นายโรง
naai-roongMeaning
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troupe leader; theatre owner (traditional)
The leader, owner, or manager of a traditional Thai performing arts troupe (such as Likay or Lakhon). This person is often the main performer and holds ultimate responsibility for the production.
Examples
นายโรงnaai-roongนายโรงnaai-roongtroupe leader; theatre owner (traditional)ลิเกlí-geeลิเกlí-gee1likay; Thai folk theatre2overly theatrical (fig.)คนนี้kon-níiคนนี้kon-níithis personไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)แค่kɛ̂ɛแค่kɛ̂ɛ1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asเจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngเจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngowner; proprietorคณะká-náคณะká-ná1group; party; troupe; delegation2faculty (university division)3committee; board (as a body)4classifier: groups/delegations/troupesแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangbut still; yetเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)พระเอกprá-èekพระเอกprá-èek1male lead; leading man; hero (of a story)2the star; main attraction (figurative)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; too
This Likay troupe leader isn't just the owner, he's also the lead actor.
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นายโรงnaai-roongต้องdtɔ̂ngคอยkɔɔiหาhǎaงานแสดงngaan-sà-dɛɛngมาmaaให้hâiทุกคนtúk-konในnaiคณะká-náมีmiiรายได้raai-dâai
The troupe leader has to constantly find performance jobs so that everyone in the troupe has an income.
การเป็นgaan-bpenนายโรงnaai-roongในnaiยุคสมัยyúk-sà-mǎiนี้níiถือว่าtʉ̌ʉ-wâaท้าทายtáa-taaiมากmâakเพราะprɔ́คนkonดูลิเกduu-lí-geeน้อยลงnɔ́ɔi-longทุกวันtúk-wan
Being a troupe leader in this day and age is considered very challenging because the audience for Likay is dwindling every day.
นายnaaiโรงละครroong-lá-kɔɔnชาตรีchaa-dtriiรุ่นเก่าrûn-gàoหวังwǎngให้hâiลูกชายlûuk-chaaiของkɔ̌ɔngท่านtânสืบทอดsʉ̀ʉp-tɔ̂ɔtคณะká-náและlɛ́สานต่อsǎan-dtɔ̀ɔศิลปะการแสดงsǐn-lá-bpà-gaan-sà-dɛɛngนี้níiต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpai
The veteran Lakhon Chatri troupe leader hopes his son will inherit the troupe and carry on this performance art.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
naai
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
นายnaaiนายnaai1Mr. (male title)2boss; employer; superior3chief; leader; master4you (informal, usually to a male peer)Mr. (male title)Part 1
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โรงroongโรงroong1building for a specific function2classifier: purpose-built buildingsbuilding for a specific functionPart 2
นายโรงnaai-roongนายโรงnaai-roongtroupe leader; theatre owner (traditional)troupe leader; theatre owner (traditional)Word