มัยหัง
mai-hǎngMeaning
1PronounC2
my; mine; to me
my; mine; belonging to me, or to/for me (a Pali loanword used mainly in Buddhist chants, incantations, and old religious texts)
Examples
พระสงฆ์prá-sǒngพระสงฆ์prá-sǒng1the monastic order; Buddhist clergy2a monk (formal/literary)อธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai[to] explain; clarifyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeคำว่าkam-wâaคำว่าkam-wâathe word/term (introductory marker)มัยหังmai-hǎngมัยหังmai-hǎngmy; mine; to meในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)บทสวดมนต์bòt-sùuat-monบทสวดมนต์bòt-sùuat-monprayer; chantนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ภาษาบาลีpaa-sǎa-baa-liiภาษาบาลีpaa-sǎa-baa-liiPali languageที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâaแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâa1[to] mean (of a word/symbol); signify2[to] translate as3that means; which means; in other wordsของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsข้าพเจ้าkâa-pá-jâaoข้าพเจ้าkâa-pá-jâaoI; me (formal/written)
The monk explained that the word "mayhang" in the prayer is Pali, meaning "mine".
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นักศึกษาnák sèuk-săaเปรียญธรรมbprian tamจำเป็นต้องjam bpen dtôngเรียนรู้riian róoว่าwâaคำว่าkam wâaมัยหังmai-hăngทำหน้าที่tam nâa-têeเป็นbpenคำkamสรรพนามsàp-pá-naamที่têeแสดงsà-daengความเป็นเจ้าของkwaam bpen jâo kŏngในnaiประโยคbprà-yòhkภาษาบาลีpaa-săa baa-lee
Pali theology students must learn that the word "mayhang" functions as a possessive pronoun in Pali sentences.
เกจิอาจารย์gee-jì-aa-jaanมักจะmák-jàบริกรรมคาถาbɔɔ-rí-gam-kaa-tǎaที่tîiมีmiiคำว่าkam-wâaมัยหังmai-hǎngประกอบbprà-gɔ̀ɔpอยู่yùuด้วยdûuaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเป็นbpenการเรียกgaan-rîiakโชคลาภchôok-lâapและlɛ́สิริมงคลsì-rí-mong-konให้hâiบังเกิดbang-gə̀ətแก่gɛ̀ɛตนเองdton-eeng
Master monks often chant incantations that include the word "mayhang" in order to call fortune and auspiciousness to arise for themselves.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaสวดsùuatคาถาkaa-tǎaบทbòtเมตตามหานิยมmêet-dtaa-má-hǎa-ní-yomท่อนtɔ̂nที่tîiร่ายเวทrâai-wêetว่าwâaลาlaaโภpooมัยหังmai-hǎngนั้นnánคือkʉʉการgaanตั้งจิตอธิษฐานdtâng-jìt-à-tít-tǎanอย่างyàangแน่วแน่nɛ̂ɛo-nɛ̂ɛเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiโภคทรัพย์pôok-ká-sápทั้งปวงtáng-bpuuangจงjongตกเป็นของdtòk-bpen-kɔ̌ɔngข้าพเจ้าkâa-pá-jâao
When reciting the incantation for great charm, the stanza that spells "Labho mayhang" is a resolute mental prayer asking that all wealth shall become mine.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is มัยหัง said ไม-หัง?
mai-hǎng
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
mai
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 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 | — | — |