น้ำงาม
náam-ngaamMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
elegant; refined
showing grace or tasteful neatness in style, manners, or workmanship
Examples
ลายมือlaai-mʉʉลายมือlaai-mʉʉ1handwriting2handwritten signature3palm linesของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoน้ำงามnáam-ngaamน้ำงามnáam-ngaamelegant; refinedมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousตัวอักษรdtuua-àk-sɔ̌ɔnตัวอักษรdtuua-àk-sɔ̌ɔn1letter; character2text character(s); letteringทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)ตัวเขียนdtuua-kǐianตัวเขียนdtuua-kǐian1handwritten character; handwriting; script2spelled‑out form (in words)อย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyบรรจงban-jongบรรจงban-jong1careful; meticulous; delicate2carefully; meticulously
Her handwriting is very graceful; every character is written with care.
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เขาkǎoเป็นbpenคนkonมีmiiกิริยามารยาทgì-rí-yaa-maa-rá-yâatน้ำงามnáam-ngaamสุภาพsù-pâapกับgàpทุกคนtúk-konเสมอsà-mə̌ə
He is a person of graceful manners, always polite to everyone.
ลวดลายlûuat-laaiอันanวิจิตรwí-jìtบนbonเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangสังคsǎng-káโลกlôokชิ้นนี้chín-níiแสดงให้เห็นถึงsà-dɛɛng-hâi-hěn-tʉ̌ngฝีมือfǐi-mʉʉอันanมีmiiน้ำงามnáam-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngช่างฝีมือchâng-fǐi-mʉʉโบราณboo-raan
The intricate patterns on this piece of celadon ware showcase the graceful workmanship of the ancient artisan.
นักเขียนnák-kǐianท่านtânนี้níiได้รับdâi-rápการยกย่องgaan-yók-yɔ̂ɔngในnaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangสำนวนsǎm-nuuanภาษาpaa-sǎaซึ่งsʉ̂ngถือว่าtʉ̌ʉ-wâaมีmiiน้ำงามnáam-ngaamอ่านàanแล้วlɛ́ɛoรื่นหูrʉ̂ʉn-hǔuรื่นrʉ̂ʉnตาdtaa
This author is praised for his prose, which is considered to have a graceful style that is pleasant to read.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
náam
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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
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งามngaamงามngaam1beautiful; lovely2graceful; elegant; proper3[adv] beautifully; nicelybeautiful; lovelyPart 2
น้ำงามnáam-ngaamน้ำงามnáam-ngaamelegant; refinedelegant; refinedWord