ห้องพระ
hɔ̂ng-práMeaning
1NounB1
Buddhist shrine room
A room in a home (sometimes in offices or hotels) set aside for a Buddha altar, prayer, and chanting.
Examples
คุณย่าkun-yâaคุณย่าkun-yâapaternal grandmother; father’s mother (honorific/term of address)สวดมนต์sùuat-monสวดมนต์sùuat-mon1[to] chant/recite prayers2prayer chanting; recitationในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องพระhɔ̂ng-práห้องพระhɔ̂ng-práBuddhist shrine roomทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoevery morning
My grandmother chants in the Buddha room every morning.
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บ้านbâanคนไทยkon-taiส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yàiมักจะmák-jàจัดjàtมุมmumหนึ่งnʉ̀ngของkɔ̌ɔngบ้านbâanเป็นbpenห้องพระhɔ̂ng-práสำหรับsǎm-ràpไหว้พระwâai-prá
Most Thai homes usually set aside a corner of the house as a Buddha room for paying respect to the Buddha image.
ทุกtúkวันพระwan-práแม่mɛ̂ɛจะjàนำnamดอกไม้สดdɔ̀ɔk-máai-sòtไปbpaiเปลี่ยนbplìianในnaiแจกันjɛɛ-ganที่tîiห้องพระhɔ̂ng-prá
On every Buddhist holy day, my mom brings fresh flowers to change the vases in the Buddha room.
การออกแบบgaan òk bàepและláeตกแต่งdtòk dtàengห้องพระhông práควรkuuanคำนึงถึงkam-neung tĕungความสงบkwaam sà-ngòpและláeเรียบง่ายrîiap ngâaiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiเหมาะmòrแก่gàeการทำสมาธิgaan tam sà-maa-tí
The design and decoration of a Buddha room should emphasize tranquility and simplicity to be suitable for meditation.
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 class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
hɔ̂ng
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → Falling
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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พระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2Buddha image; amulet3honorific prefix/title4divine; holy (as modifier)5male role; male character (traditional Thai theatre)Buddhist monkPart 2
ห้องพระhɔ̂ng-práห้องพระhɔ̂ng-práBuddhist shrine roomBuddhist shrine roomWord