มณี(má-nee)
Meanings
1NounA2
personal name element
A name element in proper nouns, used in personal names or place names.
2NounB1
gem; gemstone
A gem or gemstone; a valuable, beautiful mineral, often cut and used in jewelry.
Examples
แหวนwăenแหวนwăen1ring (finger jewelry)2toroidal ring/annulus (technical)3classifier: ringsวงwongวงwong1band; musical group2group; circle (of people)3classifier: sets (musical groups, rings)4circle; ring5ring; zone; tier6circuit; loopนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoมณีmá-neeมณีmá-nee1gem; gemstone2precious jewel (literary/poetic)3personal name elementสีแดงsĕe daengสีแดงsĕe daeng1the color red2red; red-colored
This ring has a red gem.
3NounB2
precious jewel (literary/poetic)
A precious jewel (literary/poetic); figuratively, something very valuable or excellent.
Examples
เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowที่ดีtêe deeที่ดีtêe deegood; suitable; desirableก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerเปรียบเสมือนbprìiap sà-mĕuuanเปรียบเสมือนbprìiap sà-mĕuuan[to] be likened to; [to] be analogous to; [to] be as ifมณีmá-neeมณีmá-nee1gem; gemstone2precious jewel (literary/poetic)3personal name elementอันanอันan1which; that (relative pronoun, formal/literary)2thing; item (formal/archaic)3classifier for small/abstract items; pieces; units (written/formal)4that (demonstrative pronoun/determiner, formal/poetic)ล้ำค่าlám kâaล้ำค่าlám kâapriceless; highly valuable
A good friend is like a precious jewel.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
อัญมณีan-yá-má-neeอัญมณีan-yá-má-nee1gem; gemstone2jewel (figurative)
- gem; gemstone
- jewel (figurative)
มณีรัตน์má-nee-rátมณีรัตน์má-nee-rát1a precious gem; a jewel2Maneerat (Thai given name)
- a precious gem; a jewel
- Maneerat (Thai given name)
รัตนชาติrát-dtà-ná-châatรัตนชาติrát-dtà-ná-châatgemstone; precious stone
gemstone; precious stone
แก้วgâewแก้วgâew1drinking glass2glass (material)3crystal; precious gem4classifier: glasses of drink
- drinking glass
- glass (material)
- crystal; precious gem
- classifier: glasses of drink
รัตนะrát-dtà-náรัตนะrát-dtà-ná1gem; jewel2treasure; something/someone precious (figurative)
- gem; jewel
- treasure; something/someone precious (figurative)