โง่เง่า

Thai

Etymology

From โง่ (ngôo, “stupid”) +‎ เง่า (ngâo, “idem”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		โง่เง่า o ŋ ˋ e ŋ ˋ ā
Phonemic		โง่-เง่า o ŋ ˋ – e ŋ ˋ ā
Romanization	Paiboon	ngôo-ngâo
	Royal Institute	ngo-ngao
(standard) IPA^(key)		/ŋoː˥˩.ŋaw˥˩/^(R)

Adjective

โง่เง่า • (ngôo-ngâo) (abstract noun ความโง่เง่า)

(derogatory, offensive) very stupid, idiot, or unintelligent.

Related terms

งี่เง่า (ngîi-ngâo)
โง่เง่าเต่าตุ่น (ngôo-ngâo-dtào-dtùn)

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