งก

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicงก
ŋ k
RomanizationPaiboonngók
Royal Institutengok
(standard) IPA(key)/ŋok̚˦˥/(R)

Etymology 1

Adjective

งก • (ngók) (abstract noun ความงก)

  1. (sometimes offensive) stingy; miserly; penurious; niggardly.
  2. (of the body, limbs, etc) shaking, trembling, or tremulous (because of fear, cold, sickness, senility, etc).
Derived terms
  • กระงกกระงัน
  • งก ๆ (ngók-ngók)
  • งก ๆ เงิ่น ๆ
  • งกงัน
  • งกเงิ่น
  • งันงก

Etymology 2

Noun

งก • (ngók)

  1. (ไม้~) staff or rod used by a mahout to hit the buttock of an elephant to expedite its movement.

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