นางโศก
naang-sòokMeaning
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tragic female role; sorrowful heroine
a female character, especially in a play or story, whose role is to show grief or sorrow; sometimes used for a woman acting very sorrowful
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerรับบทเป็นráp-bòt-bpenรับบทเป็นráp-bòt-bpen[to] play the role of [sb/sth]; [to] act as [sb/sth]นางโศกnaang-sòokนางโศกnaang-sòoktragic female role; sorrowful heroineในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ละครเวทีlá-kɔɔn-wee-tiiละครเวทีlá-kɔɔn-wee-tiistage play; theatre (live stage drama)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riianschool
She got the role of the sorrowful woman in the school play.
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Stop acting like a sorrowful heroine.
นักแสดงหญิงnák-sà-dɛɛng-yǐngรับบทเป็นráp-bòt-bpenนางโศกnaang-sòokได้dâaiดีมากdii-mâakจนjonทำให้tam-hâiผู้ชมpûu-chomถึงกับtʉ̌ng-gàpหลั่งlàngน้ำตาnáam-dtaaตามdtaam
The actress played the grieving character so well that it moved the audience to tears.
ในnaiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiนางโศกnaang-sòokมักmákจะjàต้องdtɔ̂ngเผชิญกับpà-chəən-gàpเรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raaoสะเทือนใจsà-tʉʉan-jaiมากมายmâak-maaiก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiจะjàพบกับpóp-gàpความสุขkwaam-sùk
In traditional Thai literature, the sorrowful female character often has to face many tragic events before finding happiness.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is นางโศก said นาง-โสก?
naang-sòok
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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โศกsòokโศกsòok1grief; sorrow (literary/formal)2sorrowful; mournful (literary/formal; attrib.)grief; sorrow (literary/formal)Part 2
นางโศกnaang-sòokนางโศกnaang-sòoktragic female role; sorrowful heroinetragic female role; sorrowful heroineWord