เงาะ

Thai

Negrito people of Indian Archipelago

rambutan fruits

Etymology

From the name of a character in the story สังข์ทอง (Thai) or ខ្យងស័ង្ខ (Khmer). Cognate with Khmer ងោះ (ngŭəh), Lao ເງາະ (ngǫ).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		เงาะ e ŋ ā a
Romanization	Paiboon	ngɔ́
	Royal Institute	ngo
(standard) IPA(key)		/ŋɔʔ˦˥/(R)

Noun

เงาะ • (ngɔ́)

1. (somewhat derogatory) small-statured, dark-skinned, wooly-haired indigenous peoples of the Negrito and Austronesian groups of the Malay Peninsula, including the Semang and Maniq peoples.
2. (somewhat derogatory) member of these peoples.
3. rambutan.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• เงาะป่า
• เงาะโรงเรียน (ngɔ́-roong-riian)
• เงาะขนสั้น (ngɔ́-kǒn-sân)