นางรม
naang-romMeaning
1NounA2
oyster (as in หอยนางรมหอยนางรมhɔ̌ɔi-naang-rom1oyster (shellfish)2oyster (food))
the oyster in the compound หอยนางรมหอยนางรมhɔ̌ɔi-naang-rom1oyster (shellfish)2oyster (food); นางรมนางรมnaang-romoyster (as in หอยนางรม) alone is typically elliptical for หอยนางรมหอยนางรมhɔ̌ɔi-naang-rom1oyster (shellfish)2oyster (food)
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketนางรมnaang-romนางรมnaang-romoyster (as in หอยนางรม)
I like to eat oysters.
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Yesterday I went to eat fresh oysters at a seafood restaurant.
Do you want to order oysters to have with white wine?
ทุกครั้งที่túk-kráng-tîiไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoทะเลtá-leeผมpǒmต้องdtɔ̂ngแวะwɛ́กินหอยนางรมgin-hɔ̌ɔi-naang-romทรงเครื่องsong-krʉ̂ʉangเจ้าjâaoอร่อยà-rɔ̀iเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Every time I travel to the sea, I always have to stop and eat the delicious spicy oysters.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 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
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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รมromรมrom1[to] fumigate; smoke-treat2fumigation; smoking (process)3[to] chemically darken (metal); patinate[to] fumigate; smoke-treatPart 2
นางรมnaang-romนางรมnaang-romoyster (as in หอยนางรม)oyster (as in หอยนางรม)Word