เหงา

See also: เหง้า

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographicเหงา
e h ŋ ā
Phonemic
เหฺงา
e h ̥ ŋ ā
RomanizationPaiboonngǎo
Royal Institutengao
(standard) IPA(key)/ŋaw˩˩˦/(R)

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Compare Lao ເຫງົາ (ngao, “lonely”); Shan ငႅဝ် (ngěao, “to fear (as a person alone); to be timid; etc”).

Adjective

เหงา • (ngǎo) (abstract noun ความเหงา)

  1. lonely.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Uncertain.

Noun

เหงา • (ngǎo)

  1. a type of กระหนก (grà-nòk, “pattern in traditional Thai art”).
Derived terms
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