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nangMeaning
1NounC1
derogatory prefix before a woman's name/noun
A rude word placed before a woman's name or a common noun for a woman, to show contempt. Sometimes used playfully among close friends, but generally offensive.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseตะโกนdtà-goonตะโกนdtà-goon[to] shout; yell; call outว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeนังตัวดีnang-dtuua-diiนังตัวดีnang-dtuua-dii1derogatory: troublesome/brazen woman; main culprit2you little minx!; you troublemaker! (derogatory, to a woman)กลับมาglàp-maaกลับมาglàp-maa1[to] come back; return2[to] resume; make a comeback; be backนี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)เดี๋ยวนี้dǐiao-níiเดี๋ยวนี้dǐiao-níi1right now; at this moment2immediately (imperative)นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle
Mom shouted, "You little rascal, get back here right now!"
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เขาkăoโมโหmoh-hŏhมากmâakจนเผลอjon plĕrเรียกrîakแฟนเก่าfaen gàoว่าwâaนังคนนั้นnang kon nánต่อหน้าdtò nâaเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanทำให้tam hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatเสียไปsĭia bpaiเลยloie
He was so angry that he accidentally referred to his ex-girlfriend as 'that woman' in front of his friends, which ruined the atmosphere.
ในnaiวงwongเพื่อนสนิทpêuuan sà-nìtบางครั้งbaang krángพวกเราpûuak raoก็gâwเรียกrîakกันganเล่นๆlên lênว่าwâaนังนี่nang nêeโดยdoiไม่mâiถือสาtĕuu săaแต่dtàeถ้าtâaคนนอกkon nôkมาmaaพูดpôotแบบนี้bàep néeคงkongมีเรื่องmee rêuuangแน่nâe
Among close friends, we sometimes playfully call each other 'this girl' without taking offense, but if an outsider said it, there would definitely be a problem.
คำว่าkam wâaนังnangสะท้อนถึงsà-tón tĕungอคติà-kà-dtìทางเพศtaang pêhtที่têeฝังรากลึกfăng râak lúekในnaiภาษาpaa-săaซึ่งsêungมักmákใช้cháiเพื่อpêuuaลดทอนlót tonคุณค่าkun-ná-kâaหรือrĕuแสดงsà-daengความไม่พอใจkwaam mâi por jaiต่อdtòผู้หญิงpôo yĭng
The word 'nang' reflects deep-rooted gender bias in the language, often used to devalue or express dissatisfaction towards women.
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
nang
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 | — | — |