History of Ayutthaya - Siampedia

Na ban (Th.)	Cable or pediment, the decorative triangular part over the front and back of a building. The word "na ban" is generally used to name the gable or pediment of a religious building or royal pavilion whereas that of an ordinary Thai house is usually labelled "na chua". [Ref: An outline of the History of Religious Architecture in Thailand - Sonthiwan Intralib (1991).]
Naga (P., Skt.)	[Nak (Th.)]: The king of serpents, enemy of Garuda and a guardian of subterranean regions and water. It is a mythical creature having the ability to assume the form of a man as well as a serpent. The Naga is often seen in art as a cobra with many heads or sometimes as a human being with snakehood behind the head. [Ref: An outline of the History of Religious Architecture in Thailand - Sonthiwan Intralib (1991).]
Nakhon Ratchasima	The ancient names for Nakhon Ratchasima is Corazema.
Nakhon Sri Thammarat	The ancient names for Nakhon Sri Thammarat are: Ligor, Loac, Locac and Lochac.
Nang Pha Sunthari	Angel of the earth (in Siamese, Phra Torani, or Nang Pha Sunthari); In the much finer account of the contest between Buddha and the Evil One given in the " Lalita Vistara," the goddess of the earth (Sthavara) appears as Buddha's witness, but the flight of Mara's army is caused by an earthquake. In that account the intervention of the angels of the Bodhi-tree is also very noticeable. [Ref: The Wheel of the Law - Alabaster Henry (1871) - Trubner & Co, London - page 225.]
Ngarn (Th.)	Traditional Thai unit of area equal to 100 square wa or 400 square meters.
Nimanarad	A heaven in which the mere will of the angels dwelling in it creates for them all they desire. [Ref: The Wheel of the Law - Alabaster Henry (1871) - Trubner & Co, London - page 308.]
Niw (Th.)	Traditional Thai unit of length equal to 0.83 inches, but actual considered as 1 inch. Used for timber sizes and other small measurements where the metric system is not used.
Nophasun (Th.)	:Thai term for the vajra or thunderbolt, shaped like a short rod with five prongs at both ends, Seen most often atop prangs. [The Arts of Thailand - Steve Van Beek, Luca Invernizzi - page 242]