สาวงาม
sǎao-ngaamMeaning
1NounA2
beautiful woman
A beautiful woman, often used to refer to a beauty queen or a contestant in a beauty pageant.
Examples
สาวงามsǎao-ngaamสาวงามsǎao-ngaambeautiful womanคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)สวยมากsǔuai-mâakสวยมากsǔuai-mâakvery beautiful; gorgeous
That beautiful woman (beauty queen) is very beautiful.
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She wants to be a beauty queen.
Yesterday, I saw many beautiful women (beauty contestants) on TV.
สาวงามsǎao-ngaamจากjàakประเทศไทยbprà-têet-taiชนะchá-náการประกวดgaan-bprà-gùuatทุกคนtúk-konจึงjʉngดีใจdii-jaiมากmâak
The beauty queen from Thailand won the contest, so everyone was very happy.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ว, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sǎao
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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
สาวsǎaoสาวsǎao1young woman; girl2young; youthful (female)3[to] reel; wind; draw in4[to] trace back; investigate the source of [sth]young woman; girlPart 1
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งามngaamงามngaam1beautiful; lovely2graceful; elegant; proper3[adv] beautifully; nicelybeautiful; lovelyPart 2
สาวงามsǎao-ngaamสาวงามsǎao-ngaambeautiful womanbeautiful womanWord