นุชนาฏ
nút-nâat-dtàMeaning
1NounC2
beautiful young woman
a beautiful young woman (typically used in poetry or classical literature)
Examples
นางเอกnaang-èekนางเอกnaang-èek1female lead; leading lady; heroine (of a story)2the 'main girl' (figurative, colloquial)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ละครlá-kɔɔnละครlá-kɔɔn1drama; play; theater show2theater; dramatic artsพื้นบ้านpʉ́ʉn-bâanพื้นบ้านpʉ́ʉn-bâan1folk; traditional (of local people)2indigenous; native (of a species or practice)มักจะmák-jàมักจะmák-jàoften; usually (habit/frequency)ถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)บรรยายban-yaaiบรรยายban-yaai1[to] describe; narrate2[to] lecture; give a talkว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)นุชนาฏnút-nâat-dtàนุชนาฏnút-nâat-dtàbeautiful young womanที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerงดงามngót-ngaamงดงามngót-ngaambeautiful; elegant; splendid (formal/literary)ที่สุดtîi-sùtที่สุดtîi-sùt1most; -est (superlative)2very; extremely (colloquial)3in the end; ultimatelyในเมืองnai-mʉʉangในเมืองnai-mʉʉang1in the city; downtown2urban; city
The heroine in traditional folk dramas is often described as the most beautiful young woman in the city.
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กวีเอกgà-wii-èekในnaiยุคก่อนyúk-gɔ̀ɔnได้dâaiประพันธ์บทbprà-pan-bòtกลอนglɔɔnพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngความงามkwaam-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngโฉมchǒomนุชนาฏnút-nâat-dtàไว้wáiอย่างวิจิตรบรรจงyàang-wí-jìt-ban-jong
Great poets of the past composed verses describing the beauty of the young woman exquisitely.
ชายหนุ่มchaai-nùmเฝ้ามองfâo-mɔɔngนุชนาฏnút-nâat-dtàผู้นั้นpûu-nánด้วยdûuaiความหลงใหลkwaam-lǒng-lǎiราวกับraao-gàpถูกtùukมนต์monสะกดsà-gòtจากjàakสรวงสวรรค์sǔuang-sà-wǎnดลใจdon-jaiให้hâiตกหลุมรักdtòk-lǔm-rák
The young man gazed at that beautiful young woman with infatuation, as if a spell from heaven had inspired him to fall in love.
เจ้าชายjâo chaaiขับลำนำkàp lam-namเพลงplayngเกี้ยวพาราสีgîiao paa-raa-sĕeโฉมchŏhmนุชนาฏnút-chá-nâatผู้pôoมีmeeสิริโฉมsì-rí chŏmงดงามngót ngaamดั่งdàngนางอัปสรnaang àp-sŏnที่têeจำแลงกายjam-laeng gaaiลงมาlong maaบนbonโลกมนุษย์lôhk má-nút
The prince sang a courting melody to the beautiful young woman, whose striking beauty resembled an Apsara who had disguised herself on earth.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is นุชนาฏ said นุช-นาด-ตะ?
nút-nâat-dtà
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ช, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
nút
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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
นุชnútนุชnút1younger sister; beloved young woman2fan of Peck Palitchokeyounger sister; beloved young womanPart 1
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นุชนาฏnút-nâat-dtàนุชนาฏnút-nâat-dtàbeautiful young womanbeautiful young womanWord