หมาวัด
mǎa-wátMeanings
1NounB1
temple dog
A dog living at a Buddhist temple, often abandoned there or cared for by monks or visitors.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8keep on (doing); on and on (V + เอา ๆ)ข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyไปให้bpai-hâiไปให้bpai-hâi[to] go give [sth] [to sb]หมาวัดmǎa-wátหมาวัดmǎa-wát1temple dog2(derog.) low-status person; lowly suitorทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
I bring rice for the temple dogs every day.
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หมาวัดmăa wátตัวนั้นdtuua nánเชื่องchêuuangมากmâakใครๆkrai kraiก็gâwเข้าไปkâo bpaiเล่นlênกับgàpมันmanได้dâi
That temple dog is very tame; anyone can go and play with it.
ตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkผมpŏmเคยkoeiกลัวgluuaหมาวัดmăa wátเพราะpráwมันmanชอบchôpวิ่งไล่wîng lâiตอนdtonไปbpaiทำบุญtam bun
When I was young, I used to be afraid of temple dogs because they liked to chase me when I went to make merit.
โครงการkroong-gaanหาhǎaบ้านbâanให้hâiหมาวัดmǎa-wátช่วยchûuaiลดlótจำนวนjam-nuuanสุนัขจรจัดsù-nák-jɔɔn-jàtและlɛ́ทำให้tam-hâiพวกมันpûuak-manมีmiiคุณภาพชีวิตkun-ná-pâap-chii-wítที่tîiดีขึ้นdii-kʉ̂n
The project to find homes for temple dogs helps reduce the number of stray dogs and gives them a better quality of life.
2NounB2
(derog.) low-status person; lowly suitor
A person regarded as socially inferior or of humble standing, especially a man courting someone considered above his station.
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ถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillจะเป็นjà-bpenจะเป็นjà-bpen1will be; will become2whether it be (fixed pattern)แค่kɛ̂ɛแค่kɛ̂ɛ1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asหมาวัดmǎa-wátหมาวัดmǎa-wát1temple dog2(derog.) low-status person; lowly suitorแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoความสามารถkwaam-sǎa-mâatความสามารถkwaam-sǎa-mâat1ability; capacity2capacity/competence (legal/official)นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleอย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ไปดูbpai-duuไปดูbpai-duu[to] go (and) see; [to] go take a look; [to] go watchถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hill
Even though he's just an underdog, he is talented. Don't look down on him.
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She's a rich man's daughter, why would she be interested in an underdog like me?
ในnaiวงการwong-gaanนี้níiถ้าtâaไม่mâiมีเส้นสายmii-sên-sǎaiก็gɔ̂เป็นได้bpen-dâaiแค่kɛ̂ɛหมาวัดmǎa-wátที่tîiไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiสนใจsǒn-jai
In this industry, if you don't have connections, you're just an underdog that nobody pays attention to.
เขาkǎoมักจะmák-jàพูดpûutถ่อมตัวtɔ̀ɔm-dtuuaว่าwâaตัวเองdtuua-eengเป็นbpenแค่kɛ̂ɛหมาวัดmǎa-wátแต่dtɛ̀ɛทุกคนtúk-konรู้ดีrúu-diiว่าwâaเขาkǎoฉลาดchà-làatและlɛ́ทำงานtam-ngaanเก่งgèngที่สุดtîi-sùtในnaiทีมtiim
He often humbly says he's just an underdog, but everyone knows he's the smartest and most competent person on the team.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ม puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
mǎa
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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
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หมาวัดmǎa-wátหมาวัดmǎa-wáttemple dogtemple dogWord