อนงค์
à-nongMeaning
1NounC1
beautiful woman; lady
a beautiful woman or lady (typically used in literature, poetry, or classic songs)
Examples
ชายหนุ่มchaai-nùmชายหนุ่มchaai-nùmyoung manตกหลุมรักdtòk-lǔm-rákตกหลุมรักdtòk-lǔm-rák[to] fall in love (with sb/sth)อนงค์à-nongอนงค์à-nongbeautiful woman; ladyนางnaangนางnaang1lady; woman (formal/literary; honorific)2Mrs. (title before a name)3female role; female character (traditional theatre)4she; her (literary or informal)หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛfrom; since (starting point)แรกพบrɛ̂ɛk-pópแรกพบrɛ̂ɛk-pópfirst meeting; first sight
The young man fell in love with a beautiful lady at first sight.
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กวีgà-wiiแต่งdtɛ̀ngบทกลอนbòt-glɔɔnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngความงดงามkwaam-ngót-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngอนงค์à-nongผู้pûuเป็นที่รักbpen-tîi-rák
The poet wrote a poem to describe the beauty of his beloved lady.
ในnaiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiมักจะmák-jàเปรียบเทียบbprìiap-tîiapความงามkwaam-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngอนงค์à-nongกับgàpดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiหรือrʉ̌ʉดวงจันทร์duuang-janบนbonท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáa
In Thai literature, the beauty of a lady is often compared to flowers or the moon in the sky.
แม้mɛ́ɛกาลเวลาgaan-wee-laaจะjàล่วงเลยไปlûuang-ləəi-bpaiนานnaanเพียงใดpiiang-daiรอยยิ้มrɔɔi-yímอันanอ่อนหวานɔ̀ɔn-wǎanของkɔ̌ɔngอนงค์à-nongผู้นั้นpûu-nánยังคงyang-kongตราตรึงdtraa-dtrʉngอยู่ในyùu-naiความทรงจำkwaam-song-jamของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเสมอsà-mə̌ə
No matter how much time has passed, the sweet smile of that beautiful woman remains forever imprinted in his memory.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อนงค์ said อะ-นง?
à-nong
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 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 | — | — |