มานี
maa-niiMeanings
1NounB1
Manee (Thai female name)
Manee, a traditional Thai female name, famously known as the main character in the classic Thai primary school language textbooks
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ตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèk1when (one) was a child; in childhood2one’s childhood period (noun phrase use)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)อ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense of4[to] read data (computing)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)มานีmaa-neeมานีmaa-nee1Manee (Thai female name)2proud; self-respecting (literary)มานะmaa-náมานะmaa-ná1perseverance; diligence; effort2conceit; pride (Buddhism)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
When I was young, I really liked reading the story of Manee and Mana.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛตั้งชื่อdtâng-chʉ̂ʉน้องสาวnɔ́ɔng-sǎaoว่าwâaมานีmaa-niiเพราะprɔ́แม่mɛ̂ɛชอบchɔ̂ɔpตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnนี้níiในnaiหนังสือเรียนnǎng-sʉ̌ʉ-riian
Mom named my younger sister Manee because she likes this character in the textbook.
หนังสือเรียนnǎng-sʉ̌ʉ-riianภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-taiชุดchútมานีmaa-niiมีmiiภาพประกอบpâap-bprà-gɔ̀ɔpที่สวยงามtîi-sǔuai-ngaamและlɛ́คลาสสิกklâat-sìk
The Manee Thai language textbook series has beautiful and classic illustrations.
สำหรับsǎm-ràpคนไทยkon-taiวัยกลางคนwai-glaang-konมานีmaa-niiไม่ใช่mâi-châiแค่kɛ̂ɛชื่อchʉ̂ʉคนkonแต่dtɛ̀ɛเป็นbpenสัญลักษณ์sǎn-yá-lákของkɔ̌ɔngความทรงจำkwaam-song-jamในnaiวัยเด็กwai-dèk
For middle-aged Thai people, Manee is not just a person's name, but a symbol of childhood memories.
2AdjectiveC2
proud; self-respecting (literary)
Having pride in oneself or a sense of one's own dignity; self-respecting.
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นักรบnák-rópนักรบnák-róp1warrior; fighter2fighter (figurative)ผู้pûuผู้pûu1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)มานีmaa-niiมานีmaa-nii1Manee (Thai female name)2proud; self-respecting (literary)ย่อมyɔ̂mย่อมyɔ̂m1small; modest-sized2naturally; as expectedไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)ลดlótลดlót1[to] reduce; decrease; lessen; drop2[to] lower (price); discount; mark down3[to] lower [sth]ศักดิ์ศรีsàk-sǐiศักดิ์ศรีsàk-sǐi1dignity; self-respect2prestige; honor; statusของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsตนdtonตนdton1self; oneself2self (as a concept)3classifier: supernatural beings; asceticsแม้mɛ́ɛแม้mɛ́ɛ1even if; although; even though2evenในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ยามyaamยามyaam1guard; watchman2time; period; at the time of (formal/lit.)3watch duty; guard shift4quarter of the night (traditional)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerพ่ายแพ้pâai-pɛ́ɛพ่ายแพ้pâai-pɛ́ɛ1[to] be defeated; lose2[to] succumb; yield
A proud warrior will never lower his dignity even in times of defeat.
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บุคคลbùk-konผู้pûuเป็นbpenมานีmaa-niiมักจะmák-jàสูญเสียsǔun-sǐiaมิตรภาพmít-dtrà-pâapที่ดีtîi-diiเพราะprɔ́ความkwaamหยิ่งyìngทะนงtá-nongของkɔ̌ɔngตนเองdton-eeng
A proud person often loses good friendships because of their own arrogance.
กวีgà-wiiมักmákใช้cháiคำว่าkam-wâaมานีmaa-niiในnaiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaบรรยายถึงban-yaai-tʉ̌ngบุคคลbùk-konที่tîiถือตัวtʉ̌ʉ-dtuuaและlɛ́หยิ่งyìngทะนงtá-nong
Poets often use the word 'manee' in literature to describe a person who is conceited and proud.
ผู้ที่pûu-tîiเป็นbpenมานีmaa-niiมักจะmák-jàมองไม่เห็นmɔɔng-mâi-hěnความผิดพลาดkwaam-pìt-plâatของkɔ̌ɔngตนเองdton-eengเพราะprɔ́ถูกtùukทิฐิtí-tìบังตาbang-dtaa
A proud person often cannot see their own mistakes because they are blinded by ego.
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 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 | — | — |