คณะสมณะ
ká-ná-sà-má-náMeaning
1NounB2
monastic order; group of monks/ascetics
the collective body or community of monks or ascetics; often refers to a Buddhist monastic community
Examples
ญาติโยมyâat-yoomญาติโยมyâat-yoomlaypeople; lay devotees (Buddhist)ร่วมกันrûuam-ganร่วมกันrûuam-gantogether; jointly; in concertถวายtà-wǎaiถวายtà-wǎai1to offer (to royalty/monastics)2[to] dedicate/offer merit (to royalty/monastics)3to serve (royalty/monastics)ภัตตาหารpát-dtaa-hǎanภัตตาหารpát-dtaa-hǎan1alms-food; monks’ meal2formal: food; mealเพลpeenเพลpeenlate morning; monastic mealtime (before noon)แด่dɛ̀ɛแด่dɛ̀ɛ1to; for [sb] (formal)2stretched out; flat and motionlessคณะสมณะká-ná-sà-má-náคณะสมณะká-ná-sà-má-námonastic order; group of monks/asceticsที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเดินทางมาdəən-taang-maaเดินทางมาdəən-taang-maa[to] travel here; [to] comeจาริกjaa-ríkจาริกjaa-rík1[to] go on a pilgrimage2[to] wander; travel about [literary]แสวงบุญsà-wɛ̌ɛng-bunแสวงบุญsà-wɛ̌ɛng-bun1[to] go on pilgrimage2pilgrimage
The lay followers jointly offered midday meals to the community of monks who were on a pilgrimage.
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เขาkǎoตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiเข้าสู่kâo-sùuร่มกาสาวพัสตร์rôm-gaa-sǎa-wá-pátและlɛ́เป็นส่วนหนึ่งbpen-sùuan-nʉ̀ngของkɔ̌ɔngคณะสมณะká-ná-sà-má-náเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎaพระธรรมprá-tam
He decided to be ordained and become part of the monastic community to study the Dhamma.
คณะสมณะká-ná-sà-má-náมีmiiบทบาทสำคัญbòt-bàat-sǎm-kanในnaiการเป็นgaan-bpenศูนย์รวมจิตใจsǔun-ruuam-jìt-jaiและlɛ́เผยแผ่pə̌əi-pɛ̀ɛหลักธรรมคำสอนlàk-tam-kam-sɔ̌ɔnแก่gɛ̀ɛพุทธศาสนิกชนpút-tá-sǎa-sà-ník-gà-chon
The monastic community plays an important role as a spiritual center and in disseminating Buddhist teachings to the public.
ในnaiการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumสุดยอดผู้นำsùt-yɔ̂ɔt-pûu-namชาวพุทธchaao-pútนานาชาติnaa-naa-châatมีmiiคณะสมณะká-ná-sà-má-náจากjàakหลายlǎaiประเทศbprà-têetทั่วโลกtûua-lôokเข้าร่วมkâo-rûuamเป็นจำนวนมากbpen-jam-nuuan-mâak
At the international Buddhist leaders' summit, a large number of monastic communities from many countries around the world participated.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is คณะสมณะ said คะ-นะ-สะ-มะ-นะ?
ká-ná-sà-má-ná
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
5 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
ká
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
คณะká-náคณะká-ná1group; party; troupe; delegation2faculty (university division)3committee; board (as a body)4classifier: groups/delegations/troupesgroup; party; troupe; delegationPart 1
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สมณะsà-má-náสมณะsà-má-ná1ascetic; renunciant; mendicant2Buddhist monk (formal/literary; generic monastic)3pertaining to ascetics/monasticsascetic; renunciant; mendicantPart 2
คณะสมณะká-ná-sà-má-náคณะสมณะká-ná-sà-má-námonastic order; group of monks/asceticsmonastic order; group of monks/asceticsWord