นางกวัก

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Thai

Amazon lily
beckoning woman figurines

Etymology

From นาง (naang, lady) +‎ กวัก (gwàk, to beckon); literally "beckoning lady".

Pronunciation

Orthographicนางกวัก
n ā ŋ k w ạ k
Phonemic
นาง-กฺวัก
n ā ŋ – k ̥ w ạ k
RomanizationPaiboonnaang-gwàk
Royal Institutenang-kwak
(standard) IPA(key)/naːŋ˧.kwak̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

นางกวัก (naang-gwàk)

  1. (botany) (ว่าน~) Amazon lily: the plant Eucharis × grandiflora of the family Amaryllidaceae, traditionally believed to possess the power to bring luck and fortune.
  2. (occult) idol, image, or statue of a beckoning woman, believed to bring luck and fortune.