นามรูป

naam-rûup

Meaning

1NounC2

name-and-form; mind and matter (Buddhism)

Mental and physical phenomena considered together in Buddhist teaching, especially the mental and material aspects of a living being.

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)คำสอนkam-sɔ̌ɔnคำสอนkam-sɔ̌ɔn1teaching; instruction; admonition2moral (of a story)ทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6in terms of; in the field of7side/party (institutional)พุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaพุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaBuddhismนามรูปnaam-rûupนามรูปnaam-rûupname-and-form; mind and matter (Buddhism)หมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ngหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ng[to] mean; denote; refer toสภาวะsà-paa-wáสภาวะsà-paa-wástate; condition (formal)ทางใจtaang-jaiทางใจtaang-jaiemotional; of the heart/mindและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ทางกายtaang-gaaiทางกายtaang-gaai1bodily; physical2physicallyที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerประกอบกันbprà-gɔ̀ɔp-ganประกอบกันbprà-gɔ̀ɔp-gan1[to] combine; join together2[to] act together; jointly produce [a result]3[to] make up; form [sth]เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ชีวิตchii-wítชีวิตchii-wít1life (state of being alive)2life (one’s life; way of living)3lifetime; lifespan
In Buddhist teaching, nama-rupa refers to the mental and physical phenomena that together constitute a living being.
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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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นามรูปnaam-rûupนามรูปnaam-rûupname-and-form; mind and matter (Buddhism)name-and-form; mind and matter (Buddhism)Word