เถระ
těe-ráMeaning
1NounB2
senior Buddhist monk; elder
A senior Buddhist monk who has completed at least ten annual rains retreats (พรรษาพรรษาpan-sǎa1Buddhist rains-retreat year; monastic year2rains-retreat; Buddhist Lent (three-month period)3classifier for years of age (royal)) since full ordination.
Examples
พระรูปprá-rûupพระรูปprá-rûuproyal portraitนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)บวชbùuatบวชbùuat1[to] ordain; enter the monkhood2[to] take vows; become a nun (Buddhist)3[to] ordain [sb]; have [sb] ordainedมาแล้วmaa-lɛ́ɛoมาแล้วmaa-lɛ́ɛo[sb/sth] has arrived; is here; here it comes!สิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten; unit of tenพรรษาpan-sǎaพรรษาpan-sǎa1Buddhist rains-retreat year; monastic year2rains-retreat; Buddhist Lent (three-month period)3classifier for years of age (royal)จึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)นับเป็นnáp-bpenนับเป็นnáp-bpen[to] count as; be considered (as)พระเถระprá-těe-ráพระเถระprá-těe-rásenior monk; elder monk
This monk has completed ten rains retreats since ordination, so he is considered a senior monk.
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ชาวchaaoบ้านนิมนต์bâan-ní-monพระเถระprá-těe-ráที่tîiบวชbùuatมาmaaสิบห้าsìp-hâaพรรษาpan-sǎaมาmaaแสดงธรรมsà-dɛɛng-tamในnaiวันพระwan-prá
The villagers invited a senior monk with fifteen rains retreats since ordination to give a sermon on the Buddhist observance day.
ในทางnai-taangพระวินัยprá-wí-naiคำว่าkam-wâaเถระtěe-ráหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ngพระภิกษุprá-pík-sùที่tîiมีmiiพรรษาpan-sǎaตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛสิบsìpขึ้นไปkʉ̂n-bpaiโดยdooiนับจากnáp-jàakการอุปสมบทgaan-ù-bpà-sǒm-bòtมิใช่mí-châiจากjàakอายุaa-yú
Under the monastic discipline, the term thera refers to a monk with at least ten rains retreats counted from full ordination, rather than by age.
แม้mɛ́ɛท่านtânจะjàอายุaa-yúน้อยกว่าnɔ́ɔi-gwàaพระบางprá-baangรูปrûupแต่dtɛ̀ɛเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaบวชbùuatมาแล้วmaa-lɛ́ɛoสิบสองsìp-sɔ̌ɔngพรรษาpan-sǎaท่านtânก็gɔ̂นับเป็นnáp-bpenพระเถระprá-těe-rá
Although he is younger than some other monks, he is considered a senior monk because he has completed twelve rains retreats since ordination.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh 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
těe
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 | — | — |