นางนม
naang-nomMeaning
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wet nurse
A woman employed or appointed to breastfeed and care for another woman's baby.
Examples
นางนมnaang-nomนางนมnaang-nomwet nurseในวังnai-wangในวังnai-wangin the palaceมีหน้าที่mii-nâa-tîiมีหน้าที่mii-nâa-tîi1[to] have the duty/obligation (to do [sth]); be responsible for [sth]2[to] serve the function/role of [sth]ให้นมhâi-nomให้นมhâi-nom[to] breastfeed; [to] nurseและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ดูแลduu-lɛɛดูแลduu-lɛɛ1[to] take care of; look after2[to] supervise; be in charge of3[to] maintain; keep in good conditionเจ้าชายjâao-chaaiเจ้าชายjâao-chaai1prince2Prince (title; before name)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ทารกtaa-rókทารกtaa-rókinfant; baby (newborn to about 1 year)
The wet nurse at the palace was responsible for breastfeeding and caring for the infant prince.
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ในสมัยก่อนnai-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaที่tîiร่ำรวยrâm-ruuaiบางบ้านbaang-bâanจ้างjâangนางนมnaang-nomมาmaaให้นมhâi-nomลูกlûuk
In the past, some wealthy families hired wet nurses to breastfeed their babies.
แม้máeนางนมnaang nomจะjàไม่ได้mâi dâaiเป็นbpenแม่mâeแท้táeๆ-ของkŏngเด็กdèkแต่dtàeการให้gaan hâiนมnomและláeเลี้ยงดูlíiang dooเขาkăoทุกวันtúk wanก็gâwทำให้tam hâiทั้งสองtáng sŏngผูกพันpòok panกันgan
Although the wet nurse was not the child's biological mother, breastfeeding and caring for him every day created a bond between them.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaพระมเหสีprá-má-hěe-sǐiประชวรbprà-chuuanจนjonไม่อาจmâi-àatประทานbprà-taanพระpráนมnomแก่gɛ̀ɛพระโอรสprá-oo-rótได้dâaiจึงjʉngมีmiiการจัดหาgaan-jàt-hǎaนางนมnaang-nomมาmaaทำหน้าที่tam-nâa-tîiแทนtɛɛn
When the queen became too ill to breastfeed her son, a wet nurse was brought in to take over that role.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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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
naang
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
นางnaangนางnaang1lady; woman (formal/literary; honorific)2Mrs. (title before a name)3female role; female character (traditional theatre)4she; her (literary or informal)lady; woman (formal/literary; honorific)Part 1
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นางนมnaang-nomนางนมnaang-nomwet nursewet nurseWord