พระสังข์ทอง(prá săng tong)
Meanings
1Proper nounB2
Prince Sang Thong; hero of a Thai folktale
The name of the hero in the classical Thai folktale/play Sang Thong—a prince miraculously born from a conch shell who later disguises himself as a shaggy wild man (เจ้าเงาะป่าเจ้าเงาะป่าjâo ngáw bpàa1the wild-man disguise of Prince Sang Thong2a shaggy/scruffy person (by allusion)).
Examples
พระสังข์ทองprá săng tongพระสังข์ทองprá săng tong1Prince Sang Thong; hero of a Thai folktale2the folktale/play Sang Thong (variant title)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsตัวละครเอกdtuua-lá-kon èkตัวละครเอกdtuua-lá-kon èkprotagonist; main character; lead roleที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเกิดมาgèrt maaเกิดมาgèrt maa1[to] be born2ever; in one's life (since birth)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)หอยสังข์hŏi săngหอยสังข์hŏi săngconch shell
Phra Sang Thong is the main character who was born from a conch shell.
2Proper nounB2
the folktale/play Sang Thong (variant title)
Used as a variant or informal title for the folktale/play Sang Thong; the standard title is สังข์ทองสังข์ทองsăng tong1Sang Thong; Thai folktale2Sang Thong; hero of the folktale.
Examples
เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เพิ่งpêrngเพิ่งpêrng1just; recently2only just now; only now3only/merely (just now starting)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeละครlá-konละครlá-kon1drama; play; theater show2theater; dramatic artsนอกเรื่องnôk rêuuangนอกเรื่องnôk rêuuang1off-topic; irrelevant2off-topic(ly); tangentiallyพระสังข์ทองprá săng tongพระสังข์ทองprá săng tong1Prince Sang Thong; hero of a Thai folktale2the folktale/play Sang Thong (variant title)สนุกมากsà-nùk mâakสนุกมากsà-nùk mâakvery funเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
Yesterday I just watched the play 'Phra Sang Thong', it was very fun.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
พระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2honorific prefix/title3divine; holy (as modifier)4Buddha image; amuletPart 1
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พระสังข์ทองprá săng tongพระสังข์ทองprá săng tongPrince Sang Thong; hero of a Thai folktale