นง
nongMeaning
1NounC1
woman; beautiful woman
a woman, lady, or beautiful girl (used primarily in literature, poetry, or as a prefix in female names)
Examples
ชื่อchʉ̂ʉชื่อchʉ̂ʉ1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคำว่าkam-wâaคำว่าkam-wâathe word/term (introductory marker)นงnongนงnongwoman; beautiful womanซึ่งsʉ̂ngซึ่งsʉ̂ng1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâaแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâa1[to] mean (of a word/symbol); signify2[to] translate as3that means; which means; in other wordsผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngผู้หญิงpûu-yǐng1woman; girl; female person2women's; female (as modifier)ที่สวยงามtîi-sǔuai-ngaamที่สวยงามtîi-sǔuai-ngaambeautiful place; scenic spot
Her name contains the word "Nong", which means a beautiful woman.
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กวีgà-wiiในnaiสมัยโบราณsà-mǎi-boo-raanมักmákใช้cháiคำว่าkam-wâaนงnongเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngความงามkwaam-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngหญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoในnaiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-dii
Ancient poets often used the word "Nong" to describe the beauty of young women in literature.
ในnaiบทประพันธ์bòt-bprà-panนี้níiคำว่าkam-wâaนงnongถูกtùukนำมาใช้nam-maa-cháiร้อยเรียงrɔ́ɔi-riiangกับgàpถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kamอื่นʉ̀ʉnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaยกระดับyók-rá-dàpภาษาpaa-sǎaให้hâiมีmiiความสละสลวยkwaam-sà-là-sà-lǔuaiยิ่งขึ้นyîng-kʉ̂n
In this composition, the word "Nong" is woven with other words to elevate the language to be more elegant.
การใช้คำgaan chái kamพ้องความหมายpóng kwaam măaiเช่นchênนงnongหรือrĕuอนงค์à-nongเป็นbpenกลวิธีgon wí-teeทางtaangวรรณศิลป์wan-ná-sĭnที่têeสะท้อนให้เห็นถึงsà-tón hâi hĕn tĕungความอุดมสมบูรณ์kwaam ù-dom sŏm-boonของkŏngคลังคำklang kamในnaiภาษาไทยpaa-săa tai
The use of synonyms like "Nong" or "Anong" is a literary device that reflects the richness of the Thai vocabulary.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
nong
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |