นางว่า(naang wâa)

Meanings

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[she] said/claims (literary/formal)

A narrative/reporting expression meaning “she said/claims,” used in literary, journalistic, or formal Thai to attribute speech to a female subject.

Examples

ผู้เสียหายpôo sĭia hăaiผู้เสียหายpôo sĭia hăaivictim; injured partyเล่าถึงlâo tĕungเล่าถึงlâo tĕung[to] tell about [sth]; [to] narrateเหตุการณ์hèt gaanเหตุการณ์hèt gaan1event; incident; occurrence2situation; state of affairs3classifier: ครั้ง / เหตุการณ์อย่างละเอียดyàang lá-ìiatอย่างละเอียดyàang lá-ìiat1thoroughly; in detail; meticulously2finely; into very small piecesนางว่าnaang wâaนางว่าnaang wâa[she] said/claims (literary/formal)ตนdtonตนdton1self (as a concept)2classifier: person/being (formal)3self; oneselfได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedแจ้งjâengแจ้งjâeng1[to] inform; notify; report2clear; evident; explicit3bright; daylight (literary/formal)ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeตั้งแต่dtâng dtàe1from; since (starting point)2from X to Yคืนkeunคืนkeun1nighttime; night2[to] return [sth]; give back3[to] refund; reimburse4per (night) [prefix use]แรกrâekแรกrâek1first; earliest; initial2at first; initially3classifier: first time/round/period
The victim described the incident in detail; she said she had notified the police on the first night.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

นางnaangนางnaang1lady; woman (formal/literary; honorific)2Mrs. (title before a name)3heroine; female lead4celestial maiden; apsara; goddess5lady; consort (royal/classical)Part 1
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ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizePart 2
นางว่าnaang wâaนางว่าnaang wâa[she] said/claims (literary/formal)