หิริ
hì-ríMeaning
1NounC1
moral shame; conscience
A sense of moral shame or conscience that prevents one from doing wrong or evil, often used in Buddhist contexts
Examples
คนเราkon-raoคนเราkon-raowe humans; people (in general)ควรkuuanควรkuuan1should; ought to2appropriate; proper; suitable3[to] deserve; be worthy ofมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoหิริhì-ríหิริhì-rímoral shame; conscienceและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)โอตตัปปะòot-dtàp-bpàโอตตัปปะòot-dtàp-bpàfear of wrongdoing; moral dreadในใจnai-jaiในใจnai-jaiinwardly; to oneselfจะได้jà-dâaiจะได้jà-dâai1so that; in order that; that way2will be able to; get to; come to3then; so (result in instructions/explanations)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeความชั่วkwaam-chûuaความชั่วkwaam-chûua1evil; wickedness; vice2wrongdoing; evil act
People should have moral shame and fear of wrongdoing in their hearts so they won't dare to commit evil.
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การปลูกฝังgaan-bplùuk-fǎngให้hâiเด็กdèkมีmiiหิริhì-ríตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛยังyangเล็กlékจะjàช่วยให้chûuai-hâiเขาkǎoเติบโตdtə̀əp-dtooเป็นผู้ใหญ่bpen-pûu-yàiที่tîiไม่mâiเบียดเบียนbìiat-biianผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉn
Instilling a sense of moral shame in children from a young age will help them grow into adults who do not harm others.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะไม่มีjà-mâi-miiใครkraiเห็นhěnแต่dtɛ̀ɛด้วยdûuaiหิริhì-ríที่tîiมีอยู่mii-yùuประจำbprà-jamจิตjìtเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ไม่อาจmâi-àatทุจริตtút-jà-rìtต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâaที่tîiได้dâai
Even though no one was watching, with the moral conscience innate to his mind, he could not be corrupt in his duties.
ในทางnai-taangพระพุทธศาสนาprá-pút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaหิริhì-ríถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenทรัพย์sápอันanประเสริฐbprà-sə̀ətที่tîiคอยkɔɔiยับยั้งชั่งใจyáp-yáng-châng-jaiไม่ให้mâi-hâiมนุษย์má-nútถลำลึกtà-lǎm-lʉ́kลงไปlong-bpaiในnaiบาปbàapอกุศลà-gù-sǒn
In Buddhism, moral shame is considered a noble treasure that restrains humans from sinking deeply into sin and unwholesome deeds.
Tones
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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
hì
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 | — | — |