นามกาย

naam-gaai

Meaning

1NounC1

collection of mental aggregates

In Buddhism, the four mental aggregates—feeling, perception, mental formations, and consciousness—considered together, as distinct from physical form.

Examples

ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)อธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai[to] explain; clarifyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเวทนาwêet-tá-naaเวทนาwêet-tá-naa1feeling; sensation (Buddhist aggregate; 1 of 5)2pain; suffering (literary/formal)3[to] pity; feel compassion forสัญญาsǎn-yaaสัญญาsǎn-yaa1promise; vow; pledge2[to] promise; pledge; vow3contract; agreement4[to] contract (legally)5perception (Buddhism)สังขารsǎng-kǎanสังขารsǎng-kǎan1the body; physical condition2conditioned phenomena (Buddhist)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)วิญญาณwin-yaanวิญญาณwin-yaan1soul; spirit (life force)2ghost; spirit of the deceased3consciousness; awareness (formal)รวมกันruuam-ganรวมกันruuam-gan1together; collectively2[to] gather; [to] come together; [to] combine3[to] add up to; [to] totalเรียกว่าrîiak-wâaเรียกว่าrîiak-wâa1[to] be called; be known/termed as2[to] call; name [sb/sth]; refer to as3you could say; that is to say; effectivelyนามกายnaam-gaaiนามกายnaam-gaaicollection of mental aggregatesไม่ใช่mâi-châiไม่ใช่mâi-châi1is/are/am not; not (to be)2no (disagreement/denial)3not (emphatic correction)ร่างกายrâang-gaaiร่างกายrâang-gaaibody
The teacher explained that feeling, perception, mental formations, and consciousness together are called nāmakāya, not the physical body.
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Tones

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How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

naam

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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Word Breakdown

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นามกายnaam-gaaiนามกายnaam-gaaicollection of mental aggregatescollection of mental aggregatesWord