เถน
těenMeaning
1NounC1
monk (disrespectful)
a Buddhist monk (used in a disrespectful, informal, or derogatory manner)
Examples
ไอ้âiไอ้âi1derogatory prefix (male-referencing)2this/that damn… (insulting)3familiar prefix (coarse, colloq.)เถนtĕnเถนtĕnmonk (disrespectful)พวกนี้pûuak néeพวกนี้pûuak née1these (after a noun)2these ones; these people/thingsวันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysๆ-ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyomยอมyom1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeกิจของสงฆ์gìt kŏng sŏngกิจของสงฆ์gìt kŏng sŏngmonastic affairs; duties of the Sanghaเอาแต่ao dtàeเอาแต่ao dtàeonly; nothing butเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningเรี่ยไรrîia-raiเรี่ยไรrîia-rai[to] solicit donations; [to] fundraiseเงินngernเงินngern1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ไปทั่วbpai tûuaไปทั่วbpai tûua1[to] go everywhere; travel all over2all over; everywhere (extent marker)
These rogue monks refuse to do their monastic duties daily, doing nothing but walking around soliciting money from villagers.
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เขาkǎoเสื่อมศรัทธาsʉ̀ʉam-sàt-taaในnaiศาสนาsàat-sà-nǎaมากmâakหลังจากlǎng-jàakเห็นhěnพฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamที่tîiเห็นแก่ตัวhěn-gɛ̀ɛ-dtuuaและlɛ́ไม่เหมาะสมmâi-mɔ̀-sǒmของkɔ̌ɔngพวกpûuakเถนtěenเหล่านั้นlào-nán
He lost a lot of faith in religion after seeing the selfish and inappropriate behavior of those unworthy monks.
ท่ามกลางtâam-glaangวิกฤตwí-grìtศรัทธาsàt-taaสังคมsǎng-komต่างdtàangพากันpaa-ganประณามbprà-naamพวกpûuakเถนtěenทุศีลtú-sǐinที่อาศัยtîi-aa-sǎiผ้าเหลืองpâa-lʉ̌ʉangบังหน้าbang-nâaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแสวงหาผลประโยชน์sà-wɛ̌ɛng-hǎa-pǒn-bprà-yòotส่วนตนsùuan-dton
Amidst the crisis of faith, society collectively condemned the immoral monks who use the yellow robes as a front to seek personal gain.
วรรณกรรมพื้นบ้านwan-ná-gam-pʉ́ʉn-bâanบางbaangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangมักจะmák-jàสร้างตัวsâang-dtuuaละครlá-kɔɔnเถนtěenเจ้าเล่ห์jâao-lêeขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaเป็นbpenเครื่องมือkrʉ̂ʉang-mʉʉในnaiการวิพากษ์วิจารณ์gaan-wí-pâak-wí-jaanความkwaamฟอนเฟะfɔɔn-féของkɔ̌ɔngสถาบันศาสนาsà-tǎa-ban-sàat-sà-nǎaในnaiยุคyúkนั้นnán
Some folk literature often creates cunning monk characters as a tool to criticize the corruption of religious institutions in that era.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
těen
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 | — | — |