นงคราญ
nong-kraanMeaning
1NounC2
beautiful woman (literary)
a beautiful lady; a fair maiden; used in poetry and classical literature.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiliterature (classical or esteemed works)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)พระเอกprá-èekพระเอกprá-èek1leading man; male lead (actor)2male protagonist; hero (of a story)3the star; main attraction (figurative)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerตกหลุมรักdtòk-lǔm-rákตกหลุมรักdtòk-lǔm-rák[to] fall in love (with sb/sth)นงคราญnong-kraanนงคราญnong-kraanbeautiful woman (literary)นางnaangนางnaang1lady; woman (formal/literary; honorific)2Mrs. (title before a name)3female role; female character (traditional theatre)4she; her (literary or informal)หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛfrom; since (starting point)แรกเห็นrɛ̂ɛk-hěnแรกเห็นrɛ̂ɛk-hěnat first sight
In that literary work, the main character fell in love with a beautiful lady at first sight.
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บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngความงามkwaam-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngเหล่าlàoนงคราญnong-kraanที่tîiกำลังgam-langเล่นน้ำlên-náamในnaiลำธารlam-taanอย่างyàangน่าหลงใหลnâa-lǒng-lǎi
The poem enchantingly describes the beauty of the fair maidens playing in the stream.
จิตรกรjìt-dtrà-gɔɔnบรรจงban-jongวาดภาพwâat-pâapนงคราญnong-kraanในnaiชุดไทยchút-taiโบราณboo-raanด้วยdûuaiความประณีตkwaam-bprà-nîitราวกับraao-gàpนางในวรรณคดีnaang-nai-wan-ná-ká-diiหลุดออกมาlùt-ɔ̀ɔk-maaมีชีวิตmii-chii-wít
The artist meticulously painted the beautiful lady in a traditional Thai dress, as if a maiden from literature had come to life.
แม้máeกาลเวลาgaan way-laaจะjàผันผ่านpăn pàanแต่dtàeภาพpâapของkŏngนงคราญnong-kraanแห่งhàengเวียงwiiangพิงpingค์ยังคงyang kongแจ่มชัดjàem chátในnaiความทรงจำkwaam song jamของkŏngข้าkâaไม่mâiเลือนหายleuuan hăai
Though time has passed, the image of the fair maiden of Wiang Ping (Chiang Mai) remains vivid and unfading in my memory.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |