มานะ(maa-ná)
Meanings
1NounB1
perseverance; diligence; effort
the quality of continuing to do something or to try to achieve something despite difficulties.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoความมานะkwaam maa-náความมานะkwaam maa-náperseverance; diligence; industriousnessในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)การอ่านหนังสือgaan àan năng-sĕuuการอ่านหนังสือgaan àan năng-sĕuu1Reading books2studying (for an exam)ทุกวันtúk wanทุกวันtúk wan1every day; daily2everyday (attributive); daily
He has the perseverance to read books every day.
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 yéut tĕuการยึดถือgaan yéut tĕuadherence; observanceในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)มานะmaa-náมานะmaa-ná1perseverance; diligence; effort2conceit; pride (Buddhism)ทิฐิtí-tìทิฐิtí-tì1stubbornness; obstinacy; stubborn pride2view; doctrinal belief (Buddhism)มากเกินไปmâak gern bpaiมากเกินไปmâak gern bpai1too; excessively2excessive; too greatจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[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; errorของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngone's own
Holding on to too much conceit will prevent us from seeing our own mistakes.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ความเย่อหยิ่งkwaam yêr-yìngความเย่อหยิ่งkwaam yêr-yìngarrogance; haughtiness; conceit
arrogance; haughtiness; conceit
ความพยายามkwaam pá-yaa-yaamความพยายามkwaam pá-yaa-yaam1effort; exertion2attempt; try
- effort; exertion
- attempt; try
ความทะนงตัวkwaam tá-nong dtuuaความทะนงตัวkwaam tá-nong dtuuapride; arrogance; self-esteem
pride; arrogance; self-esteem
ความบากบั่นkwaam bàak-bànความบากบั่นkwaam bàak-bànperseverance; diligence
perseverance; diligence
บากบั่นbàak-bànบากบั่นbàak-bàn1[to] persevere; strive; toil2persevering; diligent; tenacious
- [to] persevere; strive; toil
- persevering; diligent; tenacious
Word Breakdown
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มานะmaa-náมานะmaa-náperseverance; diligence; effort