Shopping and moneyfilm, movie; skin, leather noun
- nǎng rising
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
How to use it
หนังnǎng is skin and hide, so it's leather too, and it's also the everyday word for a film: context tells you which. Real leather is หนังแท้nǎng táe, "genuine skin", and faux leather หนังเทียมnǎng tiam, "imitation skin". Market stalls sell a lot of the second, so feel it and ask. Pork skin is หนังหมูnǎng mǔu too: fried until it puffs up, it's the crunchy snack แคบหมูkâep-mǔu.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- nung
- naang
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