วันทนา
wan-tá-naaMeaning
1NounC1
act of paying respect (literary)
The act of paying respect or showing reverence, especially by bowing or making a respectful salutation.
Examples
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)เข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-nai[to] go into [sth]; [to] enter [sth]โบสถ์bòotโบสถ์bòot1church building2ubosot (Buddhist ordination hall)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerกราบgràapกราบgràap1[to] prostrate; bow deeply2[to] pay deep respect (figurative)วันทนาwan-tá-naaวันทนาwan-tá-naaact of paying respect (literary)พระประธานprá-bprà-taanพระประธานprá-bprà-taanprincipal Buddha image
When he entered the ordination hall, he bowed down to pay reverence to the principal Buddha image.
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แม้mɛ́ɛพิธีpí-tiiจะjàยังyangไม่mâiเริ่มrə̂əmชาวบ้านchaao-bâanก็gɔ̂ทยอยtá-yɔɔiเข้ามาkâo-maaกราบgràapวันทนาwan-tá-naaพระประธานprá-bprà-taanด้วยdûuaiความเคารพkwaam-kao-róp
Although the ceremony had not yet begun, villagers were arriving one after another to bow respectfully before the principal Buddha image.
การgaanวันทนาwan-tá-naaพระรัตนตรัยprá-rát-dtà-ná-dtraiมิใช่mí-châiเพียงpiiangพิธีpí-tiiที่tîiทำตามกันtam-dtaam-ganมาmaaหากhàakยังyangเป็นbpenการgaanน้อมnɔ́ɔmใจjaiระลึกถึงrá-lʉ́k-tʉ̌ngคุณkunของkɔ̌ɔngพระพุทธprá-pútพระธรรมprá-tamและlɛ́พระสงฆ์prá-sǒng
Paying reverence to the Triple Gem is not merely an inherited ritual; it is also an act of humbly reflecting on the virtues of the Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Sangha.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaพระเถระprá-těe-ráก้าวเข้าสู่gâao-kâo-sùuศาลาsǎa-laaศิษยานุศิษย์sìt-yaa-nú-sìtต่างdtàangก้มgômกราบgràapวันทนาwan-tá-naaอย่างyàangนอบน้อมnɔ̂ɔp-nɔ́ɔmก่อนgɔ̀ɔnนั่งnângสงบsà-ngòpเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรอฟังrɔɔ-fangโอวาทoo-wâat
As the senior monk entered the pavilion, his disciples bowed down in humble reverence before sitting quietly to await his guidance.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is วันทนา said วัน-ทะ-นา?
wan-tá-naa
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
wan
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 | — | — |