ลดมานะ
lót-maa-náMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] reduce conceit; [to] humble oneself
In Buddhist or formal use, to lessen one's pride or ego; to become more humble.
Examples
การเป็นgaan-bpenการเป็นgaan-bpen1being (serving as); holding a role/status2becoming; coming to be3having a conditionผู้นำpûu-namผู้นำpûu-nam1leader (person)2leading entity in a fieldที่ดีtîi-diiที่ดีtîi-diigood; suitable; desirableต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toรู้จักrúu-jàkรู้จักrúu-jàk1[to] know; be acquainted with2[to] know how; be capable (from familiarity); be prudent withลดมานะlót-maa-náลดมานะlót-maa-ná[to] reduce conceit; [to] humble oneselfและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)รับฟังความคิดเห็นráp-fang-kwaam-kít-hěnรับฟังความคิดเห็นráp-fang-kwaam-kít-hěn[to] listen to [sb]'s opinions; [to] conduct a public hearingของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn1other people; others2someone else; another person
Being a good leader requires one to lessen their pride and listen to others' opinions.
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การปฏิบัติธรรมgaan-bpà-dtì-bàt-tamช่วยให้chûuai-hâiเราraoได้dâaiฝึกฝนfʉ̀k-fǒnการgaanลดมานะlót-maa-náทิฐิtí-tìและlɛ́ยอมรับyɔɔm-rápความจริงkwaam-jingของkɔ̌ɔngชีวิตchii-wít
Practicing Dharma helps us train to lessen our ego and stubborn views, and to accept the truth of life.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaมีmiiตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngสูงขึ้นsǔung-kʉ̂nคนเราkon-raoยิ่งyîngต้องdtɔ̂ngเตือนสติdtʉʉan-sà-dtìตัวเองdtuua-eengให้hâiลดมานะlót-maa-náลงlongเพื่อที่จะpʉ̂ʉa-tîi-jàไม่mâiกลายเป็นglaai-bpenคนkonหลงตัวเองlǒng-dtuua-eeng
When one reaches a higher position, one must remind oneself even more to lessen one's ego, so as not to become self-absorbed.
ในnaiเส้นทางsên-taangแห่งhɛ̀ngการgaanตื่นรู้dtʉ̀ʉn-rúuการgaanลดมานะlót-maa-náถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenคุณธรรมkun-ná-tamสำคัญsǎm-kanที่tîiผู้ปฏิบัติpûu-bpà-dtì-bàtพึงpʉngมีmiiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขจัดkà-jàtอัตตาตัวตนàt-dtaa-dtuua-dton
On the path of enlightenment, lessening one's pride is considered an essential virtue a practitioner should possess in order to eliminate the ego-self.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
lót
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ลดlótลดlót1[to] reduce; decrease; lessen; drop2[to] lower (price); discount; mark down3[to] lower [sth][to] reduce; decrease; lessen; dropPart 1
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มานะmaa-náมานะmaa-ná1perseverance; diligence; effort2conceit; pride (Buddhism)perseverance; diligence; effortPart 2
ลดมานะlót-maa-náลดมานะlót-maa-ná[to] reduce conceit; [to] humble oneself[to] reduce conceit; [to] humble oneselfWord