ชีไพร
chii-praiMeaning
1NounB2
hermit; forest ascetic
An ascetic or hermit living in the forest; a rishi.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ชีไพรchii-praiชีไพรchii-praihermit; forest asceticอาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùuอาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùu[to] live; reside; dwell; inhabitในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)กระท่อมgrà-tɔ̂ɔmกระท่อมgrà-tɔ̂ɔmhut; shackกลางglaangกลางglaang1middle; center2middle; central3in the middle; in the center4amid; in the midst of; mid-ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivatedและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaifruitเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)อาหารaa-hǎanอาหารaa-hǎan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eats
In this tale, a forest hermit lives in a hut deep in the woods and eats fruit.
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เจ้าชายjâao-chaaiหลงป่าlǒng-bpàaอยู่yùuหลายlǎaiวันwanจนได้jon-dâaiพบpópชีไพรchii-praiผู้pûuหนึ่งnʉ̀ngที่tîiช่วยchûuaiบอกทางbɔ̀ɔk-taangกลับglàpเมืองmʉʉang
The prince was lost in the forest for several days until he met a hermit who showed him the way back to the city.
แม้mɛ́ɛชาวบ้านchaao-bâanจะjàนำnamอาหารaa-hǎanมาmaaถวายtà-wǎaiอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌əชีไพรchii-praiก็gɔ̂ยังyangเลือกlʉ̂ʉakพำนักpam-nákในnaiป่าลึกbpàa-lʉ́kเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaบำเพ็ญตบะbam-pen-dtà-bàอย่างสงบyàang-sà-ngòp
Although the villagers regularly brought him offerings of food, the forest ascetic still chose to dwell deep in the woods to pursue his spiritual discipline in peace.
ผู้เขียนpûu-kǐianให้hâiชีไพรchii-praiซึ่งsʉ̂ngละทิ้งlá-tíngชีวิตทางโลกchii-wít-taang-lôokไปbpaiบำเพ็ญตบะbam-pen-dtà-bàในnaiป่าbpàaเป็นbpenผู้pûuเตือนdtʉʉanพระเอกprá-èekถึงtʉ̌ngผลpǒnของkɔ̌ɔngความโลภkwaam-lôop
The author makes the forest ascetic, who has abandoned worldly life to practise austerities in the woods, the one who warns the protagonist about the consequences of greed.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
chii
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ชีchiiชีchii1maechi; Buddhist nun (Thailand)2Catholic/Christian nun (colloquial)maechi; Buddhist nun (Thailand)Part 1
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ชีไพรchii-praiชีไพรchii-praihermit; forest ascetichermit; forest asceticWord