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ngɛ́ɛngMeaning
1InterjectionB2
whining or yapping sound; playful cry
an informal sound word for a high-pitched whine, yelp, or small-dog-like yap, often used playfully in casual speech or online writing
Examples
ลูกหมาlôok măaลูกหมาlôok măapuppyตัวเล็กdtuua lékตัวเล็กdtuua lék1small; small in build2lowercase (letters)เห่าhàoเห่าhào1[to] bark2bark (dog sound)3[to] bark at [sb]; snap at4[to] yap; nag; mouth off (fig.)เสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneแง้งngáengแง้งngáengwhining or yapping sound; playful cryๆ-เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofปกป้องbpòk bpôngปกป้องbpòk bpông[to] protect; defendของเล่นkŏng lênของเล่นkŏng lên1toy; plaything2novelty; fun gadget3plaything (figurative)ของมันkŏng manของมันkŏng manits; belonging to it; his / hers (derogatory or very informal)
The little puppy barked with a yapping sound to protect its toy.
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พอporไม่ได้mâi dâaiดั่งใจdàng jaiเธอterก็gâwทำเสียงtam sĭiangแง้งngáengๆ-บ่นbònใส่sàiแฟนfaenเหมือนmĕuuanเด็กdèkเลยloie
When she didn't get her way, she made a whining sound complaining to her boyfriend like a child.
ถึงแม้tĕung máeคำพูดkam pôotของเขาkŏng kăoจะjàฟังดูเหมือนfang doo mĕuuanการgaanบ่นbònแง้งngáengๆ-แต่dtàeจริงๆjing jingแล้วláeoเขาkăoกำลังgam-langพยายามpá-yaa-yaamเตือนdteuuanด้วยdûuayความหวังดีkwaam wăng dee
Even though his words sound like small, yappy complaints, he is actually trying to warn you out of good intentions.
วัยรุ่นwai rûnในnaiโซเชียลมีเดียsoh-chîian mee-dîiaมักจะmák jàพิมพ์pimคำว่าkam wâaแง้งngáengเพื่อpêuuaแสดงsà-daengความรู้สึกkwaam róo-sèukงอแงngo-ngaeหรือrĕuอ้อนônแบบbàepน่ารักๆnâa rák nâa rák
Teenagers on social media often type the word "ngaeng" to playfully express a feeling of whining or cute pleading.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
ngɛ́ɛng
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |