นงพะงา
nong-pá-ngaaMeaning
1NounC2
beautiful woman
a beautiful woman or gorgeous lady (typically used in poetry and classical literature)
Examples
ชายหนุ่มchaai-nùmชายหนุ่มchaai-nùmyoung manแต่งdtɛ̀ngแต่งdtɛ̀ng1[to] dress; get dressed2[to] marry (colloquial)3[to] decorate; adorn4[to] compose; write5[to] modify; tune; customize6[to] arrange; set; styleบทกลอนbòt-glɔɔnบทกลอนbòt-glɔɔn1poem; verse (poetic composition)2stanza; verse (poem section)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofพรรณนาpan-ná-naaพรรณนาpan-ná-naa[to] describe; depict; narrateความงามkwaam-ngaamความงามkwaam-ngaambeauty; attractivenessของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseนงพะงาnong-pá-ngaaนงพะงาnong-pá-ngaabeautiful womanที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหลงรักlǒng-rákหลงรักlǒng-rák[to] be smitten; fall head over heels
The young man wrote a poem to describe the beauty of the gorgeous lady he fell in love with.
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กวีgà-wiiได้dâaiบรรยายban-yaaiความงามkwaam-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngนงพะงาnong-pá-ngaaในnaiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiว่าwâaมีmiiใบหน้าbai-nâaผุดผ่องpùt-pɔ̀ngดั่งdàngดวงจันทร์duuang-janวันเพ็ญwan-pen
The poet described the beauty of the gorgeous lady in the literature as having a radiant face like the full moon.
ท่วงท่าtûuang-tâaกิริยาgì-rí-yaaของkɔ̌ɔngแม่mɛ̂ɛนงพะงาnong-pá-ngaaช่างchângงดงามngót-ngaamไร้ที่ติrái-tîi-dtìจนjonชายหนุ่มchaai-nùmต่างdtàangพากันpaa-ganเหลียวมองlǐiao-mɔɔng
The graceful demeanor of the beautiful lady is so flawlessly exquisite that young men turn their heads to look.
แม้นmɛ́ɛnจะjàพบpópนางรำnaang-ramที่tîiสะสวยsà-sǔuaiสักเพียงใดsàk-piiang-daiแต่dtɛ̀ɛในใจnai-jaiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongคะนึงหาká-nʉng-hǎaแต่dtɛ̀ɛนงพะงาnong-pá-ngaaยอดรักyɔ̂ɔt-rákเพียงผู้เดียวpiiang-pûu-diiao
No matter how many pretty dancers he encountered, his heart still yearned only for his beloved gorgeous lady.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
3 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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พะpáพะpá1[to] be burdened/loaded down (with)2[to] hang on; cling on; be stuck on[to] be burdened/loaded down (with)Part 2
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งาngaaงาngaa1sesame; sesame seed2tusk (elephant)3inward-pointing funnel of a fish trapsesame; sesame seedPart 3
นงพะงาnong-pá-ngaaนงพะงาnong-pá-ngaabeautiful womanbeautiful womanWord