มโน
má-nooMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] imagine; fantasize; daydream (often unreal)
(slang) To imagine things without evidence; to make up a story in your head; to daydream about unlikely or romantic situations.
Examples
หยุดyùtหยุดyùt1[to] stop; halt2[to] take time off; be off work or schoolมโนmá-nooมโนmá-noo1[to] imagine; fantasize; daydream (often unreal)2imagination; fantasy (unfounded)3mind; thought (in compounds)ได้แล้วdâai-lɛ́ɛoได้แล้วdâai-lɛ́ɛogot it; done; now possibleเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแค่kɛ̂ɛแค่kɛ̂ɛ1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asยิ้มyímยิ้มyím1[to] smile2smileให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)6[to] send for; fetch [sb]7[to] light; kindle (literary)มารยาทmaa-rá-yâatมารยาทmaa-rá-yâatmanners; etiquette
Stop imagining things. He was just smiling out of politeness.
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เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpมโนmá-nooว่าwâaตัวเองdtuua-eengเป็นbpenนางเอกnaang-èekในnaiซีรีส์เกาหลีsii-rîi-gao-lǐi
My friend likes to imagine that she is the main character in a Korean series.
เธอtəəอย่าเพิ่งyàa-pə̂ngมโนmá-nooไปไกลbpai-glaiว่าwâaเขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpแค่kɛ̂ɛเขาkǎoมาmaaกดไลก์gòt-láiรูปrûupเดียวdiiaoเองeeng
Don't get carried away imagining he likes you; he only liked one photo.
บางทีbaang-tiiเราraoก็gɔ̂แค่kɛ̂ɛมโนmá-nooสร้างเรื่องsâang-rʉ̂ʉangราวraaoในnaiหัวhǔuaขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaเองeengทั้งที่táng-tîiความจริงkwaam-jingมันmanอาจจะไม่àat-jà-mâiมีอะไรmii-à-raiเลยləəiก็ได้gɔ̂-dâai
Sometimes we just make up stories in our own heads, when in reality there might be nothing to it at all.
2NounB2
imagination; fantasy (unfounded)
(slang) Imagination or fantasies, especially ideas made up without proof; not based on facts.
Examples
เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเล่าให้ฟังlâo-hâi-fangเล่าให้ฟังlâo-hâi-fang[to] tell [sb]; [to] recount (to [sb]); [to] share what happened (with [sb])เหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เรื่องมโนrʉ̂ʉang-má-nooเรื่องมโนrʉ̂ʉang-má-nooan imaginary story; a fantasyของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsมากกว่าmâak-gwàaมากกว่าmâak-gwàa1more; to a greater degree2more than; over (with numbers/amounts)3[to] exceed; be greater thanเรื่องจริงrʉ̂ʉang-jingเรื่องจริงrʉ̂ʉang-jing1true story; real event2the real facts; what really happened
The story he told sounds more like his own fantasy than the truth.
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เลิกlə̂əkคิดkítได้แล้วdâai-lɛ́ɛoมันmanเป็นbpenแค่kɛ̂ɛเรื่องมโนrʉ̂ʉang-má-nooของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəคนเดียวkon-diiao
Stop thinking about it. It's just your own made-up fantasy.
เวลาwee-laaเขียนkǐianนิยายní-yaaiนักเขียนnák-kǐianต้องdtɔ̂ngแยกyɛ̂ɛkให้ออกhâi-ɔ̀ɔkระหว่างrá-wàangข้อเท็จจริงkɔ̂ɔ-tét-jingกับgàpเรื่องมโนrʉ̂ʉang-má-nooที่tîiสร้างขึ้นsâang-kʉ̂n
When writing a novel, an author must distinguish between facts and the made-up fantasy they create.
ทฤษฎีสมคบคิดtrít-sà-dee sŏm-kóp-kítพวกนี้pûuak néeเป็นbpenแค่kâeเรื่องมโนrêuuang má-nohล้วนๆlúuan-lúuanไม่มีmâi meeหลักฐานlàk tăanอะไรà-raiมาmaaพิสูจน์pì-sòotได้เลยdâai loei
These conspiracy theories are purely fantasies; there's no evidence to prove them.
3NounC1
mind; thought (in compounds)
(formal) A combining form from Pali/Sanskrit 'manas' meaning 'mind' or 'thought', used in compounds such as มโนธรรมมโนธรรมmá-noo-tamconscience; moral sense (conscience) and มโนภาพมโนภาพmá-noo-pâapmental image; imagery (mental image); rarely used alone in modern Thai.
Examples
ผู้พิพากษาpûu-pí-pâak-sǎaผู้พิพากษาpûu-pí-pâak-sǎajudge (court)ต้องมีdtɔ̂ng-miiต้องมีdtɔ̂ng-mii[to] need to have; be required to haveมโนธรรมmá-noo-tamมโนธรรมmá-noo-tamconscience; moral senseในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)การตัดสินgaan-dtàt-sǐnการตัดสินgaan-dtàt-sǐn1adjudication; judgment (process)2ruling; verdict; formal decision3refereeing; judging (sports/contests)คดีká-diiคดีká-diilegal case; lawsuit
A judge must have a conscience when judging a case.
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จิตรกรjìt-dtrà-gɔɔnพยายามpá-yaa-yaamวาดภาพwâat-pâapเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaถ่ายทอดtàai-tɔ̂ɔtมโนภาพmá-noo-pâapอันanซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnที่อยู่tîi-yùuในใจnai-jaiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎo
The painter tried to draw a picture to convey the complex mental image in his mind.
ในทางnai taangพุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-năaการฝึกสมาธิgaan fùek sà-maa-tíสามารถsăa-mâatนำไปสู่nam bpai sòoการเกิดgaan gèrtมโนmá-nohมยิทธิหรือrĕuฤทธิ์rítสำเร็จsăm-rètด้วยdûuayใจjaiได้dâi
In Buddhism, practicing meditation can lead to 'manomayiddhi', or psychic powers accomplished through the mind.
มโนmá-nooคติká-dtìเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpบทบาทbòt-bàatทางเพศtaang-pêetในnaiสังคมsǎng-komได้dâaiเปลี่ยนแปลงbplìian-bplɛɛngไปbpaiอย่างมากyàang-mâakในช่วงnai-chûuangหลายlǎaiทศวรรษtót-sà-wátที่ผ่านมาtîi-pàan-maa
The mental concept of gender roles in society has changed significantly over the past few decades.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is มโน said มะ-โน?
má-noo
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
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 endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
má
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 | — | — |