นางใน(naang nai)
Meanings
1NounB2
lady-in-waiting (historical)
A woman serving in the royal inner court; a female attendant to royalty in historical Thai context.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ละครlá-konละครlá-kon1drama; play; theater show2theater; dramatic artsย้อนยุคyón yúkย้อนยุคyón yúk1retro; vintage-style; throwback2to go retro; to revive an old styleเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)มักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asนางในnaang naiนางในnaang nai1lady-in-waiting (historical)2women of the inner palace3principal wife; chief consort (lit.)คอยkoiคอยkoi1[to] wait (for [sb]/[sth])2keep (doing); keep on (doing)3[to] be on standby; be readyถวายtà-wăaiถวายtà-wăai1to offer (to royalty/monastics)2[to] dedicate/offer merit (to royalty/monastics)3to serve (royalty/monastics)การรับใช้gaan ráp cháiการรับใช้gaan ráp cháiservice; the act of servingเจ้านายjâo naaiเจ้านายjâo naai1boss; employer; superior2master; owner (of servant or animal)3lord; aristocrat (historical/formal)4patron; benefactor (figurative)อย่างใกล้ชิดyàang glâi chítอย่างใกล้ชิดyàang glâi chítclosely
In period dramas, we often see court ladies closely attending to their royal masters.
2NounC1
women of the inner palace
Women belonging to or residing in the inner palace quarters in traditional royal households.
Examples
เขตkètเขตkèt1district (administrative)2area; zone3boundary; limit4jurisdictionพระราชฐานprá-râat-chá-tăanพระราชฐานprá-râat-chá-tăanroyal residence; royal groundsชั้นในchán naiชั้นในchán nai1underwear; undergarment2inner layer; inner partเป็นที่bpen têeเป็นที่bpen têe1grammatical marker: widely/commonly; object of2[to] be/serve as a place (for…)พำนักpam-nákพำนักpam-nák1[to] reside; stay; lodge (formal/literary)2residence; lodging (formal/literary)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hăa-gà-sàtพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hăa-gà-sàt1king; monarch (formal)2classifier: พระองค์ (for a monarch)พระมเหสีprá má-hăy-sĕeพระมเหสีprá má-hăy-sĕe1queen consort2Her Majesty the Queen (consort)และláeและláeand (coordinating)เหล่าlàoเหล่าlào1group; set; category2the ... (plural/collective marker)3those (when combined with a demonstrative)4classifier (for groups/armies, poetic)นางในnaang naiนางในnaang nai1lady-in-waiting (historical)2women of the inner palace3principal wife; chief consort (lit.)เท่านั้นtâo nánเท่านั้นtâo nán1only; just; no more than2that much/that many; to that extent3that’s all; period (sentence‑final)
The inner royal court was the residence for only the king, his consorts, and the women of the palace.
3NounC1
principal wife; chief consort (lit.)
A respectful or literary term for a principal wife or foremost consort.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)พงศาวดารpong-săa-wá-daanพงศาวดารpong-săa-wá-daan1chronicle text; historical narrative2chronicle; annalsบันทึกไว้ban-túek wáiบันทึกไว้ban-túek wái[to] record; [to] note down; [to] saveว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeท่านtâanท่านtâan1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)ได้รับdâi rápได้รับdâi ráp1[to] receive; get; obtain; be given/granted/awarded2[to] experience; be subjected to; suffer; sustain; be affected by3[to] be ...-ed (passive with ได้รับ/ได้รับการ)การสถาปนาgaan sà-tăa-bpà-naaการสถาปนาgaan sà-tăa-bpà-naa1establishment; founding2investiture; enthronement; elevationให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsนางในnaang naiนางในnaang nai1lady-in-waiting (historical)2women of the inner palace3principal wife; chief consort (lit.)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเจ้าเมืองjâo meuuangเจ้าเมืองjâo meuuanglocal ruler/governor of a mueang (historical)
The chronicle records that she was established as the principal wife of the city's ruler.
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นางในnaang naiนางในnaang nailady-in-waiting (historical)