โง่

Thai

Etymology

From Old Chinese (OC *ŋo). Cognate with Lao ໂງ່ (ngō), Shan ငိူဝ်ႈ (ngōe). Possibly related to เง่า (ngâo).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicโง่
oŋˋ
RomanizationPaiboonngôo
Royal Institutengo
(standard) IPA(key)/ŋoː˥˩/(R)

Adjective

โง่ • (ngôo) (abstract noun ความโง่)

  1. ignorant; stupid; unintelligent.
    โง่เหมือนควาย
    ngôo mʉ̌ʉan kwaai
    dumb as a buffalo.

Synonyms

ignorant; stupid; unintelligent

Derived terms

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