; exit gate
I tried to remove the piece of paper stuck in the door groove.
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เธอtəəใช้cháiเล็บlépแงะngɛ́เม็ดmétทรายsaaiที่tîiติดแน่นdtìt-nɛ̂nอยู่ในyùu-naiร่องrɔ̂ngรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaทีละtii-láเม็ดmét
She used her nails to remove grains of sand stuck tightly in the grooves of her shoes one by one.
ผมpŏmต้องdtôngนั่งnângแงะngáeหนามnăamเล็กๆlék lékที่têeฝังลึกfăng léukในnaiผิวpĭuออกòkอย่างระมัดระวังyàang rá-mát-rá-wangเพราะpráwมันmanติดแน่นdtìt nâenมากmâak
I had to sit and work carefully to remove the tiny thorn embedded deep in my skin because it was very stuck.
เขาkăoค่อยๆkôi kôiแงะngáeเหรียญrĭianที่têeติดdtìtคาkaaอยู่ในyòo naiช่องchâwngหยอดyòtจนjonหลุดlùtโดยdoiระวังrá-wangไม่ให้mâi hâiชิ้นส่วนchín sùuanรอบๆrôp rôpเสียหายsĭia hăai
He gradually worked the coin loose from the slot where it was jammed, taking care not to damage the surrounding parts.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

ngɛ́

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Related Words

1[to] pry; lever [sth] open