นางระทม
naang-rá-tomMeaning
1NounC1
a sorrowful woman; a grieving lady
A woman who is experiencing deep sorrow, grief, or anguish. This term is typically used in literature, poetry, or formal contexts.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ละครlá-kɔɔnละครlá-kɔɔn1drama; play; theater show2theater; dramatic artsตัวเอกdtuua-èekตัวเอกdtuua-èek1main character; protagonist; leading role2central figure; key person3key element; star ingredient (figurative)กลายเป็นglaai-bpenกลายเป็นglaai-bpen1[to] become; turn into [sth]2[to] turn out (to be) [sth/that]นางระทมnaang-rá-tomนางระทมnaang-rá-toma sorrowful woman; a grieving ladyหลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)สูญเสียsǔun-sǐiaสูญเสียsǔun-sǐia1[to] lose; suffer a loss2[to] be bereaved; lose [sb] to deathคนรักkon-rákคนรักkon-ráklover; sweetheart; romantic partnerไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessively
In the play, the main character becomes a sorrowful woman after losing her lover.
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ภาพวาดpâap-wâatนั้นnánถ่ายทอดtàai-tɔ̂ɔtอารมณ์aa-romของkɔ̌ɔngนางระทมnaang-rá-tomที่tîiเฝ้ารอfâo-rɔɔคอยkɔɔiอย่างyàangสิ้นหวังsîn-wǎngได้dâaiเป็นอย่างดีbpen-yàang-dii
That painting perfectly captures the emotion of a sorrowful woman waiting in despair.
ชะตากรรมchá-dtaa-gamได้dâaiพลิกผันplík-pǎnให้hâiเธอtəəจากjàakหญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoผู้pûuร่าเริงrâa-rəəngสดใสsòt-sǎiกลายเป็นglaai-bpenนางระทมnaang-rá-tomผู้pûuจมอยู่กับjom-yùu-gàpอดีตà-dìitอันanขมขื่นkǒm-kʉ̀ʉn
Fate has turned her from a cheerful, bright young lady into a sorrowful woman engrossed in a bitter past.
กวีgà-wiiบรรยายban-yaaiภาพpâapนางระทมnaang-rá-tomยืนyʉʉnเดียวดายdiiao-daaiริมrimหน้าต่างnâa-dtàangสองตาsɔ̌ɔng-dtaaเหม่อลอยmə̀ə-lɔɔiมองmɔɔngสายฝนsǎai-fǒnที่tîiโปรยปรายbprooi-bpraaiไม่ขาดสายmâi-kàat-sǎai
The poet described the image of a sorrowful woman standing alone by the window, her vacant eyes gazing at the ceaseless rain.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
3 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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ระทมrá-tomระทมrá-tom1sorrowful; anguished; grief-stricken2[to] be sorrowful; suffer miserysorrowful; anguished; grief-strickenPart 2
นางระทมnaang-rá-tomนางระทมnaang-rá-toma sorrowful woman; a grieving ladya sorrowful woman; a grieving ladyWord