นำพระ
nam-práMeaning
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[to] lead/escort monks or a Buddha image (in a ceremony)
To lead, escort, or take monks or a Buddha image, often as part of a procession or formal religious activity.
Examples
พรุ่งนี้เช้าprûng-níi-cháoพรุ่งนี้เช้าprûng-níi-cháotomorrow morningผู้ใหญ่บ้านpûu-yài-bâanผู้ใหญ่บ้านpûu-yài-bâanvillage head; village chiefจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)นำพระnam-práนำพระnam-prá[to] lead/escort monks or a Buddha image (in a ceremony)ออกบิณฑบาตɔ̀ɔk-bin-tá-bàatออกบิณฑบาตɔ̀ɔk-bin-tá-bàat[to] go on an alms roundรอบrɔ̂ɔpรอบrɔ̂ɔp1around; surrounding2round; cycle; lap; turn3time slot; session4perimeter; circumference; surrounding area5classifier: rounds; laps; showings6all around; fullyหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated community
Tomorrow morning, the village headman will lead the monks to receive alms around the village.
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เขาkǎoได้รับdâi-rápเกียรติgìiatให้hâiนำnamพระพุทธรูปprá-pút-tá-rûupในnaiขบวนแห่kà-buuan-hɛ̀ɛช่วงchûuangเทศกาลสงกรานต์têet-sà-gaan-sǒng-graan
He was honored to lead the Buddha image in the procession during the Songkran festival.
ทางวัดtaang-wátได้dâaiจัดพิธีjàt-pí-tiiนำnamพระประธานprá-bprà-taanองค์ongใหม่màiขึ้นkʉ̂nประดิษฐานbprà-dìt-sà-tǎanบนbonอุโบสถù-boo-sòtอย่างยิ่งใหญ่yàang-yîng-yài
The temple organized a grand ceremony to lead the new principal Buddha image to be enshrined in the main chapel.
เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสืบสานประเพณีsʉ̀ʉp-sǎan-bprà-pee-niiชาวบ้านchaao-bâanได้dâaiร่วมใจกันrûuam-jai-ganจัดjàtขบวนkà-buuanนำพระnam-práไปbpaiสรงน้ำsǒng-náamที่tîiแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamในnaiวันwanปีใหม่ไทยbpii-mài-tai
To carry on the tradition, the villagers joined together to organize a procession to take the Buddha image for a ceremonial bathing at the river on Thai New Year's day.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is นำพระ said นัม-พระ?
nam-prá
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
nam
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
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พระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2Buddha image; amulet3honorific prefix/title4divine; holy (as modifier)5male role; male character (traditional Thai theatre)Buddhist monkPart 2
นำพระnam-práนำพระnam-prá[to] lead/escort monks or a Buddha image (in a ceremony)[to] lead/escort monks or a Buddha image (in a ceremony)Word