Recently, the Thai drama "The Prince Turns into a Frog" starring the national couple Son & Vill has been strongly launched on Tencent Video , and has been broadcast simultaneously in many overseas countries.
The character played by the heroine Vill in the play is called " Luba ", and is a shrewd and capable rural woman; her younger brother " Lu Bing " is played by the young Thai actor Pond.
"Lu Ba" is a transliteration of the Thai word "ลูกปัด (Lookput)", and "Lu Bing" is a transliteration of the Thai word "ลูกหิน (Lookhin)". The first syllable of the two names is taken from the Thai word "ลูก (Look)", which means "ball" and also has the meaning of "children".
ปัด (Put) and หิน (Hin) mean "bead" and "stone" respectively. Therefore, " Xiaozhu " and " Xiaoshi " are the most direct translations of the siblings.
In fact, "Lu Ba" and "Lu Bing" are not even considered the names of the two characters. The Thai language originated from Aryan culture retains the language complexity deliberately set by ancient aristocracy to maintain class isolation, which makes the Thai name extremely complicated.
Even if you are a Chinese who belong to Thailand, you have to set up a surname with as many as five or six syllables for your clan - this is just a surname. " nickname " composed of short and concise syllables/words came into being.
birds, animals, flowers, trees, rivers, and even expressions can all become the nicknames of Thai people. Even if these words have nothing to do with their big names, Lu Ba is the representative.
In addition, there are many cases where the syllables of the big name are used as nicknames. For example, the nickname of the male protagonist in the play " Ajin " is taken from his big name "Najintong".
With the development of the times and the strong entry of Western civilization, the younger generation of Thailand with English names as their nicknames is also gradually increasing.
