นงราม
nong-raamMeaning
1NounC2
beautiful woman (literary)
A literary or poetic term for a beautiful woman.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiบทกวีbòt-gà-wiia poem; a piece of verseนงรามnong-raamนงรามnong-raambeautiful woman (literary)นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)รอrɔɔรอrɔɔ1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitคนรักkon-rákคนรักkon-ráklover; sweetheart; romantic partnerอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainริมrimริมrim1edge; rim; border2outermost; at the edgeหน้าต่างnâa-dtàangหน้าต่างnâa-dtàang1window2window (computing)แม้mɛ́ɛแม้mɛ́ɛ1even if; although; even though2evenเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)จากไปjàak-bpaiจากไปjàak-bpai1[to] leave; depart2[to] pass away; die (euphemistic)นานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)หลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)ปีbpiiปีbpii1year2classifier: yearsแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
In the poem, the beautiful maiden sits by the window waiting for her beloved, even though he left many years ago.
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ครั้นkránเสียงขลุ่ยsǐiang-klùiแว่วมาwɛ̂ɛo-maaแต่ไกลdtɛ̀ɛ-glaiนงรามnong-raamก็gɔ̂ชะงักchá-ngákฝีเท้าfǐi-táaoด้วยdûuaiสำเนียงsǎm-niiangนั้นnánชวนให้chuuan-hâiหวนนึกถึงhǔuan-nʉ́k-tʉ̌ngคนรักkon-rákที่tîiจากลาjàak-laa
As the sound of a flute drifted in from afar, the fair maiden paused, for its melody called to mind the beloved from whom she had parted.
กวีgà-wiiมิได้mí-dâaiพรรณนาpan-ná-naaเพียงpiiangรูปโฉมrûup-chǒomของkɔ̌ɔngนงรามnong-raamหากhàakยังyangถ่ายทอดtàai-tɔ̂ɔtความเด็ดเดี่ยวkwaam-dèt-dìiaoที่ซ่อนtîi-sɔ̂ɔnอยู่ภายใต้yùu-paai-dtâaiกิริยาgì-rí-yaaอันanอ่อนโยนɔ̀ɔn-yoonของkɔ̌ɔngนางnaang
The poet describes not merely the fair maiden's beauty, but also the resolve hidden beneath her gentle manner.
ท่ามกลางtâam-glaangขนบkà-nòpที่tîiมักmákให้hâiนงรามnong-raamเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangผู้pûuเฝ้าคอยfâo-kɔɔiบทกวีbòt-gà-wiiนี้níiกลับglàpให้hâiนางnaangเป็นbpenผู้pûuเอ่ยyèeคำลาkam-laaราวกับraao-gàpจะjàทวงคืนtuuang-kʉʉnสิทธิ์sìtในnaiการกำหนดgaan-gam-nòtชะตาchá-dtaaของkɔ̌ɔngตนdton
Against a literary tradition that often casts the fair maiden as merely the one who waits, this poem instead lets her say farewell, as if reclaiming the right to determine her own fate.
Tones
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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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นงรามnong-raamนงรามnong-raambeautiful woman (literary)beautiful woman (literary)Word