มรรค
mákMeaning
the Path; Noble Eightfold Path (Buddhism)
In Buddhism (Fourth Noble Truth), the path leading to the cessation of suffering, namely the Noble Eightfold Path (สัมมาทิฏฐิสัมมาทิฏฐิsǎm-maa-tít-tìRight View (Buddhism) ถึงถึงtʉ̌ng1only then; then as a result (informal)2about; concerning; regarding3as much as; as many as; to the point of4to; until; up to5[to] arrive; reach6to; toward (recipient/goal)7even if; even though สัมมาสมาธิ).
Examples
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Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is มรรค said มัก?
mák
- Vowel spellingThe double รร is read as a vowel (“a” or “an”), not as two ร.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ค, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
mák
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 | — | — |