แง้ว

ngɛ́ɛo

Meanings

1InterjectionA2

meow; mew

a sound made by a cat; meow

Examples

แมวmɛɛoแมวmɛɛocatตัวนั้นdtuua-nánตัวนั้นdtuua-nánthat one [animal, item]ร้องrɔ́ɔngร้องrɔ́ɔng1[to] cry; weep2[to] sing3[to] shout; call out4[to] complain; lodge a complaintแง้วngɛ́ɛoแง้วngɛ́ɛo1meow; mew2aww
That cat meows.
3 more examples
พอpɔɔฉันchǎnเทteeอาหารaa-hǎanให้hâiลูกแมวlûuk-mɛɛoก็gɔ̂ร้องrɔ́ɔngแง้วngɛ́ɛoทันทีtan-tii
As soon as I poured the food, the kitten meowed immediately.
ฉันchǎnได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsǐiangแมวmɛɛoร้องrɔ́ɔngแง้วngɛ́ɛoอยู่yùuบนbonหลังคาlǎng-kaa
I heard a cat meowing on the roof.
แมวmaeoหลงทางlŏng taangตัวนั้นdtuua nánเดินตามdern dtaamฉันchănต้อยๆdtôi dtôiพร้อมกับpróm gàpส่งเสียงร้องsòng-sĭiang róngแง้วngáewตลอดทางdtà-lòt taang
That stray cat followed me closely, meowing all the way.
2InterjectionB2

aww

a slang expression used to show mild disappointment, sadness, or to complain in a cute or playful way

Examples

แง้วngɛ́ɛoแง้วngɛ́ɛo1meow; mew2awwอดòtอดòt1[to] refrain; [to] resist (doing)2[to] go without; [to] forgo3[to] fast; [to] abstain from foodกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)ขนมkà-nǒmขนมkà-nǒmsnack; sweet; dessertเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallปิดbpìtปิดbpìt1[to] close; shut2[to] turn off; switch off3closed; shut; not open4[to] cover; seal5[to] block; conceal; suppress; withholdแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)อะàอะà1uh; um (hesitation)2huh?; what? (prompt/attention)3softening/filler particle (colloquial)
Aww, I missed out on the snacks. The shop is already closed.
3 more examples
แง้วngɛ́ɛoทำไมtam-maiวันนี้wan-níiฝนตกfǒn-dtòkอีกìikล่ะlâอุตส่าห์ùt-sàaอยากyàakไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiao
Aww, why is it raining again today? I really wanted to go out.
แง้วngɛ́ɛoซื้อsʉ́ʉตั๋วคอนเสิร์ตdtǔua-kɔɔn-sə̀ətไม่ทันmâi-tanโดนdoonแย่งyɛ̂ɛngกดgòtไปหมดbpai-mòtเลยləəiเสียดายจังsǐia-daai-jang
Aww, I couldn't buy the concert tickets in time. They were all snatched up. What a pity.
แง้วngɛ́ɛoอุตส่าห์ùt-sàaตั้งใจdtâng-jaiทำtamรายงานraai-ngaanมาmaaตั้งนานdtâng-naanแต่dtɛ̀ɛอาจารย์aa-jaanสั่งsàngแก้gɛ̂ɛใหม่màiหมดmòtเลยləəi
Aww, I put so much effort into this report for so long, but the professor ordered me to redo the whole thing.

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

ngɛ́ɛo

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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