นวย(nuuai)
Meanings
1VerbC1
[to] move gracefully
to move gracefully; to walk with an elegant or swaggering posture
Examples
นางแบบnaang bàepนางแบบnaang bàepfemale modelเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] run; operate (machine/system)3[to] proceed; go; move along4[to] start; initiate (process/plan)นวยนาดnuuai-nâatนวยนาดnuuai-nâat[to] walk gracefully; [to] saunterอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)เวทีway-teeเวทีway-tee1stage; platform2forum; arena3ring; platform (combat sports)แฟชั่นโชว์fae-chân chohแฟชั่นโชว์fae-chân chohfashion showอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3in the manner of; -ly4classifier (for kinds/types)มั่นใจmân jaiมั่นใจmân jai1confident; sure2[to] be confident; [to] be sure (of/about)
The model walked with a graceful swagger on the fashion show stage with confidence.
2AdjectiveC1
beautiful; graceful
beautiful or graceful, often used in literary or formal language
Examples
นางในวรรณคดีnaang nai wan-ná-ká-deeนางในวรรณคดีnaang nai wan-ná-ká-dee1female character in (classical) literature2woman likened to a literary heroine (figurative)มักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรูปร่างrôop râangรูปร่างrôop râang1shape; form2figure; physique3appearance (body shape)นวยnuuaiนวยnuuai1[to] move gracefully2beautiful; gracefulแน่nâeแน่nâe1certain; definite2surely; certainly; for sure3in trouble for sure; doom is certain4firm; steady; secureงngและláeและláeand (coordinating)หน้าตาnâa dtaaหน้าตาnâa dtaa1facial appearance; looks2appearance (of things)3face; reputationสวยงามsŭuay ngaamสวยงามsŭuay ngaam1beautiful; lovely2splendid; elegant (style/design)
Heroines in literature usually have a graceful figure and a beautiful face.