แม่คงคา
mɛ̂ɛ-kong-kaaMeaning
1Proper nounC1
Mother Ganga; river goddess
The goddess of the Ganges river and a personification of water in Hindu tradition. Used poetically in Thai to refer to the spirit of rivers and waters, especially during the Loy Krathong festival.
Examples
วันลอยกระทงwan-lɔɔi-grà-tongวันลอยกระทงwan-lɔɔi-grà-tongLoi Krathong festivalเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ลอยกระทงlɔɔi-grà-tongลอยกระทงlɔɔi-grà-tong1[to] float a krathong; [to] celebrate Loi Krathong2Loi Krathong (festival)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofขอขมาkɔ̌ɔ-kà-maaขอขมาkɔ̌ɔ-kà-maa[to] ask [sb] for forgiveness; make a formal apologyพระแม่คงคาprá-mɛ̂ɛ-kong-kaaพระแม่คงคาprá-mɛ̂ɛ-kong-kaaGanga; goddess of water
On Loy Krathong day, we float krathongs to ask for forgiveness from the Goddess of Water.
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แม้mɛ́ɛว่าการwâa-gaanขอขมาkɔ̌ɔ-kà-maaพระแม่คงคาprá-mɛ̂ɛ-kong-kaaจะjàเป็นประเพณีbpen-bprà-pee-niiที่ดีtîi-diiแต่dtɛ̀ɛเราraoก็gɔ̂ควรkuuanช่วยกันchûuai-ganดูแลduu-lɛɛแหล่งน้ำlɛ̀ng-náamไม่ให้mâi-hâiเน่าเสียnâo-sǐiaด้วยdûuai
Although asking for forgiveness from the Goddess of Water is a good tradition, we should also help take care of water sources to prevent them from getting polluted.
คนโบราณkon-boo-raanเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaกระแสgrà-sɛ̌ɛแห่งhɛ̀ngชีวิตchii-wítผูกพันpùuk-panอยู่yùuกับgàpพระคุณprá-kunของkɔ̌ɔngพระแม่คงคาprá-mɛ̂ɛ-kong-kaaผู้pûuประทานbprà-taanความอุดมสมบูรณ์kwaam-ù-dom-sǒm-buunให้แก่hâi-gɛ̀ɛผืนดินpʉ̌ʉn-din
Ancient people believed that the flow of life was intertwined with the grace of the Goddess of Water, who bestows abundance upon the land.
กวีgà-wiiบรรยายban-yaaiภาพpâapแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamที่tîiส่องประกายsɔ̀ɔng-bprà-gaaiใต้dtâaiแสงจันทร์sɛ̌ɛng-janว่าwâaเปรียบดั่งbprìiap-dàngภูษาpuu-sǎaเงินngənของkɔ̌ɔngพระแม่คงคาprá-mɛ̂ɛ-kong-kaa
The poet described the river sparkling under the moonlight as if it were the silver garment of the Goddess of Water.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
mɛ̂ɛ
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; basemother; momPart 1
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คงคาkong-kaaคงคาkong-kaa1Ganga; the Ganges River (Skt.-derived)2Goddess Ganga (personified river)Ganga; the Ganges River (Skt.-derived)Part 2
แม่คงคาmɛ̂ɛ-kong-kaaแม่คงคาmɛ̂ɛ-kong-kaaMother Ganga; river goddessMother Ganga; river goddessWord