See also: เงา

Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicเง่า
e ŋ ˋ ā
RomanizationPaiboonngâo
Royal Institutengao
(standard) IPA(key)/ŋaw˥˩/(R)

Etymology 1

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Noun

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เง่า (ngâo)

  1. Obsolete form of เหง้า (ngâo).

Etymology 2

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Cognate with Northern Thai ᨦ᩵ᩣ᩠ᩅ, Isan ง่าว, Lao ງ່າວ (ngāo). Possibly ralted to โง่ (ngôo).

Adjective

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เง่า (ngâo)

  1. (in compounds) stupid; foolish.
Derived terms
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