มโนธรรม

má-noh-tam

Meanings

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conscience; moral sense

The inner sense of right and wrong that guides a person's judgments, intentions, and actions.

Examples

แม้máeแม้máe1even2even; even if; althoughไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerคืนเงินkeun ngernคืนเงินkeun ngern[to] refund; [to] return moneyเจ้าของjâo kŏngเจ้าของjâo kŏng1owner; proprietor2holder; bearer3the person concerned; rightful partyกระเป๋าgrà-bpăoกระเป๋าgrà-bpăo1bag; handbag; purse2types of bags (by context)3pocket4wallet5CLF: bags, purses, walletsเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมโนธรรมmá-noh-tamมโนธรรมmá-noh-tamconscience; moral senseบอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsสิ่งที่sìng têeสิ่งที่sìng têethe thing that; whatถูกต้องtòok dtôngถูกต้องtòok dtông1correct; right2proper; in accordance3exactly; rightly; correctly
Even though no one saw, she returned the wallet to its owner because her conscience told her it was the right thing to do.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

มโนmá-nohมโนmá-noh1[to] imagine; fantasize; daydream (often unreal)2imagination; fantasy (unfounded)3mind; thought (in compounds)Part 1
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ธรรมtamธรรมtam1Dharma; Buddhist teaching2morality; righteousness3natural law; nature (truth)Part 2
มโนธรรมmá-noh-tamมโนธรรมmá-noh-tamconscience; moral sense