Thai word
เงาะ
ngáw
红毛丹
How to pronounce เงาะ
High tone
High and flat, slightly falling at the end
เงาะ is written ngáw and carries the high tone. Listen first, then copy the pitch — in Thai the pitch belongs to the word the way a vowel does.
Same syllable, five tones
Thai uses pitch to tell words apart. Below is the same syllable on each of the five tones — nothing changes but the pitch. Say your word (highlighted) on one of the other four and a Thai listener hears a different word, or none at all.
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ngaw
Mid tone
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ngàw
Low tone
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ngâw
Falling tone
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ngǎw
Rising tone
- เงาะ
ngáw
High tone
What does เงาะ mean?
Translation
红毛丹
เงาะ (ngáw) means "红毛丹" in Thai.
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One word from the same tone group. Its meaning is not on this page — see whether it stuck.
What does this word mean?
ใช้
chái
Related words
More words with the high tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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