โน่ว

nôow

Meaning

1InterjectionA1

no; nope

no; nope (informal loanword from English, often used playfully or emphatically)

Examples

โน่วnôowโน่วnôowno; nopeฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กินginกินgin1[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); pocketผักชีpàk-chiiผักชีpàk-chiicoriander; cilantro (leaves/plant)
Nope, I don't eat cilantro.
3 more examples
โน่วnôwๆ-ห้ามhâamจับjàpอันนี้an néeนะná
No, no, don't touch this.
โน่วnôowฉันchǎnบอกbɔ̀ɔkแล้วlɛ́ɛoไงngaiว่าwâaจะjàไม่mâiไปbpaiดูหนังduu-nǎngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níi
Nope, I already told you I'm not going to watch this movie.
ถามtǎamว่าwâaผมpǒmจะjàยอมแพ้yɔɔm-pɛ́ɛไหมmǎiโน่วnôowไม่มีmâi-miiทางtaangหรอกrɔ̀k
If you ask whether I'll give up, nope, no way.

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 ek
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Falling tone

nôow

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

Low class + Mai ek → Falling

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——