มคธ

mà-kót

Meanings

1Proper nounB2

Magadha (ancient Indian kingdom)

The ancient kingdom of Magadha in northeastern India, significant in the history of Buddhism.

Examples

During the time of the Buddha, the Magadha kingdom was the largest and most powerful kingdom in India.
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2NounC1

Magadhi language; Pali (in Thai usage)

The Magadhi language. In Thai use, this often means Pali, the sacred language of Buddhism.

Examples

พระสงฆ์prá-sǒngพระสงฆ์prá-sǒng1the monastic order; Buddhist clergy2a monk (formal/literary)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesสวดมนต์sùuat-monสวดมนต์sùuat-mon1[to] chant/recite prayers2prayer chanting; recitationเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ภาษาpaa-sǎaภาษาpaa-sǎa1language; tongue2register; jargon; specialized languageมคธmà-kótมคธmà-kót1Magadha (ancient Indian kingdom)2Magadhi language; Pali (in Thai usage)ซึ่งsʉ̂ngซึ่งsʉ̂ng1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ภาษาpaa-sǎaภาษาpaa-sǎa1language; tongue2register; jargon; specialized languageที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)พระไตรปิฎกprá-dtrai-bpì-dòkพระไตรปิฎกprá-dtrai-bpì-dòkTipiṭaka; Pali Canon
The monks are chanting in the Magadhi language (Pali), which is the language used in the Tripitaka.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is มคธ said หมะ-คด?

mà-kót

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classHigh class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.

High class consonants

ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห

Result

Low tone

mà

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——