Describing thingsbent, curled adjective
- ngaw mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
You'll hear it in Yok Yek Oei (โยกเยกเอย).
How to use it
งอngaw is bent or curled, and to bend: a spoon, a piece of wire, your fingers, งอเข่าngaw kào, your knees. Many Thai cats have a kinked tail, หางงอhǎang ngaw. Something curved, like a road or a rainbow, is โค้งkóong, and straight is ตรงdtrong.
Don't mix it up
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ง้อngáw
to coax someone out of a sulk, to make up
High tone: to coax someone out of a sulk.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- ngaw kao
- ngo khao
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