พระจีน
prá-jiinMeaning
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Chinese monk
a Chinese Buddhist monk; a monk of the Chinese Mahayana tradition
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseพาpaaพาpaa1[to] take; bring; lead [sb]2[to] lead to; result inฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyทำบุญtam bunทำบุญtam bun1[to] make merit; perform religious good deeds2hold a merit-making ceremonyกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)พระจีนprá jeenพระจีนprá jeenChinese monkที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessมังกรmang-gonมังกรmang-gon1dragon (mythical creature)2Dragon (Chinese zodiac sign)3powerful figure; tycoon (figurative)กมgomกมgom1km; kilometer2law (abbr.)ลาวาlaa-waaลาวาlaa-waalava (molten rock)สs
My mother took me to make merit with the Chinese monks at Wat Mangkon Kamalawat.
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ในช่วงnai-chûuangเทศกาลกินเจtêet-sà-gaan-gin-jeeเราraoจะjàเห็นhěnพระจีนprá-jiinสวดมนต์sùuat-monเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขอพรkɔ̌ɔ-pɔɔnให้hâiประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon
During the Vegetarian Festival, we will see Chinese monks chanting to pray for blessings for the people.
พระจีนprá-jiinนิกายมหายานní-gaai-má-hǎa-yaanมีmiiข้อปฏิบัติkɔ̂ɔ-bpà-dtì-bàtและlɛ́เครื่องแต่งกายkrʉ̂ʉang-dtɛ̀ng-gaaiที่tîiแตกต่างdtɛ̀ɛk-dtàangจากjàakพระpráไทยtaiอย่างเห็นได้ชัดyàang-hěn-dâai-chát
Chinese Mahayana monks have practices and attire that are noticeably different from Thai monks.
พิธีpí-teeกงgongเต๊dtéกgในnaiงานศพngaan sòpแบบจีนbàep jeenต้องdtôngนิมนต์ní-monพระจีนprá jeenมาmaaทำพิธีtam pí-teeสวดsùuatเพื่อpêuuaนำทางnam taangดวงวิญญาณduuang win-yaanของkŏngผู้ล่วงลับpôo lûuang lápไปสู่bpai sòoสุคติsù-ká-dtì
The Gong Tek ceremony in a Chinese funeral requires inviting Chinese monks to chant and guide the spirit of the deceased to the afterlife.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster พร, the first consonant พ sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
prá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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
พระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2Buddha image; amulet3honorific prefix/title4divine; holy (as modifier)5male role; male character (traditional Thai theatre)Buddhist monkPart 1
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พระจีนprá-jiinพระจีนprá-jiinChinese monkChinese monkWord