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juuaMeaning
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Buddhist novice
A male Buddhist novice who is not yet a fully ordained monk; a term borrowed from Khmer.
Examples
คนเฒ่าคนแก่kon tâo kon gàeคนเฒ่าคนแก่kon tâo kon gàethe elderly; eldersที่นี่têe nêeที่นี่têe nêe1here; at this place2this place; the current locationเรียกrîakเรียกrîak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionสามเณรsăam-neenสามเณรsăam-neen1novice monk2novice monk — classifier: รูปว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจัวjuuaจัวjuuaBuddhist noviceเวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)คำkamคำkam1word; term2classifier for words/utterances3speech; saying; utteranceนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)บ่อยbòiบ่อยbòioften; frequently
The elders here call a Buddhist novice a “chua,” and you often hear this word when you visit the temple.
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พอpɔɔทำวัตรเย็นtam-wát-yenเสร็จsètจัวjuuaน้อยnɔ́ɔiก็gɔ̂กลับไปglàp-bpaiท่องtɔ̂ɔngหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉที่tîiกุฏิgù-dtì
After evening chanting, the young novice returned to his quarters to memorize his lessons.
แม้mɛ́ɛจัวjuuaจะjàยังไม่ได้yang-mâi-dâaiอุปสมบทù-bpà-sǒm-bòtเป็นbpenพระภิกษุprá-pík-sùแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngปฏิบัติตามbpà-dtì-bàt-dtaamศีลsǐinและlɛ́กิจวัตรgìt-jà-wátของkɔ̌ɔngวัดwátอย่างเคร่งครัดyàang-krêeng-krát
Although a novice has not yet been fully ordained as a monk, he must still strictly observe the precepts and the temple's daily routines.
ระหว่างrá-wàangปิดเทอมbpìt-təəmเด็กชายdèk-chaaiที่tîiบวชbùuatเป็นbpenจัวjuuaได้dâaiเรียนriianทั้งtángหลักธรรมlàk-tamและlɛ́วิธีwí-tiiอยู่yùuร่วมกับrûuam-gàpผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉnโดยdooiมีmiiพระอาจารย์prá-aa-jaanคอยดูkɔɔi-duuแลlɛɛ
During the school holidays, the boy who had been ordained as a novice learned both Buddhist teachings and how to live with others under a monk's guidance.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
juua
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 | — | — |