เง่า

See also: เงา

Thai

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Noun

เง่า • (ngâo)

  1. obsolete form of เหง้า (ngâo)

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

เง่า • (ngâo)

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