นางพยาบาล
female nurse
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This word refers specifically to a female nurse who cares for patients and assists with medical treatment.
female nurse
A female healthcare professional who provides nursing care to patients in a hospital, clinic, or similar setting.
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นางพยาบาลกำลังดูแลผู้ป่วย naaŋphayaabaan kamlaŋ duulɛɛ phûupùay The nurse is taking care of a patient. นางพยาบาลกำลังดูแลผู้ป่วย details
Learning notes
Explanation
The word combines นาง, which marks a female person, with พยาบาล, meaning “nurse.” It therefore explicitly refers to a woman working as a nurse. In modern usage, พยาบาล by itself is the usual gender-neutral term when the nurse’s gender is not relevant. The classifier for counting nurses is คน, as in นางพยาบาลสองคน, “two female nurses.”
Usage
It is used when talking about a female nurse in a hospital or clinic, or when identifying a woman’s occupation. It also occurs in conversations, news reports, and stories about healthcare settings.
Caution
Use พยาบาล when the nurse’s gender is unknown or irrelevant, or when referring to nurses in general. Do not use นางพยาบาล for a male nurse. When politely addressing a nurse directly, คุณพยาบาล is more natural.
Differences from similar words
1 female nurse synonyms
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พยาบาล is the common gender-neutral word for a nurse and is widely used today. นางพยาบาล explicitly identifies the nurse as female.