นำสวด
nam-sùuatMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] lead prayers/chanting
to lead a group in prayer or chanting, especially in a religious ceremony.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)งานศพngaan-sòpงานศพngaan-sòpfuneral; funeral ritesคุณตาkun-dtaaคุณตาkun-dtaa1grandfather (maternal)2elderly man (polite address)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineได้รับdâi-rápได้รับdâi-ráp1[to] receive; get; obtain; be given/granted/awarded2[to] experience; be subjected to; suffer; sustain; be affected by3[to] be ...-ed (passive with ได้รับ/ได้รับการ)เกียรติgìiatเกียรติgìiathonor; dignityให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนำสวดnam-sùuatนำสวดnam-sùuat[to] lead prayers/chanting
At the funeral, my grandfather was honored to be the one to lead the chanting.
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พระสงฆ์prá-sǒngกำลังจะgam-lang-jàเริ่มrə̂əmนำสวดมนต์nam-sùuat-monในnaiอีกìikห้าhâaนาทีnaa-tiiข้างหน้าkâang-nâa
The monk is about to start leading the prayers in the next five minutes.
เจ้าอาวาสjâao-aa-wâatวัดwátนี้níiมีmiiเสียงsǐiangที่tîiไพเราะpai-rɔ́มากmâakเวลาwee-laaท่านtânนำสวดnam-sùuatทำให้tam-hâiผู้ฟังpûu-fangรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kสงบsà-ngòp
The abbot of this temple has a very beautiful voice when he leads the chanting, making the listeners feel calm.
เด็กชายdèk chaaiที่têeบวชbùuatเป็นbpenสามเณรsăam-neenใหม่màiกำลังgam-langฝึกฝนfèuk fŏnการนำgaan namสวดsùuatบทสวดมนต์bòt sùuat monต่างๆdtàang-dtàangให้hâiคล่องแคล่วklông klâew
The boy who was recently ordained as a novice monk is practicing how to fluently lead various prayer chants.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is นำสวด said นัม-สวด?
nam-sùuat
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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นำสวดnam-sùuatนำสวดnam-sùuat[to] lead prayers/chanting[to] lead prayers/chantingWord