โง้ง
ngóongMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
curved upwards; hooked
curved upwards, bent backwards, or hooked (often used to describe horns, beaks, eyelashes, or noses)
Examples
ช้างcháangช้างcháangelephantพลายplaaiพลายplaaimale elephantตัวนั้นdtuua-nánตัวนั้นdtuua-nánthat one [animal, item]มีงาmii-ngaaมีงาmii-ngaa1with sesame seeds2having tusks; tuskedโง้งngóongโง้งngóongcurved upwards; hookedยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longerสวยงามsǔuai-ngaamสวยงามsǔuai-ngaambeautiful; lovelyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
That male elephant has beautifully long, upward-curving tusks.
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ผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngคนkonนั้นnánมีmiiขนตาkǒn-dtaaที่tîiงอนngɔɔnโง้งngóongและlɛ́ดวงตาduuang-dtaaที่สวยงามtîi-sǔuai-ngaam
That woman has deeply curved eyelashes and beautiful eyes.
ควายป่าkwaai-bpàaตัวผู้dtuua-pûuมีmiiเขาkǎoโง้งngóongยาวyaaoเป็นbpenสง่าsà-ngàaซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenอาวุธaa-wútสำคัญsǎm-kanในnaiการต่อสู้gaan-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแย่งชิงyɛ̂ɛng-chingจ่าฝูงjàa-fǔung
The male wild water buffalo has elegantly long, upward-curving horns, which are its main weapon in fights to become the alpha.
ช่างแต่งหน้าchâang-dtɛ̀ng-nâaดัดdàtขนตาkǒn-dtaaของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəให้hâiงอนngɔɔnโง้งngóongเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiดวงตาduuang-dtaaดูduuโดดเด่นdòot-dèenสะดุดตาsà-dùt-dtaaยิ่งขึ้นyîng-kʉ̂nเวลาwee-laaถ่ายรูปtàai-rûup
The makeup artist curled her eyelashes to curve upwards, making her eyes stand out more when taking photos.
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
ngóong
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 | — | — |