นางเอก
naang-èekMeanings
1NounB1
leading actress
the actress who plays the main female role in a film, play, or TV show
Examples
นางเอกละครnaang-èek-lá-kɔɔnนางเอกละครnaang-èek-lá-kɔɔn1leading actress in a drama; female lead2heroine (female lead character) in a dramaเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)สวยมากsǔuai-mâakสวยมากsǔuai-mâakvery beautiful; gorgeous
The lead actress in this drama is very beautiful.
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เธอtəəเป็นbpenนางเอกnaang-èekคนโปรดkon-bpròotของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnเลยləəiฉันchǎnดูduuทุกtúkเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangที่tîiเธอtəəเล่นlên
She is my favorite lead actress; I watch every show she's in.
ใครๆkrai kraiก็gâwชมchomว่าwâaนางเอกnaang èkคนใหม่kon màiแสดงsà-daengได้dâiเป็นธรรมชาติbpen tam-má-châatมากmâak
Everyone is praising the new lead actress for acting so naturally.
การคัดเลือกgaan-kát-lʉ̂ʉakนางเอกnaang-èekสำหรับsǎm-ràpภาพยนตร์pâap-pá-yonฟอร์มยักษ์fɔɔm-yákเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiมีmiiการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnที่สูงtîi-sǔungมากmâak
The casting for the lead actress in this blockbuster film was extremely competitive.
2NounB1
female lead (character); female protagonist
the main female character in a story; the female protagonist
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตอนจบdtɔɔn-jòpตอนจบdtɔɔn-jòp1ending; conclusion; finale2final episode/installmentของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นางเอกnaang-èekนางเอกnaang-èek1leading actress2female lead (character); female protagonist3the 'main girl' (figurative, colloquial)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerแต่งงานdtɛ̀ng-ngaanแต่งงานdtɛ̀ng-ngaan[to] get married; marryกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)พระเอกprá-èekพระเอกprá-èek1leading man; male lead (actor)2male protagonist; hero (of a story)3the star; main attraction (figurative)
At the end of the story, the female protagonist marries the male protagonist.
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ฉันchǎnไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iชอบchɔ̂ɔpนิสัยní-sǎiของkɔ̌ɔngนางเอกnaang-èekในnaiนิยายní-yaaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiเท่าไหร่tâo-rài
I don't really like the personality of the female protagonist in this novel.
คนอ่านkon-àanหลายคนlǎai-konรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaนางเอกnaang-èekของkɔ̌ɔngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangถูกtùukสร้างsâangมาmaaให้hâiอ่อนแอɔ̀ɔn-ɛɛเกินจริงgəən-jing
Many readers feel that the story's female protagonist was created to be unrealistically weak.
ผู้เขียนpûu-kǐianสร้างsâangให้hâiนางเอกnaang-èekเป็นbpenตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnที่tîiมีmiiความซับซ้อนkwaam-sáp-sɔ́ɔnทางอารมณ์taang-aa-romไม่ได้mâi-dâaiดีdiiหรือrʉ̌ʉร้ายráaiไปbpaiเสียทีเดียวsǐia-tii-diiao
The author created the female protagonist as an emotionally complex character, who isn't entirely good or evil.
3NounB2
the 'main girl' (figurative, colloquial)
figurative, colloquial: a woman seen as the central or virtuous leading figure in a situation
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ไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ng1don't have to; no need to2no need to; don't have to; don't3don't; no needมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทำเป็นtam-bpenทำเป็นtam-bpen1[to] know how (to do sth); be able (skill)2[to] pretend; feign; act as ifนางเอกnaang-èekนางเอกnaang-èek1leading actress2female lead (character); female protagonist3the 'main girl' (figurative, colloquial)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerมีส่วนmii-sùuanมีส่วนmii-sùuan1[to] be involved (in [sth]); play a part2[to] have a share/stake (in [sth])ผิดpìtผิดpìt1wrong; incorrect2be wrong; make a mistake3illegal; against the law4improper; inappropriate5wrongly; incorrectly; mis-เหมือนกันmʉ̌ʉan-ganเหมือนกันmʉ̌ʉan-gan1the same; alike2too; also; as well; likewise3same here; me too
Don't act like a virtuous heroine, you were partly at fault too.
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พอpɔɔมีปัญหาmii-bpan-hǎaเธอtəəก็gɔ̂มักจะmák-jàทำตัวtam-dtuuaเป็นbpenนางเอกnaang-èekที่tîiถูกtùukรังแกrang-gɛɛเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Whenever there's a problem, she always acts like the bullied, virtuous victim.
การgaanพยายามpá-yaa-yaamวางตัวwaang-dtuuaเป็นbpenนางเอกnaang-èekในnaiทุกtúkสถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaanทำให้tam-hâiคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kอึดอัดʉ̀t-àt
Trying to present herself as the virtuous leading lady in every situation makes other people feel uncomfortable.
เธอtəəเลิกทำlə̂ək-tamตัวdtuuaเป็นbpenนางเอกnaang-èekผู้เสียสละpûu-sǐia-sà-làได้แล้วdâai-lɛ́ɛoเพราะprɔ́บางทีbaang-tiiมันmanก็gɔ̂สร้างsâangปัญหาbpan-hǎaมากกว่าmâak-gwàaช่วยchûuaiแก้gɛ̂ɛ
She needs to stop acting like the self-sacrificing heroine, because sometimes it creates more problems than it solves.
Tones
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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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เอกèekเอกèek1major (field of study)2one; single; unique; exceptional3principal; primary4A; first class; first rank; top grade5ace (playing card)major (field of study)Part 2
นางเอกnaang-èekนางเอกnaang-èekleading actressleading actressWord