มาณพ
maa-nópMeaning
1NounB2
young man; youth (literary)
A young man or male youth, chiefly in literary, religious, or traditional narratives.
Examples
นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เล่าถึงlâo-tʉ̌ngเล่าถึงlâo-tʉ̌ng[to] tell about [sth]; [to] narrateมาณพmaa-nópมาณพmaa-nópyoung man; youth (literary)ผู้pûuผู้pûu1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)ยากจนyâak-jonยากจนyâak-jonpoor; impoverishedที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerออกเดินทางɔ̀ɔk-dəən-taangออกเดินทางɔ̀ɔk-dəən-taang[to] set out; depart; leave on a tripไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyหางานhǎa-ngaanหางานhǎa-ngaan[to] look for a job; seek employmentทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; make
This tale tells of a poor young man who sets out to look for work.
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มาณพmaa-nópเดินเข้าไปdəən-kâo-bpaiกราบgràapฤๅษีrʉʉ-sǐiแล้วlɛ́ɛoขอkɔ̌ɔฝากตัวfàak-dtuuaเป็นbpenศิษย์sìt
The young man approached the hermit, bowed respectfully, and asked to become his disciple.
มาณพmaa-nópในnaiชาดกchaa-dòkยอมyɔɔmสละsà-làทรัพย์สินsáp-sǐnที่tîiมีmiiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaช่วยchûuaiผู้คนpûu-konที่tîiกำลังgam-langประสบbprà-sòpความทุกข์ยากkwaam-túk-yâak
The young man in the Jataka tale willingly gives up his possessions to help people suffering hardship.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàถูกtùukผู้คนpûu-konดูแคลนduu-klɛɛnเพราะprɔ́ฐานะtǎa-náยากจนyâak-jonมาณพmaa-nópผู้นั้นpûu-nánก็gɔ̂ยังyangมุ่งมั่นmûng-mânศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎaจนjonเป็นที่ยอมรับbpen-tîi-yɔɔm-rápของkɔ̌ɔngอาจารย์aa-jaan
Although people looked down on him for being poor, the young man remained dedicated to his studies until he earned his teacher's respect.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is มาณพ said มา-นบ?
maa-nóp
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 syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
maa
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 | — | — |