มารดร
maan-dɔɔnMeaning
1NounC1
mother (formal; literary)
(formal or literary) mother; used in written or elevated Thai.
Examples
ข้าพเจ้าkâa-pá-jâaoข้าพเจ้าkâa-pá-jâaoI; me (formal/written)ขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forอุทิศù-títอุทิศù-tít1[to] dedicate; devote2[to] donate; make an offering3[to] set aside; allocate; dedicate4[to] dedicate (merit)ความสำเร็จkwaam-sǎm-rètความสำเร็จkwaam-sǎm-rètsuccess; achievement; accomplishmentนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)แด่dɛ̀ɛแด่dɛ̀ɛ1to; for [sb] (formal)2stretched out; flat and motionlessพระคุณprá-kunพระคุณprá-kun1favor; kindness; grace (hon.)2Your Reverence; Your Grace (hon.)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsมารดรmaan-dɔɔnมารดรmaan-dɔɔnmother (formal; literary)
I would like to dedicate this success to the grace of my mother.
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ในnaiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiโบราณboo-raanมักกล่าวmák-glàaoถึงtʉ̌ngความรักkwaam-rákอันanยิ่งใหญ่yîng-yàiของkɔ̌ɔngมารดรmaan-dɔɔnที่tîiมีmiiต่อdtɔ̀ɔบุตรbùt
Ancient Thai literature often speaks of the great love a mother has for her child.
พระคุณprá-kunของkŏngมารดรmaan-donนั้นnánใหญ่หลวงyài lŭuangนักnákเปรียบbprìiapได้dâiดั่งdàngมหาสมุทรmá-hăa-sà-mùtอันanกว้างไกลgwâang glaiสุดsùtคkณnáานับnáp
A mother's grace is immense, comparable to a vast, immeasurable ocean.
แม้mɛ́ɛกาลเวลาgaan-wee-laaจะjàผันผ่านpǎn-pàanไปbpaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛคำสอนkam-sɔ̌ɔnของkɔ̌ɔngองค์ongมารดรmaan-dɔɔnยังคงyang-kongก้องกังวานgɔ̂ɔng-gang-waanอยู่ในyùu-naiหทัยhà-taiเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Though time may pass, the teachings of my beloved mother still resonate in my heart always.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is มารดร said มาร-ดอน?
maan-dɔɔn
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 -ร, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
maan
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 | — | — |