นวกะ
ná-wá-gàMeanings
1NounB1
novice; beginner
A person who is new to a field or activity; a beginner.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)นักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngนักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngactor; performer (gender-neutral)นวกะná-wá-gàนวกะná-wá-gà1novice; beginner2newly ordained monkแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ฝีมือfǐi-mʉʉฝีมือfǐi-mʉʉ1skill; craftsmanship; workmanship2workmanship; handiwork3handiwork; doingการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛng1performance; show2expression; display; demonstration (explaining/showing)ดีมากdii-mâakดีมากdii-mâak1very good; excellent2Excellent!; Well done!3very well
He is a new actor, but his acting skills are very good.
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ในฐานะที่เป็นnai-tǎa-ná-tîi-bpenนักเขียนnák-kǐianนวกะná-wá-gàเขาkǎoต้องdtɔ̂ngหาhǎaประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanและlɛ́พัฒนาpát-tá-naaผลงานpǒn-ngaanต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpai
As a new writer, he needs to gain experience and continue to develop his work.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoมีmiiโครงการkroong-gaanพี่เลี้ยงpîi-líiangสำหรับsǎm-ràpพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanนวกะná-wá-gàทุกคนtúk-kon
Our company has a mentor program for all new employees.
เวทีwee-tiiนี้níiเปิดโอกาสให้bpə̀ət-oo-gàat-hâiศิลปินsǐn-lá-bpinนวกะná-wá-gàได้dâaiแสดงศักยภาพsà-dɛɛng-sàk-gà-yá-pâapอย่างเต็มที่yàang-dtem-tîiโดยdooiไม่มีmâi-miiข้อจำกัดkɔ̂ɔ-jam-gàt
This stage gives beginner artists the opportunity to fully showcase their potential without any limitations.
2NounB2
newly ordained monk
A monk who has been ordained for less than five years; not a novice (sāmaṇera).
Examples
พระนวกะprá-ná-wá-gàพระนวกะprá-ná-wá-gànewly ordained Buddhist monkต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toปฏิบัติตามbpà-dtì-bàt-dtaamปฏิบัติตามbpà-dtì-bàt-dtaam[to] comply with [sth]; abide by [sth]; follow [sth]; obey [sb/sth]คำสอนkam-sɔ̌ɔnคำสอนkam-sɔ̌ɔn1teaching; instruction; admonition2doctrine; set of teachings3moral (of a story)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพระอุปัชฌาย์prá-ù-bpàt-chaaพระอุปัชฌาย์prá-ù-bpàt-chaapreceptor monk; ordaining monkอย่างเคร่งครัดyàang-krêeng-krátอย่างเคร่งครัดyàang-krêeng-krátstrictly; rigorously; stringently
A newly ordained monk must strictly follow the teachings of his preceptor.
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วัดป่าwát-bpàaแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiมีmiiพระนวกะprá-ná-wá-gàมาmaaจำพรรษาjam-pan-sǎaอยู่yùu3รูปrûupในnaiปีนี้bpii-níi
This forest monastery has 3 new monks staying for the rains' retreat this year.
ตามdtaamพระวินัยprá-wí-naiพระนวกะprá-ná-wá-gàจะjàยังyangไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatให้hâiการอุปสมบทgaan-ù-bpà-sǒm-bòtแก่gɛ̀ɛผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉnได้dâaiจนกว่าจะjon-gwàa-jàครบkróp5พรรษาpan-sǎa
According to the monastic code, a monk ordained for less than five years cannot yet preside over the ordination of others until he completes 5 years.
ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛท่านtânจะเป็นjà-bpenพระนวกะprá-ná-wá-gàแต่dtɛ̀ɛท่านtânก็gɔ̂มีmiiความเข้าใจkwaam-kâo-jaiในnaiพระธรรมวินัยprá-tam-wí-naiอย่างลึกซึ้งyàang-lʉ́k-sʉ́ng
Even though he is a monk who has been ordained for less than five years, he has a profound understanding of the Dhamma and the monastic code.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is นวกะ said นะ-วะ-กะ?
ná-wá-gà
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 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
ná
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 | — | — |