สมี
sà-mǐiMeaning
1NounB2
disgraced monk; monk disqualified by a grave offense
A disparaging term for a man who has committed a pārājika offense and thereby lost his status as a Buddhist monk; also used abusively of monks.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenรู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] realize; find out; learn3[to] know how; know the proper way to act4[to] feel; sense; perceiveว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำผิดtam-pìtทำผิดtam-pìt1[to] do wrong; make a mistake2[to] commit an offense; break a rule/lawถึงขั้นtʉ̌ng-kânถึงขั้นtʉ̌ng-kân1to the point/extent (that)2reach the stage/point (of)ปาราชิกbpaa-raa-chíkปาราชิกbpaa-raa-chík1severe Buddhist monastic offense2[to] incur expulsion from monkhoodชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeสมีsà-mǐiสมีsà-mǐidisgraced monk; monk disqualified by a grave offenseด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooความโกรธkwaam-gròotความโกรธkwaam-gròotanger; wrath
When the villagers learned that he had committed a pārājika offense, they angrily called him 'sami,' a derogatory term for a fallen monk.
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อย่าyàaเรียกrîiakพระรูปprá-rûupนั้นnánว่าwâaสมีsà-mǐiเลยləəiเราraoยังyangไม่mâiรู้rúuว่าwâaข่าวkàaoที่tîiได้ยินdâi-yinเป็นbpenเรื่องจริงrʉ̂ʉang-jingหรือไม่rʉ̌ʉ-mâi
Don't call that monk 'sami'; we still don't know whether the story we heard is true.
คำว่าkam-wâaสมีsà-mǐiมีmiiน้ำเสียงnáam-sǐiangดูหมิ่นduu-mìnจึงjʉngไม่ควรmâi-kuuanนำไปใช้nam-bpai-cháiเรียกrîiakพระที่prá-tîiเพียงpiiangถูกtùukกล่าวหาglàao-hǎaโดยdooiยังyangไม่มีmâi-miiข้อเท็จจริงkɔ̂ɔ-tét-jingยืนยันyʉʉn-yan
The term 'sami' is contemptuous, so it should not be used for a monk who has merely been accused without verified facts.
แม้mɛ́ɛชายchaaiคนkonนั้นnánจะjàยังyangห่มhòmจีวรjii-wɔɔnอยู่yùuชาวบ้านchaao-bâanก็gɔ̂เรียกrîiakเขาkǎoว่าwâaสมีsà-mǐiเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoต้องdtɔ̂ngอาบัติaa-bàtปาราชิกbpaa-raa-chíkและlɛ́ขาดkàatจากjàakความเป็นพระkwaam-bpen-práแล้วlɛ́ɛo
Although the man still wore monastic robes, the villagers called him 'sami' because his pārājika offense had already ended his status as a monk.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สมี said สะ-หมี?
sà-mǐi
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |