พระน้อย
prá-nɔ́ɔiMeaning
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Buddhist novice (Northern Thai)
In Northern Thai, a male Buddhist novice who has not received full ordination as a monk.
Examples
พระน้อยprá-nɔ́ɔiพระน้อยprá-nɔ́ɔiBuddhist novice (Northern Thai)รูปrûupรูปrûup1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4statue; sculpted image; figure5grammatical formนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)อายุaa-yúอายุaa-yú1age2[to] be X years old3lifespan; service lifeสิบสองsìp-sɔ̌ɔngสิบสองsìp-sɔ̌ɔngtwelve (12)ปีbpiiปีbpii1year2classifier: years
This novice monk is twelve years old.
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ตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoพระน้อยprá-nɔ́ɔiในnaiหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanออกบิณฑบาตɔ̀ɔk-bin-tá-bàatกับgàpพระภิกษุprá-pík-sùแล้วlɛ́ɛoกลับมาglàp-maaเรียนหนังสือriian-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉที่tîiวัดwát
In the morning, the village's novice monks go on alms rounds with the fully ordained monks, then return to study at the temple.
ยายyaaiเรียกrîakสามเณรsăam-neenที่มาtêe maaบิณฑบาตbin-thá-bàatว่าwâaพระน้อยprá nóiตามdtaamคำkamที่têeคนเหนือkon nĕuuaใช้cháiกันgan
Grandma calls the novices who come to collect alms “phra noi,” as people in northern Thailand do.
สำหรับsǎm-ràpเด็กdèkบางคนbaang-konในnaiภาคเหนือpâak-nʉ̌ʉaการบวชgaan-bùuatเป็นbpenพระน้อยprá-nɔ́ɔiไม่เพียงmâi-piiangเปิดโอกาสให้bpə̀ət-oo-gàat-hâiได้dâaiเรียนหนังสือriian-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangช่วยchûuaiแบ่งเบาbɛ̀ng-baoภาระpaa-ráของkɔ̌ɔngครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaด้วยdûuai
For some boys in northern Thailand, becoming a Buddhist novice not only provides access to education but also helps ease their family's financial burden.
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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น้อยnɔ́ɔiน้อยnɔ́ɔi1few; little; small (amount/number)2less; to a lesser degree3young; junior (name/title use)4seldom; rarelyfew; little; small (amount/number)Part 2
พระน้อยprá-nɔ́ɔiพระน้อยprá-nɔ́ɔiBuddhist novice (Northern Thai)Buddhist novice (Northern Thai)Word