นางรอง
naang-rɔɔngMeaning
1NounB1
secondary female lead
A female character with a prominent role secondary to the main female lead in a play, film, or television drama, or the actress playing that role.
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)นางรองnaang-rɔɔngนางรองnaang-rɔɔngsecondary female leadในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ละครlá-kɔɔnละครlá-kɔɔn1drama; play; theater show2theater; dramatic artsเรื่องใหม่rʉ̂ʉang-màiเรื่องใหม่rʉ̂ʉang-màia new matter/topic/story
She plays the second female lead in the new television drama.
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นางรองnaang-rɔɔngในnaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiเป็นbpenเพื่อนสนิทpʉ̂ʉan-sà-nìtของkɔ̌ɔngนางเอกnaang-èekและlɛ́คอยkɔɔiช่วยchûuaiนางเอกnaang-èekเสมอsà-mə̌ə
The second female lead in this story is the main heroine's close friend and is always there to help her.
ฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpนักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngที่tîiเล่นlênเป็นbpenนางรองnaang-rɔɔngมากmâakเพราะprɔ́เธอtəəเล่นlênได้dâaiเป็นธรรมชาติbpen-tam-má-châat
I really like the actress playing the second female lead because her acting is so natural.
แม้mɛ́ɛเธอtəəจะjàรับบทráp-bòtนางรองnaang-rɔɔngและlɛ́ปรากฏตัวbpraa-gòt-dtuuaบนbonจอjɔɔน้อยกว่าnɔ́ɔi-gwàaนางเอกnaang-èekแต่dtɛ̀ɛการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəกลับglàpทำให้tam-hâiตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnนี้níiโดดเด่นdòot-dèenและlɛ́เป็นที่จดจำbpen-tîi-jòt-jam
Although she plays the second female lead and has less screen time than the main heroine, her performance makes the character distinctive and memorable.
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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รองrɔɔngรองrɔɔng1deputy; vice-; second-in-command; assistant2[to] support; line; pad3secondary; subordinate; assistantdeputy; vice-; second-in-command; assistantPart 2
นางรองnaang-rɔɔngนางรองnaang-rɔɔngsecondary female leadsecondary female leadWord