มรณภาพ

mɔɔ-rá-ná-pâap

Meaning

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[to] pass away (of a Buddhist monk or novice)

to die; a respectful term used for Buddhist monks and novices

Examples

เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)หลวงlǔuangหลวงlǔuang1royal; of the king2state; public; official3honorific element for monks and Buddha images4Luang; a traditional Thai noble rankพ่อมรณภาพpɔ̂ɔ-mɔɔ-rá-ná-pâapพ่อมรณภาพpɔ̂ɔ-mɔɔ-rá-ná-pâapFather (a Buddhist monk) passed awayชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerร่วมrûuamร่วมrûuam1[to] join; participate2together; jointly3joint; shared; mutualสวดsùuatสวดsùuat1[to] chant; recite prayers2[to] scold; nagและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ไว้อาลัยwái-aa-laiไว้อาลัยwái-aa-lai[to] mourn [sb]กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉnทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉn1all night; the whole night2the entire night
When the revered monk passed away, the villagers gathered to chant and mourn all night.
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Tones

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

Why is มรณภาพ said มอ-ระ-นะ-พาบ?

mɔɔ-rá-ná-pâap

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

4 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

mɔɔ

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