มหาเถร
má-hǎa-těenMeaning
1NounC1
very senior Buddhist monk
a highly respected or very senior Buddhist monk, typically one who has been ordained for at least twenty years
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoพระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2Buddha image; amulet3honorific prefix/title4divine; holy (as modifier)5male role; male character (traditional Thai theatre)มหาเถรmá-hǎa-těenมหาเถรmá-hǎa-těenvery senior Buddhist monkมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ประธานในพิธีbprà-taan-nai-pí-tiiประธานในพิธีbprà-taan-nai-pí-tiipresiding officer; ceremony chair; guest of honorทำบุญtam-bunทำบุญtam-bun1[to] make merit; perform religious good deeds2hold a merit-making ceremonyที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoของเราkɔ̌ɔng-rao1our (belonging to us)2ours
Today, a highly senior monk came to preside over the merit-making ceremony at our temple.
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พระภิกษุprá-pík-sùรูปrûupนั้นnánได้รับdâi-rápการgaanยกย่องให้เป็นyók-yɔ̂ɔng-hâi-bpenพระpráมหาเถรmá-hǎa-těenเพราะprɔ́ท่านtânบวชเรียนbùuat-riianมาmaaมากกว่าmâak-gwàaยี่สิบyîi-sìpพรรษาpan-sǎaแล้วlɛ́ɛo
That monk is honored as a highly senior monk because he has been ordained and studying for more than twenty years.
มติmá-dtìของkɔ̌ɔngมหาเถรสมาคมmá-hǎa-těen-sà-maa-komถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenข้อกำหนดkɔ̂ɔ-gam-nòtสูงสุดsǔung-sùtในnaiการปกครองgaan-bpòk-krɔɔngและlɛ́บริหารกิจการbɔɔ-rí-hǎan-gìt-jà-gaanคณะสงฆ์ไทยká-ná-sǒng-tai
The resolution of the Supreme Sangha Council (Council of Maha Theras) is considered the highest regulation in the administration and management of the Thai Sangha.
พระpráมหาเถรmá-hǎa-těenผู้ทรงคุณวุฒิpûu-song-kun-ná-wútหลายlǎaiรูปrûupได้รับdâi-rápนิมนต์ní-monให้มาhâi-maaบรรยายธรรมban-yaai-tamและlɛ́ให้โอวาทhâi-oo-wâatในnaiการประชุมวิชาการgaan-bprà-chum-wí-chaa-gaanทางtaangพระพุทธศาสนาprá-pút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaนานาชาติnaa-naa-châat
Several highly qualified supreme monks were invited to give Dhamma lectures and deliver sermons at the international academic Buddhist conference.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is มหาเถร said มะ-หา-เถร?
má-hǎa-těen
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 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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มหาเถรmá-hǎa-těenมหาเถรmá-hǎa-těenvery senior Buddhist monkvery senior Buddhist monkWord