นวล

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps cognate with Modern Khmer នួន (nuən, “(of women) fine, fair, sweet; soft; tender; etc”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

นวล • (nuuan) (abstract noun ความนวล)

1. (of colour) yellowish white; cream.
2. (of physical beauty) shining bright; having an aura; glowingly beautiful.
3. tender; gentle; mild; soft.

Noun

นวล • (nuuan)

1. (cooking) flour sprinkled on a dough to prevent it from sticking to a surface, such as farina.
2. light-coloured spot on the skin of a fruit or on a leaf indicating that it is getting ripe or overripe.
3. (literary, poetic) woman; beloved woman; fair woman.