นางรำ
naang-ramMeaning
1NounB1
female traditional dancer
a woman who performs Thai classical dance, often at ceremonies or cultural events
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoนางรำnaang-ramนางรำnaang-ramfemale traditional dancerกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesรำไทยram-taiรำไทยram-taiThai classical danceอย่างสวยงามyàang-sǔuai-ngaamอย่างสวยงามyàang-sǔuai-ngaambeautifully
At the event, a female dancer is performing a beautiful Thai dance.
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เจ้าภาพjâo-pâapจ้างjâangคณะká-náนางรำnaang-ramมาmaaรำramอวยพรuuai-pɔɔnในnaiพิธีเปิดpí-tii-bpə̀ətบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtใหม่mài
The host hired a troupe of female dancers to perform a blessing dance at the new company's opening ceremony.
ชุดchútของkɔ̌ɔngนางรำnaang-ramที่tîiใช้cháiในnaiการแสดงโขนgaan-sà-dɛɛng-kǒonนั้นnánวิจิตรตระการตาwí-jìt-dtrà-gaan-dtaaและlɛ́มีmiiน้ำหนักnám-nàkมากmâak
The costumes of the female dancers used in Khon performances are exquisite and very heavy.
กว่าจะgwàa-jàเป็นbpenนางรำnaang-ramที่tîiมีชื่อเสียงmii-chʉ̂ʉ-sǐiangได้dâaiนั้นnánต้องdtɔ̂ngผ่านpàanการฝึกซ้อมgaan-fʉ̀k-sɔ́ɔmอย่างหนักyàang-nàkและlɛ́อดทนòt-tonมานานmaa-naanหลายlǎaiปีbpii
To become a famous female classical dancer, one must undergo years of hard and patient training.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is นางรำ said นาง-รัม?
naang-ram
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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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นางรำnaang-ramนางรำnaang-ramfemale traditional dancerfemale traditional dancerWord