มาเกิด
maa-gə̀ətMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] be born (into/at)
To come to be born, often used with place, time, or circumstances (e.g., be born into a family or in a country).
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)มาเกิดmaa-gə̀ətมาเกิดmaa-gə̀ət1[to] be born (into/at)2[to] be reincarnatedที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerกรุงเทพฯgrung-têepกรุงเทพฯgrung-têepBangkok (capital of Thailand)
I was born in Bangkok.
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He is very lucky to have been born into a warm family.
ทำไมtam maiฉันchănต้องdtôngมาเกิดmaa gèrtในnaiยุคyúkที่têeอะไรๆà-rai à-raiก็gâwแพงpaengไปหมดbpai mòtแบบนี้bàep née
Why did I have to be born in an era where everything is so expensive like this?
ถ้าtâaเลือกlʉ̂ʉakได้dâaiฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂อยากจะyàak-jàมาเกิดmaa-gə̀ətในประเทศnai-bprà-têetที่tîiสงบสุขsà-ngòp-sùkและlɛ́ไม่มีmâi-miiสงครามsǒng-kraam
If I could choose, I would want to be born in a peaceful country with no war.
2VerbB2
[to] be reincarnated
To be reborn or reincarnated into a new life or form.
Examples
คนไทยkon-taiคนไทยkon-taiThai person; Thai people; Thai nationalหลายคนlǎai-konหลายคนlǎai-konmany/several peopleเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâa[to] believe (that) ...ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseทำความดีtam-kwaam-diiทำความดีtam-kwaam-dii[to] do good deedsชาติหน้าchâat-nâaชาติหน้าchâat-nâa1next life; future life2never (idiom)จะได้jà-dâaiจะได้jà-dâai1so that; in order that; that way2will be able to; get to; come to3then; so (result in instructions/explanations)กลับมาglàp-maaกลับมาglàp-maa1[to] come back; return2[to] resume; make a comeback; be backเกิดgə̀ətเกิดgə̀ət1to be born2to happen; occur; arise3born (indicating birthplace/time)4(colloq.) if it happens that; unexpectedlyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ภพภูมิที่ดีpóp-puum-tîi-diiภพภูมิที่ดีpóp-puum-tîi-diigood afterlife; good realm
Many Thai people believe that if they do good deeds, they will be reborn into a good realm in the next life.
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ในnaiนิทานพื้นบ้านní-taan-pʉ́ʉn-bâanเจ้าหญิงjâao-yǐngที่tîiสิ้นพระชนม์sîn-prá-chonได้dâaiกลับมาglàp-maaเกิดเป็นgə̀ət-bpenดอกบัวdɔ̀ɔk-buuaทองคำtɔɔng-kam
In the folktale, the deceased princess was reincarnated as a golden lotus flower.
บางคนbaang-konเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaคนkonที่tîiมีmiiกรรมgamร่วมกันrûuam-ganมักจะmák-jàวนเวียนwon-wiianกลับมาglàp-maaเกิดgə̀ətเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaชดใช้chót-cháiกรรมgamต่อกันdtɔ̀ɔ-gan
Some people believe that those with shared karma often cycle back to be reborn to pay off their karmic debts to each other.
ด้วยdûuaiผลบุญpǒn-bunที่tîiสั่งสมมาsàng-sǒm-maaแต่dtɛ̀ɛชาติปางก่อนchâat-bpaang-gɔ̀ɔnเขาkǎoจึงjʉngได้มาdâai-maaเกิดเป็นgə̀ət-bpenมนุษย์má-nútอีกครั้งìik-krángเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างsâangคุณงามความดีkun-ngaam-kwaam-dii
With the merit accumulated from past lives, he was reborn as a human once again to continue doing good deeds.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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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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เกิดgə̀ətเกิดgə̀ət1to be born2to happen; occur; arise3born (indicating birthplace/time)4(colloq.) if it happens that; unexpectedlyto be bornPart 2
มาเกิดmaa-gə̀ətมาเกิดmaa-gə̀ət[to] be born (into/at)[to] be born (into/at)Word