มุนี
mú-niiMeaning
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sage; seer; hermit; ascetic
a sage or seer, often a hermit or ascetic who lives a solitary life for religious or philosophical reasons.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ป่าหิมพานต์bpàa hĭm-má-paanป่าหิมพานต์bpàa hĭm-má-paanthe Himmapan forest (mythical)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoพระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2Buddha image; amulet3honorific prefix/title4divine; holy (as modifier)5male role; male character (traditional Thai theatre)มุนีmú-neeมุนีmú-neesage; seer; hermit; asceticตนdtonตนdton1self; oneself2self (as a concept)3classifier: supernatural beings; asceticsหนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostบำเพ็ญตบะbam-pen dtà-bàบำเพ็ญตบะbam-pen dtà-bà[to] practice asceticism; [to] observe austeritiesอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainเป็นเวลานานbpen wee-laa naanเป็นเวลานานbpen wee-laa naanfor a long time
In the Himavanta forest, a sage has been practicing asceticism for a long time.
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กษัตริย์gà-sàtเดินทางdəən-taangไปbpaiในnaiป่าbpàaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขอคำแนะนำkɔ̌ɔ-kam-nɛ́-namจากjàakพระpráมุนีmú-niiผู้หยั่งรู้pûu-yàng-rúuฟ้าดินfáa-din
The king traveled into the forest to seek advice from the sage who possessed profound knowledge.
การgaanจะjàบรรลุถึงban-lú-tʉ̌ngญาณyaanอย่างyàangพระpráมุนีmú-niiได้dâaiนั้นnánจำต้องjam-dtɔ̂ngสละsà-làแล้วlɛ́ɛoซึ่งsʉ̂ngความสุขทางโลกkwaam-sùk-taang-lôokทั้งปวงtáng-bpuuang
To achieve the wisdom of a sage, one must renounce all worldly pleasures.
คำสอนkam-sɔ̌ɔnของkɔ̌ɔngพระpráมุนีmú-niiมักmákเป็นbpenปริศนาbprìt-sà-nǎaธรรมtamที่tîiลึกซึ้งlʉ́k-sʉ́ngผู้ฟังpûu-fangต้องdtɔ̂ngนำไปnam-bpaiขบคิดkòp-kítต่อdtɔ̀ɔจึงjʉngจะjàเข้าใจkâo-jai
The teachings of a sage are often profound spiritual riddles that listeners must contemplate further to understand.
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 endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
mú
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |