แง้

ngɛ́ɛ

Meaning

1InterjectionA2

waa; boohoo

sound of crying or whining, often used playfully or to represent a baby's cry

Examples

แง้ngɛ́ɛแง้ngɛ́ɛwaa; boohooฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)หิวข้าวhǐu-kâaoหิวข้าวhǐu-kâaohungry; wanting a meal
Waaah, I'm hungry.
3 more examples
แง้ngɛ́ɛทำไมtam-maiเธอtəəไม่mâiตอบdtɔ̀ɔpข้อความkɔ̂ɔ-kwaamของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnเลยləəi
Waaah, why aren't you replying to my messages at all?
เด็กทารกdèk-taa-rókร้องrɔ́ɔngแง้ngɛ́ɛเพราะprɔ́หิวhǐuนมnom
The baby cried "waaah" because they were hungry for milk.
แง้ngɛ́ɛพรุ่งนี้prûng-níiต้องdtɔ̂ngไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanแต่เช้าdtɛ̀ɛ-cháaoไม่mâiอยากyàakตื่นdtʉ̀ʉnเลยləəi
Waaah, I have to go to work early tomorrow. I really don't want to wake up.

Tones

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

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

ngɛ́ɛ

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Low class + Mai tho → 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——
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