อหัง
à-hǎngMeaning
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I; me (Pali; written อหํ)
The first-person pronoun 'I/me' in Pali, written อหํ and read 'อะหัง' in Thai chanting or religious/literary contexts.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)บทสวดมนต์bòt-sùuat-monบทสวดมนต์bòt-sùuat-monprayer; chantแผ่เมตตาpɛ̀ɛ-mêet-dtaaแผ่เมตตาpɛ̀ɛ-mêet-dtaa[to] spread loving-kindnessจะมีjà-miiจะมีjà-miithere will be; [to] have (in the future)ท่อนtɔ̂nท่อนtɔ̂n1section; piece (long, solid part)2classifier (sections/lengths)3stanza; verse; passage4section (of the body)5classifier: passages; verse sectionsที่ว่าtîi-wâaที่ว่าtîi-wâathat ...; mentioned; referred toอหังà-hǎngอหังà-hǎngI; me (Pali; written อหํ)สุsùสุsùprefix: good; well; beautiful; virtuous; auspiciousขิkìโตdtooโตdtoo1[to] grow; mature2big; large; grown-upโหhǒoโหhǒowow; whoa; damnมิmíมิmínot (formal/literary negative)ซึ่งsʉ̂ngซึ่งsʉ̂ng1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ngหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ng1[to] mean; denote; refer to2[to] mean (to say); intend (one’s words)ขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâi1May ...; I wish that ...2to request that; to ask thatข้าพเจ้าkâa-pá-jâaoข้าพเจ้าkâa-pá-jâaoI; me (formal/written)มีความสุขmii-kwaam-sùkมีความสุขmii-kwaam-sùk[to] be happy
In the loving-kindness chant, there is a line 'Ahaṃ sukhito homi', which means 'May I be happy'.
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การยึดมั่นgaan-yʉ́t-mânในnaiอหังà-hǎngหรือrʉ̌ʉความเป็นkwaam-bpenตัวdtuuaกูguuของkɔ̌ɔngกูguuนั้นnánเป็นบ่อเกิดbpen-bɔ̀ɔ-gə̀ətแห่งhɛ̀ngทุกข์túkตามdtaamหลักlàkพระพุทธศาสนาprá-pút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎa
Clinging to 'ahaṃ', or the sense of 'I' and 'mine', is the source of suffering according to Buddhist principles.
ปราชญ์bpràatทางศาสนาtaang sàat-sà-năaอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าการwâa gaanจะjàบรรลุban-lúซึ่งsêungนิพพานníp-paanได้dâiนั้นnánต้องdtôngละวางlá waangความkwaamยึดถือyéut tĕuในnaiอหังà-hǎngและláeมmมังmangให้hâiสิ้นsîn
Religious scholars explain that to attain nirvana, one must completely let go of the attachment to 'ahaṃ' (I) and 'mamaṃ' (mine).
ในทางnai-taangปรมัตถธรรมbpɔɔ-rá-mát-tà-tamแล้วlɛ́ɛoอหังà-hǎngเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangสมมติบัญญัติsǒm-mót-ban-yàtที่tîiเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nจากjàakการปรุงแต่งgaan-bprung-dtɛ̀ngของkɔ̌ɔngจิตjìtมิได้mí-dâaiมีตัวตนmii-dtuua-dtonอยู่yùuจริงjing
In the ultimate reality (paramattha), 'ahaṃ' is merely a conventional designation arising from mental formations, having no real existing self.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อหัง said อะ-หัง?
à-hǎng
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
à
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid 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 | — | — |