เหงา

See also: เหง้า

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographicเหงา
e h ŋ ā
Phonemic
เหฺงา
e h ̥ ŋ ā
RomanizationPaiboonngǎo
Royal Institutengao
(standard) IPA(key)/ŋaw˩˩˦/(R)

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Cognate with Isan เหงา (ŋaw¹), Lao ເຫງົາ (ngao, lonely), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨦᩮᩢᩣ (ŋaw¹), Khün ᩉ᩠ᨦᩮᩢᩣ (ŋaw¹), ᦄᧁ (ṅgaw), Tai Dam ꪹꪈꪱ (ngau), Shan ငဝ် (ngǎo), Tai Nüa ᥒᥝᥴ (ngáw). Compare Shan ငႅဝ် (ngěao, to fear (as a person alone); to be timid; etc).

Adjective

เหงา • (ngǎo) (abstract noun ความเหงา)

  1. lonely.
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Etymology 2

Uncertain.

Noun

เหงา • (ngǎo)

  1. a type of กระหนก (grà-nòk, pattern in traditional Thai art).
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