มัจจุ
mát-jùMeaning
1NounC2
death (literary)
Death; the end of life. Used chiefly in literary or religious language.
Examples
แม้máeแม้máe1even if; although; even though2evenมนุษย์má-nútมนุษย์má-núthuman; human beingจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)พยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptยืดอายุyêuut aa-yúยืดอายุyêuut aa-yú1[to] prolong; extend the life/service life2[to] extend tenure/existence (figurative)ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooวิธีwí-teeวิธีwí-teemethod; wayต่างdtàangต่างdtàang1different; distinct2various; diverse3each; respectively4foreign; from another place5to differ; be different6in place of; as a substitute forๆ-แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ท้ายที่สุดtáai tîi sùtท้ายที่สุดtáai tîi sùt1ultimately; in the end; finally2lastly (final point)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverหนีพ้นnĕe pónหนีพ้นnĕe pón[to] escape; get clear of; escape from [sth/sb]มัจจุmát-jùมัจจุmát-jùdeath (literary)ได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
Although humans try to prolong their lives in various ways, ultimately no one can escape death.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaมัจจุmát-jùพรากprâakผู้pûuเป็นbpenแม่mɛ̂ɛไปbpaiเขาkǎoจึงjʉngตระหนักdtrà-nàkว่าความwâa-kwaamรักrákมิได้mí-dâaiสิ้นสุดลงsîn-sùt-longพร้อมprɔ́ɔmลมหายใจlom-hǎai-jai
When death took his mother away, he realized that love does not end with one's final breath.
การเจริญgaan jà-rernมmรณronสติsà-dtìมิใช่mí châiการgaanหมกมุ่นอยู่กับmòk-mûn yòo gàpมัจจุmát-jùหากhàakเป็นbpenการgaanเตือนdteuuanตนdtonให้hâiดำเนินชีวิตdam-nern chee-wítอย่างyàangไม่ประมาทmâi bprà-mâat
Practicing mindfulness of death is not an obsession with death, but a reminder to live with care and awareness.
ต่อให้dtɔ̀ɔ-hâiมีmiiทรัพย์ศฤงคารsáp-sà-rǐng-kaanล้นฟ้าlón-fáaหรือrʉ̌ʉครองอำนาจkrɔɔng-am-nâatเหนือnʉ̌ʉaผู้คนpûu-konสักเพียงใดsàk-piiang-daiครั้นkránมัจจุmát-jùมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ngทุกคนtúk-konก็gɔ̂ย่อมyɔ̂mเสมอกันsà-mə̌ə-gan
However vast one's wealth or great one's power over others, when death comes, everyone is equal.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -จ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
mát
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 | — | — |