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Porntip Buapa
Porntip or Pornthip (,There are several competing standards for the Romanization of Thai names. Among the differences is the choice between ''or'' and ''o'' to spell a sound similar to the vowel of English "cot", and the presence or absence of ''h'' to mark aspirated consonants. ) is a Thai female given name. The same pronunciation is shared by two different spellings, and . is from pi, vara, italic=yes while is shortened from sa, ābharaṇa, italic=yes, and is derived from Sanskrit: . People with the name พรทิพย์ include: * Porntip Papanai, actress and model * Pornthip Rojanasunand, doctor and human rights activist * Porntip Buranaprasertsuk, badminton player People with the name ภรณ์ทิพย์ include: *Porntip Nakhirunkanok, also known as Bui Simon, a model who was awarded the title of Miss Universe 1988 Notes Thai feminine given names Feminine given names {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aspirated Consonant
In phonetics, aspiration is the strong burst of breath that accompanies either the release or, in the case of preaspiration, the closure of some obstruents. In English, aspirated consonants are allophones in complementary distribution with their unaspirated counterparts, but in some other languages, notably most South Asian languages (including Indian) and East Asian languages, the difference is contrastive. In dialects with aspiration, to feel or see the difference between aspirated and unaspirated sounds, one can put a hand or a lit candle in front of one's mouth, and say ''spin'' and then ''pin'' . One should either feel a puff of air or see a flicker of the candle flame with ''pin'' that one does not get with ''spin''. Transcription In the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), aspirated consonants are written using the symbols for voiceless consonants followed by the aspiration modifier letter , a superscript form of the symbol for the voiceless glottal fricative . Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porntip Papanai
Porntip Papanai (; th, พรทิพย์ ปาปะนัย, nickname "Cartoon"; born 1982 in Krabi) is a Thai actress and model. Among her film roles are supporting parts in Pen-Ek Ratanaruang's '' Monrak Transistor'' (2001), in which she played the country singer Dao, and '' Ploy'' (2007), in which she portrayed Tum, the hotel maid. She portrayed the legendary Thai ghost Mae Nak in ''Ghost of Mae Nak'' in 2005 In 2008 she also featured in '' Queen of Langkasuka'' by Nonzee Nimibutr and in 2009 in Nymph, a film about the Thai legendary Nang Mai tree deity. Films * Monrak Transistor (มนต์รักทรานซิสเตอร์) 2001. * Ghost of Mae Nak (นาค รักแท้ วิญญาณ ความตาย) 2005. * The Elephant King 2006. * Ploy (พลอย) 2007. * Soi Cowboy (ซอยคาวบอย) 2008. * Queens of Langkasuka (ปืนใหญ่จอมสลัด) 2008. * Nymph (นางไม้) 2009. * Mindfulness and M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pornthip Rojanasunand
Khun Ying Pornthip Rojanasunand, also spelled Porntip Rojanasunan ( th, พรทิพย์ โรจนสุนันท์; ; born 21 December 1954) is a Thai forensic pathologist and medical doctor. First appearing in the media in 1998, her work and outlandish hairstyles quickly granted her celebrity status, and she became the best known of Thailand's forensic scientists. An author of several best-selling memoirs, her work introduced the Thai public to the role of DNA evidence, among other forensic methods, in crime investigations. High-profile cases Pornthip was involved in include the murder of Jenjira Ploy-angunsri in 1998, her controversial re-examination of the death of Hangthong Thammawattana in 2003 (which was later disputed by other forensic physicians), and the identification of victims in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami (for which she was both commended and criticised). She frequently criticised the Royal Thai Police over their handling of forensic evidence, and w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porntip Buranaprasertsuk
Porntip Buranaprasertsuk ( th, พรทิพย์ บูรณะประเสริฐสุข; born 24 October 1991) is a Thai badminton player. Buranaprasertsuk won her first Superseries title in 2011 India Open on 1 May 2011, becoming the first Thai to win a women's singles title in the Superseries tournament. She competed at the 2010, 2014 Asian Games, also in four consecutive Southeast Asian Games, and was part of the team that won the women's team gold medals in 2011 and 2015 Southeast Asian Games. Achievement Southeast Asian Games ''Women's singles'' Summer Universiade ''Women's singles'' BWF World Junior Championships ''Girls' singles'' Asian Junior Championships ''Girls' singles'' BWF World Tour (1 runner-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bui Simon
Bui Simon (born Porntip Nakhirunkanok ( th, ภรณ์ทิพย์ นาคหิรัญกนก; ; ); February 7, 1969) is a Thai-American personality, philanthropist and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 1988. Simon is president and founder of the Angels Wings Foundation. She is on the Board of Regents of Pepperdine University, the Board of the Children's Museum of Indianapolis as a Distinguished Advisor and also is on the Board of Governors for the Dream Foundation. Biography Porntip Nakhirunkanok was born in Bangkok, Thailand. Her nickname is "Bui" ( th, ปุ๋ย, , ), which is her preferred name. It means "to sleep like a baby" in Thai. In the early 70's, she was brought to the United States by her family. She attended Washington Irving Middle School and Franklin High School in Los Angeles. She had a younger sister who died in 2005. In August 1988, Nakhirunkanok was presented the Thai Royal Medal of Honour, Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant, by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thai Feminine Given Names
Thai or THAI may refer to: * Of or from Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia ** Thai people, the dominant ethnic group of Thailand ** Thai language, a Tai-Kadai language spoken mainly in and around Thailand *** Thai script *** Thai (Unicode block) People with the name * Thai (surname), a Vietnamese version of Cai, including a list of people with the name * Thai Lee (born 1958), an American businesswoman * Thai Nguyen, US-based Vietnamese fashion designer and television personality Other uses * Thai (cannabis), a name for the drug * Thai Airways, the national airline of Thailand * Thai cat, a breed of cat * Thai, a month in the Tamil calendar * Toe to Heel Air Injection (THAI), a method of extracting oil from oil sands See also * * Dai (other) * Tai (other) * Tay (other) * Thais (other) * Thay (other) * Tie (other) * Siam (other) * Tai peoples Tai peoples are the populations who speak (or formerly spoke) t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
