แม่นาค
mɛ̂ɛ-nâakMeaning
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Mae Nak (famous Thai ghost)
Mae Nak, a famous female ghost in Thai folklore who died in childbirth and whose spirit remained to live with her husband
Examples
คนไทยkon-taiคนไทยkon-taiThai person; Thai people; Thai nationalส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yàiส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yài1the majority; most2most (of); the majority of3mostly; mainly; largelyรู้จักrúu-jàkรู้จักrúu-jàk1[to] know; be acquainted with2[to] know how; be capable (from familiarity); be prudent withตำนานdtam-naanตำนานdtam-naan1legend; myth; lore2legendary figure; icon3chronicle; historical accountผีแม่นาคพระโขนงpǐi-mɛ̂ɛ-nâak-prá-kà-nǒongผีแม่นาคพระโขนงpǐi-mɛ̂ɛ-nâak-prá-kà-nǒongMae Nak Phra Khanong ghostเป็นอย่างดีbpen-yàang-diiเป็นอย่างดีbpen-yàang-diivery well; to a high standard; thoroughly
Most Thais know the legend of the ghost Mae Nak Phra Khanong very well.
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ภาพยนตร์pâap-pá-yonเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangแม่นาคmɛ̂ɛ-nâakถูกtùukสร้างใหม่sâang-màiหลายlǎaiครั้งkrángเพราะprɔ́เป็นbpenเรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raaoที่tîiโด่งดังdòong-dangมากmâak
Movies about Mae Nak have been remade many times because the story is very famous.
ความรักความผูกพันkwaam-rák-kwaam-pùuk-panที่tîiแม่นาคmɛ̂ɛ-nâakมีmiiต่อdtɔ̀ɔสามีsǎa-miiทำให้tam-hâiวิญญาณwin-yaanของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmไปbpaiผุดpùtไปbpaiเกิดgə̀ət
The profound love and attachment Mae Nak had for her husband caused her spirit to refuse to move on to the afterlife.
ศาลsǎanแม่นาคmɛ̂ɛ-nâakที่tîiวัดมหาบุศย์wát-má-hǎa-bùtเป็นbpenสถานที่sà-tǎan-tîiที่tîiผู้คนpûu-konนิยมní-yomไปbpaiขอพรkɔ̌ɔ-pɔɔnเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangความรักkwaam-rákและlɛ́ขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiจับได้jàp-dâaiใบbaiดำdamในnaiการgaanเกณฑ์ทหารgeen-tá-hǎan
The Mae Nak shrine at Wat Mahabut is a popular place where people go to pray for love and to draw a black card in the military draft.
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 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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นาคnâakนาคnâak1naga; mythical serpent2pre-ordination man; candidate for monkhoodnaga; mythical serpentPart 2
แม่นาคmɛ̂ɛ-nâakแม่นาคmɛ̂ɛ-nâakMae Nak (famous Thai ghost)Mae Nak (famous Thai ghost)Word