แม่เพลง(mâe playng)
Meanings
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female master/lead folk singer
A female lead or master singer in traditional Thai folk-singing genres (e.g., เพลงฉ่อยเพลงฉ่อยplayng chòiThai folk song style, อีแซวอีแซวee saew1traditional Thai folk song2traditional Thai cargo boat, ลำตัดลำตัดlam dàtThai folk singing performance (Lam Tad), เพลงเรือเพลงเรือplayng reuuaboat song); also an honorific title for a distinguished female folk singer (counterpart: พ่อเพลงพ่อเพลงpôr playng1male master of folk verse-singing2honorific for senior folk lyricist/artist).
Examples
งานวัดngaan wátงานวัดngaan wáttemple fairปีนี้bpee néeปีนี้bpee née1this year2this year; during the current yearจะมีjà meeจะมีjà meethere will be; [to] have (in the future)การแสดงgaan sà-daengการแสดงgaan sà-daeng1performance; show2expression; display; demonstration (explaining/showing)เพลงฉ่อยplayng chòiเพลงฉ่อยplayng chòiThai folk song styleจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)แม่เพลงmâe playngแม่เพลงmâe playngfemale master/lead folk singerชื่อดังchêu dangชื่อดังchêu dangfamous; well-known; renownedของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsสุพรรณบุรีsù-pan-bù-reeสุพรรณบุรีsù-pan-bù-ree1Suphan Buri (city)2Suphan Buri (province)
This year's temple fair will feature a Phleng Choi performance from a famous female folk singer from Suphanburi.
Word Breakdown
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แม่เพลงmâe playngแม่เพลงmâe playngfemale master/lead folk singer