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naang-lɔɔiMeanings
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levitating lady (stage illusion)
A magician’s levitation act in which a woman appears to float; commonly referred to colloquially as ‘nang loy’.
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ตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèk1when (one) was a child; in childhood2one’s childhood period (noun phrase use)ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เคยkoeiเคยkoei1ever; before (past experience)2used to (past habit or state)3shrimp paste (Southern Thai)ดูdooดูdoo1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneมายากลmaa-yaa-gonมายากลmaa-yaa-gonmagic (stage); conjuringนางลอยnaang loiนางลอยnaang loi1levitating lady (stage illusion)2Nang Loy (Thai classical melody)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)งานวัดngaan wátงานวัดngaan wáttemple fairแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ทึ่งtûngทึ่งtûngamazed; astonished (in awe)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
When I was a kid, I saw a levitation act at a temple fair and was very amazed.
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นักมายากลnák-maa-yaa-gonเสกsèekให้hâiผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngลอยlɔɔiขึ้นไปkʉ̂n-bpaiในnaiอากาศaa-gàatในnaiการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngที่เรียกว่าtîi-rîiak-wâaนางลอยnaang-lɔɔi
The magician made a woman float in the air in a performance called 'nang loy' (the levitation act).
หลายคนlǎai-konพยายามpá-yaa-yaamหาhǎaคำตอบkam-dtɔ̀ɔpว่าwâaเบื้องหลังbʉ̂ʉang-lǎngกลgonนางลอยnaang-lɔɔiที่tîiน่าอัศจรรย์nâa-àt-sà-janนั้นnánมีmiiเทคนิคték-nìkอะไรà-raiซ่อนอยู่sɔ̂ɔn-yùu
Many people try to find out what technique is hidden behind the amazing levitation act.
การแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngชุดchútนางลอยnaang-lɔɔiของkɔ̌ɔngคณะká-náมายากลmaa-yaa-gonนี้níiได้รับdâi-rápการกล่าวขานgaan-glàao-kǎanว่าwâaสมจริงsǒm-jingจนjonผู้ชมpûu-chomแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่mâiเชื่อchʉ̂ʉaสายตาsǎai-dtaa
The levitation act of this magic troupe has been acclaimed as so realistic that the audience can hardly believe their eyes.
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Nang Loy (Thai classical melody)
The title of a Thai classical music piece/melody in the piphat/mahori repertoire, often performed in multiple versions or tempi.
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ครูสอนkruu sŏnให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toฝึกfèukฝึกfèuk1[to] practice; train (oneself); exercise (a skill)2[to] train; coach (someone)3[to] drill; discipline (sb)เดี่ยวdìiaoเดี่ยวdìiao1single; solitary2solo (performance)3[to] perform soloระนาดrá-nâatระนาดrá-nâatranat; Thai xylophoneเอกèkเอกèk1major (field of study)2one; single; unique; exceptional3principal; primary4A; first class; first rank; top grade5ace (playing card)เพลงplayngเพลงplayng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesนางลอยnaang loiนางลอยnaang loi1levitating lady (stage illusion)2Nang Loy (Thai classical melody)ชั้นchánชั้นchán1floor; storey2shelf3grade; year (in school)4layer; tier5classifier for floors/layers/shelves/classes6class; rank; statusเดียวdiiaoเดียวdiiaosingle; one; only; sameซึ่งsêungซึ่งsêung1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ทำนองtam-nongทำนองtam-nong1melody; tune2style; manner; pattern; way3along the lines of; something like; in the manner ofที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyไพเราะpai-róไพเราะpai-rómelodious; pleasant-soundingและláeและláeand (coordinating)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderทักษะták-sàทักษะták-sàskill; proficiencyสูงsŏongสูงsŏong1tall; high (physical height)2high (degree/level/price/rank)3up; to a high position4advanced; elevated (abstract)
My teacher taught me to start practicing a ranat ek solo of the melody 'Nang Loy' in the chan diao tempo, a tune that is both beautiful and requires high skill.
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เพลงplayngนางลอยnaang loiนั้นnánมีอยู่mee yòoหลายlăaiทางtaangแต่dtàeทางtaangของkŏngครูkruuหลวงlŭuangประbpràดิdíษฐไพเราะpai-róศรsŏnศิลปsĭnบรรเลงban-layngถือเป็นtĕu bpenทางtaangที่têeได้รับความนิยมdâai ráp kwaam ní-yomและláeเป็นที่รู้จักbpen têe róo jàkอย่างกว้างขวางyàang gwâang kwăang
The melody 'Nang Loy' has many versions ('thang'), but the version by Master Luang Pradit Phairoh (Sorn Silapabanleng) is considered the most popular and widely known.
วงปี่พาทย์ไม้นวมwong-bpìi-pâat-máai-nuuamบรรเลงban-leengเพลงpleengนางลอยnaang-lɔɔiเป็นbpenเพลงpleengโหมhǒomโรงroongเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างsâangบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngละครlá-kɔɔnในnaiจะjàเริ่มขึ้นrə̂əm-kʉ̂n
The piphat mai nuam ensemble played the 'Nang Loy' melody as an overture to create the atmosphere before the lakorn nai performance began.
อรรถรสàt-tà-rótของkɔ̌ɔngเพลงpleengนางลอยnaang-lɔɔiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaบรรเลงban-leengด้วยdûuaiวงมโหรีwong-má-hǒo-riiจะjàให้hâiความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kนุ่มนวลnûm-nuuanอ่อนหวานɔ̀ɔn-wǎanแตกต่างdtɛ̀ɛk-dtàangจากjàakสำเนียงsǎm-niiangของkɔ̌ɔngวงปี่พาทย์wong-bpìi-pâatที่tîiให้hâiความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kโอ่อ่าòo-àaและlɛ́ทรงพลังsong-pá-lang
The aesthetic feeling of the 'Nang Loy' melody when performed by a mahori ensemble conveys a sense of softness and sweetness, distinct from the tone of a piphat ensemble which feels grand and powerful.
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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ลอยlɔɔiลอยlɔɔi1[to] float; drift2[to] hover; be suspended3floating; adrift4[to] float (price/exchange rate)5too light for the skin (makeup, colloquial)[to] float; driftPart 2
นางลอยnaang-lɔɔiนางลอยnaang-lɔɔilevitating lady (stage illusion)levitating lady (stage illusion)Word