โนรา
noo-raaMeanings
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Nora dance (Manora)
A traditional Southern Thai dance-drama with ornate costumes, swift movements, distinctive music, and ritual elements; also called มโนราห์มโนราห์má-noo-raaManorah dance-drama; Nora dancer/มโนรา (Manora).
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งานวัดngaan-wátงานวัดngaan-wáttemple fairปีนี้bpii-níiปีนี้bpii-níi1this year2this year; during the current yearมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛng1performance; show2expression; display; demonstration (explaining/showing)โนราnoo-raaโนราnoo-raa1Nora dance (Manora)2Nora performerชุดchútชุดchút1set; collection2outfit; suit; uniform3classifier for sets/outfits/equipment4series; batchสวยsǔuaiสวยsǔuai1beautiful; pretty2nicely done; fine3beautifully; nicely; neatlyเพลงpleengเพลงpleeng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesเร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2quickly; fast3early; soonและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ท่าร่ายรำtâa-râai-ramท่าร่ายรำtâa-râai-ramdance pose; dance movementคล่องแคล่วklɔ̂ɔng-klɛ̂ɛoคล่องแคล่วklɔ̂ɔng-klɛ̂ɛo1nimble; agile; deft2fluent; skillfulมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
This temple fair features a Nora performance with ornate costumes, fast music, and very agile dance movements.
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เขาkǎoเล่าlâoว่าwâaโนราnoo-raaเป็นbpenศิลปะsǐn-lá-bpàภาคใต้pâak-dtâaiที่tîiมีmiiพิธีไหว้ครูpí-tii-wâi-kruuและlɛ́ดนตรีdon-dtriiเฉพาะตัวchà-pɔ́-dtuua
He said Nora is a southern art form with a wai khru ritual and distinctive music.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnขึ้นkʉ̂nเวทีwee-tiiโนราnoo-raaจะjàทำtamพิธีบวงสรวงpí-tii-buuang-sǔuangตามdtaamแบบโบราณbɛ̀ɛp-boo-raanแล้วจึงlɛ́ɛo-jʉngร่ายรำrâai-ramด้วยdûuaiจังหวะกลองjang-wà-glɔɔngและlɛ́ปี่bpìiที่tîiเร่งเร้าrêng-ráo
Before going on stage, Nora performers conduct a traditional invocation, then dance to driving drum and pipe rhythms.
การแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngโนราnoo-raaผสมpà-sǒmเรื่องเล่าrʉ̂ʉang-lâoเชิงchəəngพิธีกรรมpí-tii-gamกับgàpท่ารำtâa-ramที่tîiพลิ้วไหวplíu-wǎiทำให้เกิดtam-hâi-gə̀ətอัตลักษณ์àt-dtà-lákทางวัฒนธรรมtaang-wát-tá-ná-tamเฉพาะถิ่นchà-pɔ́-tìnภาคใต้pâak-dtâai
Nora performances blend ritual narratives with fluid dance moves, creating a distinctive southern cultural identity.
2NounB2
Nora performer
A performer of the Nora dance.
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ค่ำนี้kâm-níiค่ำนี้kâm-níithis eveningมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoโนราnoo-raaโนราnoo-raa1Nora dance (Manora)2Nora performerมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerแสดงsà-dɛɛngแสดงsà-dɛɛng1[to] show; demonstrate2[to] perform; act; put on (a show)3[to] express4[to] present; exhibitที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)หมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityตื่นเต้นdtʉ̀ʉn-dtênตื่นเต้นdtʉ̀ʉn-dtên1excited; thrilled (emotion)2[to] get excited; become thrilledกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
This evening a Nora performer is coming to perform at the temple; the villagers are very excited.
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เธอtəəเป็นbpenโนราnoo-raaที่tîiฝึกfʉ̀kมาmaaตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเด็กdèkจึงjʉngเต้นdtênได้dâaiคล่องklɔ̂ɔngและlɛ́สวยงามsǔuai-ngaam
She is a Nora performer who has trained since childhood, so she dances skillfully and beautifully.
คณะká-náเชิญchəənโนราnoo-raaมาจากmaa-jàakภาคใต้pâak-dtâaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaร่วมงานrûuam-ngaanวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamของkɔ̌ɔngจังหวัดjang-wàt
The group invited a Nora performer from the South to join the province’s cultural event.
ช่างแต่งหน้าchâng-dtɛ̀ng-nâaใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaนานnaanกว่าจะgwàa-jàเตรียมdtriiamโนราnoo-raaขึ้นkʉ̂nเวทีwee-tiiเพราะprɔ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngประณีตbprà-nîitกับgàpทุกtúkองค์ประกอบong-bprà-gɔ̀ɔp
The makeup artist took a long time to prepare the Nora performer for the stage, because every detail had to be meticulous.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
noo
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
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ราraaราraa1mold; mildew2we two; both of us (archaic/literary)3[to] desist; stop; let upmold; mildewPart 2
โนราnoo-raaโนราnoo-raaNora dance (Manora)Nora dance (Manora)Word