กัณหา
gan-hǎaMeaning
1NounC1
Kanha
Kanha (the daughter of Prince Vessantara in Buddhist mythology, often mentioned alongside her brother Chali)
Examples
กัณหาgan-hǎaกัณหาgan-hǎaKanhaและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ชาลีchaa-liiชาลีchaa-liiCharlie (name)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพระเวสสันดรprá-wêet-sǎn-dɔɔnพระเวสสันดรprá-wêet-sǎn-dɔɔnPrince Vessantara (Buddha's past life)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานชาดกní-taan-chaa-dòkนิทานชาดกní-taan-chaa-dòkJataka tale; Buddhist birth story
Kanha and Chali are the children of Prince Vessantara in the Jataka tales.
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ชูชกchuu-chókพาpaaกัณหาgan-hǎaและlɛ́ชาลีchaa-liiเดินทางเข้าdəən-taang-kâoไปbpaiในnaiป่าbpàaด้วยdûuaiความยากลำบากkwaam-yâak-lam-bàak
Chuchok took Kanha and Chali traveling into the forest with great difficulty.
ในnaiเทศน์มหาชาติtêet-má-hǎa-châatกัณฑ์ganกุมารgù-maanเป็นbpenตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiพระเวสสันดรprá-wêet-sǎn-dɔɔnทรงsongบริจาคbɔɔ-rí-jàakกัณหาgan-hǎaชาลีchaa-liiให้แก่hâi-gɛ̀ɛชูชกchuu-chók
In the Great Birth Sermon, the Kumara chapter is the episode where Prince Vessantara gives Kanha and Chali away to Chuchok.
ความเสียสละkwaam-sǐia-sà-làอันanยิ่งใหญ่yîng-yàiของkɔ̌ɔngพระเวสสันดรprá-wêet-sǎn-dɔɔnที่tîiยอมyɔɔmยกyókลูกรักlûuk-rákอย่างyàangกัณหาgan-hǎaและlɛ́ชาลีchaa-liiให้hâiเป็นbpenทานtaanถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenบารมีbaa-rá-miiขั้นสูงสุดkân-sǔung-sùt
The immense sacrifice of Prince Vessantara in giving away his beloved children, Kanha and Chali, as alms is considered the highest level of spiritual perfection.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ณ, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gan
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |