อนงคา
à-nong-kaaMeaning
1NounC1
woman; lady
a woman or lady, especially in poetry or literary writing
Examples
กวีgà-wiiกวีgà-wiipoetแต่งdtɛ̀ngแต่งdtɛ̀ng1[to] dress; get dressed2[to] marry (colloquial)3[to] decorate; adorn4[to] compose; write5[to] modify; tune; customize6[to] arrange; set; styleบทกลอนbòt-glɔɔnบทกลอนbòt-glɔɔn1poem; verse (poetic composition)2stanza; verse (poem section)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofชื่นชมchʉ̂ʉn-chomชื่นชมchʉ̂ʉn-chom1[to] admire2[to] praiseความงามkwaam-ngaamความงามkwaam-ngaambeauty; attractivenessของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsอนงคาà-nong-kaaอนงคาà-nong-kaawoman; ladyนางnaangนางnaang1lady; woman (formal/literary; honorific)2Mrs. (title before a name)3female role; female character (traditional theatre)4she; her (literary or informal)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeสวยsǔuaiสวยsǔuai1beautiful; pretty2nicely done; fine3beautifully; nicely; neatlyที่สุดtîi-sùtที่สุดtîi-sùt1most; -est (superlative)2very; extremely (colloquial)3in the end; ultimatelyในเมืองnai-mʉʉangในเมืองnai-mʉʉang1in the city; downtown2urban; city
The poet composed a poem to praise the beauty of this lady, saying she is the most beautiful in the city.
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ชายหนุ่มchaai-nùmเฝ้ามองfâo-mɔɔngอนงคาà-nong-kaaนางnaangนั้นnánด้วยdûuaiความหลงใหลkwaam-lǒng-lǎiในnaiรูปโฉมrûup-chǒomที่tîiงดงามngót-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəə
The young man watched that lady with infatuation for her beautiful appearance.
รอยยิ้มrɔɔi-yímพิมพ์ใจpim-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngอนงคาà-nong-kaaผู้pûuเลอโฉมləə-chǒomช่างchâangตราตรึงdtraa-dtrʉngอยู่ในyùu-naiความทรงจำkwaam-song-jamของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoตราบจนdtràap-jonนิรันดร์ní-ran
The impressive smile of the exceedingly beautiful lady remained eternally imprinted in his memory.
ในnaiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiอนงคาà-nong-kaaมักmákถูกtùukพรรณนาpan-ná-naaว่าwâaมีmiiกิริยามารยาทgì-rí-yaa-maa-rá-yâatที่tîiอ่อนช้อยɔ̀ɔn-chɔ́ɔiและlɛ́งดงามngót-ngaamราวกับraao-gàpนางฟ้าnaang-fáa
In Thai literature, a lady is often described as having graceful manners and being as beautiful as an angel.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อนงคา said อะ-นง-คา?
à-nong-kaa
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
à
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |