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สมณะ

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Thai

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Pali samaṇa (ascetic; mendicant; recluse, literally one who calms (passion, evil, etc)).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicสมณะ
s m ɳ a
Phonemic
สะ-มะ-นะ
s a – m a – n a
RomanizationPaiboonsà-má-ná
Royal Institutesa-ma-na
(standard) IPA(key)/sa˨˩.ma˦˥.naʔ˦˥/(R)

Noun

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สมณะ (sà-má-ná)

  1. (elegant) priest.

Usage notes

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  • Generally used to refer to Buddhist priests, but can also refer to any priest.

Derived terms

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