นักบุญ
nák-bunMeanings
1NounB2
saint (Christian); title St.
a holy person officially recognized in Christianity; used as the title Saint (St.) before a name
Examples
วันวาเลนไทน์wan-waa-leen-taiวันวาเลนไทน์wan-waa-leen-taiValentine's Dayเกี่ยวข้องกับgìiao-kɔ̂ɔng-gàpเกี่ยวข้องกับgìiao-kɔ̂ɔng-gàp[to] be related to [sth/sb]เรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raaoเรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raao1story; tale2matter; affair; incidentของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffนักบุญnák-bunนักบุญnák-bun1saint (Christian); title St.2saintly person (figurative)วาเลนไทน์waa-leen-taiวาเลนไทน์waa-leen-taiValentine's Day
Valentine's Day is related to the story of Saint Valentine.
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My school's name is St. Joseph's School.
นักบุญnák bunเทtayเรrayซาsaaแห่งhàengกัลกัตตาdtaaเป็นที่รู้จักbpen têe róo jàkจากjàakการอุทิศตนgaan ù-tít dtonช่วยเหลือchûuai-lĕuuaคนยากจนkon yâak-jon
Saint Teresa of Calcutta is known for her dedication to helping the poor.
ในnaiศาสนาคริสต์sàat-sà-nǎa-krítการgaanจะได้jà-dâaiรับrápการแต่งตั้งgaan-dtɛ̀ng-dtângเป็นbpenนักบุญnák-bunต้องdtɔ̂ngผ่านpàanกระบวนการgrà-buuan-gaanที่tîiเข้มงวดkêm-ngûuat
In Christianity, being canonized as a saint requires going through a strict process.
2NounB2
saintly person (figurative)
a person seen as very good, kind, or selfless
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]ทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเดือดร้อนdèuuat rónเดือดร้อนdèuuat rón[to] be in distress; suffer hardship; be troubledจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanfriends (plural)เรียกrîakเรียกrîak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeนักบุญnák bunนักบุญnák bun1saint (Christian); title St.2saintly person (figurative)
He helps everyone in trouble, so his friends call him a saint.
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แม่mâeยอมyomอดòtเพื่อให้pêuua hâiลูกlôokได้dâiกินginอิ่มìmเธอterนี่nêeเป็นbpenนักบุญnák bunจริงๆjing jing
The mother is willing to go hungry so her child can eat until full. She is truly a saint.
การที่gaan têeเธอterอุทิศù-títทั้งชีวิตtáng chee-wítเพื่อpêuuaดูแลdoo laeคนป่วยkon bpùuaiโดยdoiไม่mâiหวังwăngผลตอบแทนpŏn dtòp taenทำให้tam hâiใครๆkrai kraiก็gâwมองว่าmong wâaเธอterเป็นbpenนักบุญnák bunเดินดินdern din
Her dedicating her whole life to caring for the sick without expecting anything in return makes everyone see her as a living saint.
อย่าyàaทำตัวtam dtuuaเป็นbpenนักบุญnák bunไปหน่อยbpai nòiเลยloieใครๆkrai kraiก็gâwรู้rúuว่าwâaคุณkunทำtamไปbpaiเพื่อpêuuaสร้างภาพsâang pâap
Don't act like such a saint; everyone knows you're just doing it for show.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
nák
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
นักnákนักnák1person engaged in [field/activity]; specialist; -er/-ist (prefix)2very; greatly; muchperson engaged in [field/activity]; specialist; -er/-ist (prefix)Part 1
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นักบุญnák-bunนักบุญnák-bunsaint (Christian); title St.saint (Christian); title St.Word