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| นาง naangM |  |
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| 1. | woman |
| 2. | Mrs. |
| 3. | [numerical classifier for women] |
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| Phonemic Thai | นาง |
| IPA | naːŋ |
| Royal Thai General System | nang |
1.  [noun, poetic] | |||
| definition | woman | ||
| examples | นางแบบ  | naangM baaepL | female fashion model; runway model |
| นกนางแอ่น | nohkH naangM aenL | swallow (the bird) | |
| นางสาว | naangM saaoR | Miss; Mademoiselle; Ms. | |
| นางบำเรอ | naangM bamM ruuhrM | concubine; prostitute; partner; courtesan | |
| นางกากี | naangM gaaM geeM | bad girl or woman who is sexually immoral or commits adultery | |
| นางแมว | naangM maaeoM | a female cat | |
| นางม้า | naangM maaH | mare, a female horse | |
| นางฟ้า | naangM faaH | a female angel; fairy | |
| สมเด็จพระนางเจ้า | sohmR detL phraH naangM jaoF | [royal] the royal title placed in front of Her Majesty the Queen's name | |
| นางเอก | naangM aehkL | female star; heroine; leading actress; actress in a leading role; female protagonistle; leading lady | |
| นางรอง | naangM raawngM | co-starring actress | |
| นางงาม | naangM ngaamM | Miss (as in "Miss Universe"); beauty queen; beauty pageant winner | |
| บัวนาง | buaaM naangM | a woman's breasts | |
| นางสวย | naangM suayR | "The woman is beautiful." — a beautiful woman | |
| นางพระกำนัล | naangM phraH gamM nanM | lady-in-waiting; maid-of-honor | |
| นางไม้ | naangM maaiH | tree nymph; forest fairy | |
| นางรำ | naangM ramM | dancing girl — "The woman dances." | |
| นางรำ | naangM ramM | Thai folk dancer | |
| นางทางโทรศัพท์ | naangM thaangM tho:hM raH sapL | call girl; "escort" | |
| นางเงือก | naangM ngeuuakF | mermaid | |
| ตัวนาง | dtuaaM naangM | heroine; actress; leading lady; leading dancer (in a ballet) | |
| เป็นสาวเป็นนาง | bpenM saaoR bpenM naangM | to be a grown-up woman, no longer a child | |
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| as a prefix | นางกวัก  | naangM gwakL | a [specific type of] talismanic statue that is used widely in Thai convenience stores and believed to pull or draw wealth to the owners |
| นางพยาบาล | naangM phaH yaaM baanM | a nurse | |
| นางสนม | naangM saL nohmR | ladies-in-waiting; lady of the court; court officials who look after court funerals | |
| 2. [noun, proper noun] | |||
| definition | Mrs. | ||
| examples | ท้าวนาง | thaaoH naangM | matron of a king's palace |
| นางนาก | naangM naakF | [name of] a Thai ghost who lived in Prakanong | |
| นางเจ้า | naangM jaoF | [honorific] Queen; Princess | |
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| as a prefix | นางนพมาศ | naangM nohpH phaH maatF | Noppamas, granddaughter of พ่อขุนรามคำแหงมหาราช, a court lady of exceptional wit and charm; she was believed to be the first to have devised the กระทง and to have raised court practices to a high standard |
| นางสีดา | naangM seeR daaM | Rama's lover Sita, a character from the Ramayana epic | |
| 3. [classifier] | |||
| definition | [numerical classifier for women] | ||
| enumerated noun | นาฏ | naatF | actor; actress; dancer |
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