มานะ
maa-náMeanings
1NounB1
perseverance; diligence; effort
the quality of continuing to do something or to try to achieve something despite difficulties.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoความมานะkwaam-maa-náความมานะkwaam-maa-náperseverance; diligence; industriousnessในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)การอ่านหนังสือgaan-àan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉการอ่านหนังสือgaan-àan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉ1Reading books2studying (for an exam)ทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
He has the perseverance to read books every day.
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ด้วยdûuaiความมานะพยายามkwaam-maa-ná-pá-yaa-yaamในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtเราraoก็gɔ̂ทำtamโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekนี้níiสำเร็จsǎm-rèt
With perseverance and effort, we finally completed this project.
ผมpŏmชื่นชมchêun chomความมานะkwaam maa-náของเขาkŏng kăoที่têeสามารถsăa-mâatเอาชนะao chá-náอุปสรรคù-bpà-sàkต่างๆdtàang-dtàangมาmaaได้dâi
I admire his perseverance in being able to overcome various obstacles.
ความสำเร็จkwaam-sǎm-rètที่tîiยั่งยืนyâng-yʉʉnไม่ได้mâi-dâaiมาจากmaa-jàakโชคช่วยchôok-chûuaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛเกิดจากgə̀ət-jàakความมานะkwaam-maa-náบากบั่นbàak-bànที่tîiไม่mâiย่อท้อyɔ̂ɔ-tɔ́ɔ
Sustainable success doesn't come from luck, but from relentless perseverance that never gives up.
2NounC1
conceit; pride (Buddhism)
in Buddhist teaching, a mental fault: conceit, the habit of comparing oneself with others as superior, equal, or inferior.
Examples
การยึดถือgaan-yʉ́t-tʉ̌ʉการยึดถือgaan-yʉ́t-tʉ̌ʉadherence; observanceในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)มานะmaa-náมานะmaa-ná1perseverance; diligence; effort2conceit; pride (Buddhism)ทิฐิtí-tìทิฐิtí-tì1stubbornness; obstinacy; stubborn pride2view; doctrinal belief (Buddhism)มากเกินไปmâak-gəən-bpaiมากเกินไปmâak-gəən-bpai1too much; excessively2excessive; too greatจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeให้hâiให้hâi1[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)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asความผิดพลาดkwaam-pìt-plâatความผิดพลาดkwaam-pìt-plâatmistake; errorของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengone's own
Holding on to too much conceit will prevent us from seeing our own mistakes.
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ในnaiทางธรรมtaang tamมานะmaa-náคือkeuการเปรียบเทียบgaan bprìiap tîiapตนเองdton ayngกับgàpผู้อื่นpôo èunซึ่งsêungเป็นbpenกิเลสgì-lêtที่têeขวางกั้นkwăang gânการพัฒนาgaan pát-tá-naaทางจิตวิญญาณtaang jìt-dtà-win-yaan
In Buddhist teaching, conceit is the comparison of oneself with others, which is a defilement that obstructs spiritual development.
ผู้ปฏิบัติธรรมpûu-bpà-dtì-bàt-tamต้องdtɔ̂ngเฝ้าระวังfâo-rá-wangและlɛ́ละláซึ่งsʉ̂ngมานะmaa-náกล่าวคือglàao-kʉʉความkwaamถือตัวtʉ̌ʉ-dtuuaว่าwâaดีกว่าdii-gwàaเสมอกันsà-mə̌ə-ganหรือrʉ̌ʉด้อยกว่าdɔ̂ɔi-gwàaผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉn
A dharma practitioner must be vigilant and abandon conceit, that is, the self-conception of being better than, equal to, or inferior to others.
แม้máeจะjàบรรลุธรรมban-lú tamขั้นต้นkân dtônแล้วláeoหากhàakยังyangไม่mâiสิ้นsînมานะmaa-náอันanละเอียดอ่อนlá-ìiat ònก็gâwยังyangไม่อาจmâi àatหลุดพ้นlùt pónจากjàakสังสารวัฏsǎng-săa-rá-wátได้dâiอย่างแท้จริงyàang tâe jing
Even after attaining an initial stage of enlightenment, if the subtle conceit is not yet eradicated, one cannot truly escape the cycle of rebirth.
Tones
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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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker[to] come; arrivePart 1
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นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particlesoftener; friendly particlePart 2
มานะmaa-náมานะmaa-náperseverance; diligence; effortperseverance; diligence; effortWord