มณฑารพ
mon-taa-rópMeaning
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Mandarava flower
a mythical heavenly flower in Buddhist and Hindu cosmology, often associated with divine events or the heavenly realms
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)พุทธประวัติpút bprà-wàtพุทธประวัติpút bprà-wàtlife of the Buddhaกล่าวว่าglàao wâaกล่าวว่าglàao wâa[to] say that; state thatดอกdòkดอกdòk1flower; blossom2classifier: flowers and similar items3interest (on money)4emphasis or assurance particle (regional or old-fashioned)มณฑารพmon-taa-rópมณฑารพmon-taa-rópMandarava flowerได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerร่วงหล่นrûang lònร่วงหล่นrûang lòn[to] fall; drop off; shedลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] onlineมาจากmaa jàakมาจากmaa jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] result from; be due toสวรรค์sà-wănสวรรค์sà-wăn1heaven; paradise2bliss; great comfortเมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)พระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâoพระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâothe Buddha; the Enlightened Oneเสด็จดับขันธปรินิพพานsà-dèt dàp kăn-tá-bpà-rí-níp-paanเสด็จดับขันธปรินิพพานsà-dèt dàp kăn-tá-bpà-rí-níp-paan[to] enter final nirvana (the Buddha)
In Buddhist history, it is said that Mandarava flowers fell from heaven when the Buddha attained Parinirvana.
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จิตรกรjìt-dtrà-gonได้dâiวาดภาพwâat pâapดอกdòkมณฑารพmon-taa-rópที่têeโปรยปรายbproi bpraaiลงมาlong maaเพื่อpêuuaบูชาboo chaaพระรัตนตรัยprá rát-dtà-ná-dtraiไว้บนwái bonจิตรกรรมฝาผนังjìt-dtrà-gam făa pà-năngอุโบสถù-boh-sòt
The painter depicted Mandarava flowers showering down to worship the Triple Gem on the temple's mural painting.
ตามdtaamคติความเชื่อká-dtì-kwaam-chʉ̂ʉaในnaiไตรภูมิdtrai-puumดอกdɔ̀ɔkมณฑารพmon-taa-rópเป็นbpenดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiทิพย์típที่tîiเบ่งบานbèng-baanอยู่yùuบนbonสรวงsǔuangสวรรค์ชั้นดาวดึงส์sà-wǎn-chán-daao-wá-dʉng
According to the cosmology in the Traiphum, the Mandarava is a divine flower that blooms in the Tavatimsa heaven.
กวีgà-wiiรจนาrót-jà-naaถึงtʉ̌ngกลิ่นหอมglìn-hɔ̌ɔmอันเป็นan-bpenทิพย์típของkɔ̌ɔngดอกdɔ̀ɔkมณฑารพmon-taa-rópที่tîiอบอวลòp-uuanไปทั่วbpai-tûuaสวรรคาลัยsà-wǎn-kaa-laiยามyaamที่tîiเหล่าlàoเทพยดาtêep-pá-yá-daaมาmaaชุมนุมchum-numกันgan
The poet composed verses about the divine fragrance of the Mandarava flower, which permeated the heavenly realms when the deities congregated.
Tones
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Why is มณฑารพ said มณ-ทา-รพ?
mon-taa-róp
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ณ, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
mon
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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รพro-poรพro-po1hospital; medical center (abbrev.)2loud sound; cry (literary)hospital; medical center (abbrev.)Part 2
มณฑารพmon-taa-rópมณฑารพmon-taa-rópMandarava flowerMandarava flowerWord