โมทนา
moo-tá-naaMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] rejoice; [to] be glad for [sb]'s merit
to feel or express joy, especially by being glad about another person's good deed or religious merit
Examples
ขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forโมทนาmoo-tá-naaโมทนาmoo-tá-naa[to] rejoice; [to] be glad for [sb]'s meritบุญbunบุญbun1merit; good karma2good fortune; blessingกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)พี่pîiพี่pîi1older sibling2older person (informal address)3I; you (for the older person)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooนะคะná-káนะคะná-kápolite particle (primarily feminine, softener)ที่ไปtîi-bpaiที่ไปtîi-bpaidestination; place to goบริจาคbɔɔ-rí-jàakบริจาคbɔɔ-rí-jàak[to] donate [sth]; give [sth] to charityเลือดlʉ̂ʉatเลือดlʉ̂ʉat1blood2bloodline; lineage3spirit; vigor4health points; HP (gaming slang)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at present
I rejoice in your merit for donating blood today.
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ทุกคนtúk-konในnaiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaต่างdtàangก็gɔ̂โมทนาmoo-tá-naaกับgàpความดีkwaam-diiที่tîiเขาkǎoช่วยเหลือchûuai-lʉ̌ʉaคนตาบอดkon-dtaa-bɔ̀ɔtข้ามถนนkâam-tà-nǒn
Everyone in the family rejoiced in his good deed of helping a blind person cross the road.
การgaanโมทนาmoo-tá-naaในnaiกุศลgù-sǒnผลบุญpǒn-bunของkɔ̌ɔngผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉnถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenการทำความดีgaan-tam-kwaam-diiอย่างหนึ่งyàang-nʉ̀ngในทางnai-taangพระพุทธศาสนาprá-pút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎa
Rejoicing in the merits of others is considered a form of doing good in Buddhism.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเห็นhěnเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanบริจาคbɔɔ-rí-jàakเงินngənจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâakเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างsâangโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂อดไม่ได้òt-mâi-dâaiที่จะtîi-jàกล่าวglàaoคำkamโมทนาmoo-tá-naaจากใจจริงjàak-jai-jing
Seeing my friend donate a large amount of money to build a hospital, I couldn't help but express my heartfelt joy in their merit.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is โมทนา said โม-ทะ-นา?
moo-tá-naa
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
moo
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |