มหานรก
má-hǎa-ná-rókMeaning
1NounC1
great hell; absolute hell
a great hell (often referring to the major hells in Buddhist cosmology); a place or situation of extreme suffering
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)มักจะmák jàมักจะmák jàoften; usually (habit/frequency)เล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuangเล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuang[to] tell a story; recount; narrateมหานรกmá-hăa ná-rókมหานรกmá-hăa ná-rókgreat hell; absolute hellให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)หลานๆlăan lăanหลานๆlăan lăan1grandchildren (plural)2nieces and nephews (plural)3you kids; youngsters (address)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)เพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiso that; in order thatพวกเขาpûuak kăoพวกเขาpûuak kăothey; them (people)กลัวgluuaกลัวgluua1[to] be afraid; fear2afraid; fearfulการทำgaan tamการทำgaan tamthe act of doing/making; execution; performanceบาปbàapบาปbàap1sin; demerit2sinful; morally wrong
Grandma often tells stories of the great hell to her grandchildren so they will be afraid of committing sins.
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ตามdtaamความเชื่อkwaam-chʉ̂ʉaของkɔ̌ɔngชาวพุทธchaao-pútผู้ที่pûu-tîiทำtamกรรมgamหนักnàkจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngไปbpaiชดchótใช้กรรมchái-gamในnaiขุมkǔmมหานรกmá-hǎa-ná-rók
According to Buddhist belief, those who commit grave sins must go and pay for their karma in the great hells.
ชีวิตchii-wítในช่วงnai-chûuangที่tîiธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtล้มละลายlóm-lá-laaiและlɛ́มีหนี้สินล้นพ้นตัวmii-nîi-sǐn-lón-pón-dtuuaนั้นnánเปรียบเสมือนbprìiap-sà-mʉ̌ʉanการgaanตกอยู่dtòk-yùuในnaiมหานรกmá-hǎa-ná-rókทั้งเป็นtáng-bpen
Life during the period of business bankruptcy and overwhelming debt was like falling into a living hell.
ภาพจิตรกรรมฝาผนังpâap-jìt-dtrà-gam-fǎa-pà-nǎngในnaiอุโบสถù-boo-sòtสะท้อนให้เห็นถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-hâi-hěn-tʉ̌ngความทุกข์ทรมานkwaam-túk-tɔɔ-rá-maanอันanแสนสาหัสsɛ̌ɛn-sǎa-hàtของkɔ̌ɔngสัตว์นรกsàt-ná-rókในnaiขุมkǔmมหานรกmá-hǎa-ná-rókทั้งแปดtáng-bpɛ̀ɛt
The murals in the ordination hall reflect the excruciating suffering of the hell beings in the eight great hells.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is มหานรก said มะ-หา-นะ-รก?
má-hǎa-ná-rók
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
4 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
má
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
มหาmá-hǎaมหาmá-hǎa1great; grand; vast (formal/literary)2prefix meaning great-/grand-; super-3title for a monk qualified in Pali studiesgreat; grand; vast (formal/literary)Part 1
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นรกná-rókนรกná-rók1hell; infernal realm2place/state of extreme suffering3hellish; infernal (attributive)hell; infernal realmPart 2
มหานรกmá-hǎa-ná-rókมหานรกmá-hǎa-ná-rókgreat hell; absolute hellgreat hell; absolute hellWord