ผนวช
pà-nùuatMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] be ordained; enter Buddhist monkhood (royal usage)
To enter the Buddhist monastic order; the royal-register equivalent of บวชบวชbùuat1[to] ordain; enter the monkhood2[to] take vows; become a nun (Buddhist)3[to] ordain [sb]; have [sb] ordained, used of royalty.
Examples
พี่ชายpîi-chaaiพี่ชายpîi-chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ผนวชpà-nùuatผนวชpà-nùuat[to] be ordained; enter Buddhist monkhood (royal usage)เดือนหน้าdʉʉan-nâaเดือนหน้าdʉʉan-nâa1next month2next month (time adverbial)
My older brother will enter the monkhood next month.
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เขาkǎoตั้งใจdtâng-jaiจะjàผนวชpà-nùuatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทดแทนtót-tɛɛnบุญคุณbun-kunพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛเป็นเวลาbpen-wee-laaหนึ่งnʉ̀ngพรรษาpan-sǎa
He intends to become a monk for one rainy season to repay his parents' kindness.
ชายไทยchaai-taiจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâakนิยมní-yomผนวชpà-nùuatก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiจะjàมีครอบครัวmii-krɔ̂ɔp-kruua
Many Thai men choose to enter the monkhood before starting a family.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakประสบความสำเร็จbprà-sòp-kwaam-sǎm-rètในnaiชีวิตทางโลกchii-wít-taang-lôokแล้วlɛ́ɛoท่านtânก็ได้gɔ̂-dâaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiละทิ้งlá-tíngทุกสิ่งtúk-sìngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaผนวชpà-nùuatศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎaพระธรรมprá-tam
After achieving secular success, he decided to leave everything behind to be ordained and study the Dharma.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ผนวช said ผะ-หนวด?
pà-nùuat
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
pà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |