ขะโยม
kà-yoomMeaning
1NounC1
temple boy; monk's attendant (Northern Thai)
A Northern Thai term for a temple boy or lay attendant who assists Buddhist monks and performs tasks around the temple.
Examples
ตอนเด็กdton dèkตอนเด็กdton dèkduring childhoodๆ-ปู่bpòoปู่bpòo1paternal grandfather2grandfather (respect term)3ancestor spirit (folk belief)เคยkoeiเคยkoei1ever; before (past experience)2used to (past habit or state)3shrimp paste (Southern Thai)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ขะโยมkà-yohmขะโยมkà-yohmtemple boy; monk's attendant (Northern Thai)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessทางเหนือtaang nĕuuaทางเหนือtaang nĕuua1the North; the northern region2in/to the north; up northคอยkoiคอยkoi1[to] wait (for [sb]/[sth])2keep (doing); regularly (do)3[to] be on standby; be readyกวาดgwàatกวาดgwàat1[to] sweep (clean)2[to] sweep up; clear away; clean up3[to] sweep; conduct a sweep (search/roundup)ลานวัดlaan wátลานวัดlaan wáttemple courtyard; open ground in a templeและláeและláeand (coordinating)ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]พระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2Buddha image; amulet3honorific prefix/title4divine; holy (as modifier)5male role; male character (traditional Thai theatre)ถือtĕuuaถือtĕuua1[to] hold; carry (by hand)2[to] regard; consider; deem3[to] observe; keep (rules, precepts, fast)4[to] be strict/particular about5[to] hold; possess (assets or rights)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goods
As a child, Grandpa was a temple boy at a temple in northern Thailand, sweeping the grounds and helping the monks carry things.
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แม้máeจะjàไม่ได้mâi dâaiบวชbùuatเป็นbpenสามเณรsăam-neenเด็กชายdèk chaaiที่têeเป็นbpenขะโยมkà-yohmก็gâwอาศัยอยู่aa-săi yòoในnaiวัดwátและláeช่วยchûuaiพระpráทำงานtam ngaanต่างdtàangๆ-หลังlăngเลิกเรียนlêrk riian
Although he was not ordained as a novice monk, the boy serving as a temple attendant lived at the temple and helped the monks with various tasks after school.
ในnaiความทรงจำkwaam-song-jamของkɔ̌ɔngปู่bpùuช่วงเวลาchûuang-wee-laaที่tîiเป็นbpenขะโยมkà-yoomไม่ได้mâi-dâaiมีmiiเพียงpiiangการรับใช้gaan-ráp-cháiพระpráและlɛ́ดูแลduu-lɛɛวัดwátหากhàakยังyangเป็นช่วงbpen-chûuangที่tîiท่านtânได้dâaiหัดhàtอ่านàanเขียนkǐianและlɛ́เรียนรู้riian-rúuวิถีชีวิตwí-tǐi-chii-wítของkɔ̌ɔngชุมชนchum-chonด้วยdûuai
In Grandpa's recollection, life as a temple boy was not only about serving monks and looking after the temple; it was also a time when he learned to read and write and became familiar with the community's way of life.
เรื่องเล่าrʉ̂ʉang-lâoของkɔ̌ɔngชาวบ้านchaao-bâanเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpขะโยมkà-yoomที่tîiคอยkɔɔiปรนนิบัติbpron-ní-bàtพระpráและlɛ́ดูแลduu-lɛɛศาลาsǎa-laaช่วยให้chûuai-hâiเห็นhěnชีวิตchii-wítในnaiวัดwátจากjàakมุมมองmum-mɔɔngของkɔ̌ɔngเด็กdèkแทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàมองmɔɔngผ่านpàanบทบาทbòt-bàatของkɔ̌ɔngพระสงฆ์prá-sǒngเพียงอย่างเดียวpiiang-yàang-diiao
Villagers' accounts of temple boys who attended to the monks and maintained the pavilion offer a child's perspective on temple life, rather than viewing it solely through the role of the monks.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
kà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |