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or of, is a female. It may be thus exemplified in conjunction. It will 

 hence appear that the Siamese language does not contain any exclusively 

 and distinctly feminine appellatives. They must place 7iang — lady- 

 woman — before to distinguish the gender of a name. 



Chau or nang — JBoon see. Chau or nang Thong. 



Ditto Ditto Jioon maak. Ditto Ditto Ngooti. 



Ditto Ditto JBoon hjion. Ditto Ditto Naak. 



Ditto Ditto Noo. Ditto Ditto Ked. 



Ditto Ditto Chan. Ditto Ditto Do-ung. 



are all and each names of men and women in Siam. 



Chau Krotn, an officer of rank next to the Palat Krom. 



Chau Mao-ung — a governor, ruler — but not in his own right. 



Chau Kha, your slave ! 



Chau KJioon, my lord ! your excellency. 



Chau nooee, " the young gentleman," is the title given to the son of 

 the P,hraya of Ligor, who visited me when envoy as before noticed from 

 Penang. 



P,horang, retired governors. 



TJiaaro yots-amon,thi yeen, lady governess of the Palace. 



TJiddu doots-ddd pjieerom, Q) may be interpreted chief duenna ; eunuchs 

 are not here in fashion. 



The duennas are very severely punished if they betray the trust repos- 

 ed in them. 



TJiMu Wai^achan wacha ; (^) and TJiaau T,heppal«,dee ivacha, (') are 

 ladies of the queen's bedchamber. Under them are the Chaa and K,hon, 

 the upper and under waiting women. The Nangsaau Chai are maid 

 servants. 



(') P. Thdvara, dosddivirama. (') P. Thdvara, warachanda wdcha. (') P. Thdvara, 

 devapakatiwdcha. 



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