งอ
bend
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- 1 bend、become bent、flex
- 2 bent、crooked、curved
- 3 look sulky、make a sullen face、look displeased
This word centers on something straight becoming bent or curved. It is used for body parts, objects that lose their straight shape, and in set expressions for a sulky or displeased facial expression.
bend、become bent、flex
Describes bending something, or something becoming bent by itself.
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งอเข่า ŋɔɔ khàw bend the knee งอเข่า details
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งอแขนหน่อย ŋɔɔ khɛ̌ɛn nɔ̀ɔy bend your arm a little งอแขนหน่อย details
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ลวดเส้นนี้งอแล้ว lûat sên níi ŋɔɔ lɛ́ɛw this wire is bent now ลวดเส้นนี้งอแล้ว details
bent、crooked、curved
Describes a state where something is bent, crooked, curved, or no longer straight.
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เหล็กงอ lèk ŋɔɔ bent metal เหล็กงอ details
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หลังงอ lǎŋ ŋɔɔ a bent back หลังงอ details
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ขาโต๊ะงอ khǎa tó ŋɔɔ the table leg is bent ขาโต๊ะงอ details
look sulky、make a sullen face、look displeased
Used especially with หน้า to describe a sulky, displeased, or sullen facial expression.
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ทำไมทำหน้างอ thammay tham nâa ŋɔɔ why are you making that sulky face? ทำไมทำหน้างอ details
Learning notes
Explanation
งอ has the core idea of losing a straight shape and becoming bent. It can work like a transitive verb, as in งอเข่า “bend the knee,” or like an intransitive verb, as in ลวดงอ “the wire bends/is bent.” It also follows nouns as a describing word, as in เหล็กงอ “bent metal.” For emotion, it is most useful to learn it in expressions such as หน้างอ and ทำหน้างอ, which describe a visibly sulky or displeased face.
Usage
It is common in contexts such as exercise, stretching, medical instructions, repairs, and crafts, especially when talking about joints or objects changing shape. For expressions, it is used when someone visibly looks sulky, displeased, or pouty.
Caution
For turning left or right while moving, use เลี้ยว, not งอ. For the feeling of sulking at someone, งอน is the basic word; งอ is more natural when describing the visible facial expression, especially in ทำหน้างอ.
Differences from similar words
1 bend synonyms
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เลี้ยว means to turn while moving, such as turning left or right on a road. งอ refers to the shape of an object or body part bending.
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โค้ง suggests a smooth curve or arc and is common for roads, lines, or shapes. งอ more strongly suggests a straight thing being bent or flexed, such as wire, knees, or arms.
2 bent synonyms
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คด often describes something winding or crooked, such as a road, line, or river. งอ is natural for a part of an object being bent out of shape.
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เบี้ยว means warped, distorted, tilted, or misaligned. งอ focuses more on a bent or curved shape.