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เงียบ

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Thai

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Etymology

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Cognate with Lao ງຽບ (ngīap).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicเงียบ
e ŋ ī y ɓ
RomanizationPaiboonngîiap
Royal Institutengiap
(standard) IPA(key)/ŋia̯p̚˥˩/(R)

Adjective

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เงียบ (ngîiap) (abstract noun ความเงียบ)

  1. lacking sound, voice, or noise: mute, silent, quiet, voiceless, noiseless, speechless, etc.
  2. quiet: saying little.
  3. (figurative) quiet: still, motionless, inactive, unlively, unbusy, etc.
    ตลาดหลักทรัพย์เงียบ
    dtà-làat-làk-sáp ngîiap
    The stock market is quiet (due to an economic recession, for instance).
  4. (figurative) quiet: not active, not showy, passive, silent, etc.
    พลังเงียบ
    pá-lang ngîiap
    silent majority
    (literally) quiet power; silent power

Adverb

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เงียบ (ngîiap) (abstract noun ความเงียบ)

  1. without making sound, voice, or noise: silently, quietly, etc.
  2. without the knowledge of others: secretly, in secret, etc.
  3. (figurative) without active or showy participation or role: quietly, inactively, silently, etc.
    สนับสนุนเงียบ
    sà-nàp-sà-nǔn ngîiap ngîiap
    to quietly support (someone or something)

Verb

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เงียบ (ngîiap) (abstract noun การเงียบ)

  1. to silence; to be or become silent or less loud.
    เงียบปาก
    ngîiap bpàak
    to shut up (a command of silence)
    (literally) to silence (your) mouth
  2. (of a situation of violence, turmoil, disturbance, embarrassment, scandal, etc) to calm down.

Interjection

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เงียบ (ngîiap)

  1. a command or request of silence: silence, be silent, be quiet, etc.

Derived terms

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