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แม่ชี maaeF cheeM |
pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | แม่-ชี |
IPA | mɛ̂ː tɕʰiː |
Royal Thai General System | mae chi |
1.  [noun] | |||
definition | nun | ||
classifier | รูป | ruupF | [numerical classifier for Buddhist priests, photographs] |
image | |||
categories | |||
components | แม่ | maaeF | [prefix for referring to certain relationships, terms of endearment] |
ชี | cheeM | nun [Buddhist, Catholic, etc.] | |
example | อาศรมแม่ชี | aaM sohmR maaeF cheeM | nunnery |
sample sentences | แต่นั้นผมหมดหวัง หมดศรัทธา หมดความไว้วางใจตัวเอง เพราะเชื่อแม่ชีว่า ผมโง่ ดื้อ และไม่มีทางได้ดี dtaaeL nanH phohmR mohtL wangR mohtL satL thaaM mohtL khwaamM waiH waangM jaiM dtuaaM aehngM phrawH cheuuaF maaeF cheeM waaF phohmR ngo:hF deuuF laeH maiF meeM thaangM daiF deeM "From that time forward, I lost hope and faith and lost confidence in myself because I believed what the nuns told me: that I was stupid, stubborn, and had no way to be successful." | ||
แทบทุกเมืองในพม่าจะมีทั้งพระและแม่ชีพร้อมสามเณรและสามเณรี น่าเอ็นดูตรงสามเณรและสามเณรีตัวน้อย ๆ ยังไม่สิบขวบก็มี เดินเรียงแถวบิณฑบาตกันตลอดเวลาทั้งเช้าสายบ่ายเย็น thaaepF thookH meuuangM naiM phaH maaF jaL meeM thangH phraH laeH maaeF cheeM phraawmH saamR maH naehnM laeH saamR naehM reeM naaF enM duuM dtrohngM saamR maH naehnM laeH saamR naehM reeM dtuaaM naawyH yangM maiF sipL khuaapL gaawF meeM deernM riiangM thaaeoR binM thaH baatL ganM dtaL laawtL waehM laaM thangH chaaoH saaiR baaiL yenM "Almost every city in Burma has both monks and nuns along with novice monks and novice nuns. The most endearing are the young novice monks and nuns who have not yet reached their tenth birthday. They meander along in rows with their alms bowls all day long from dawn to dusk." | |||
2.  [noun] | |||
definition | Catholic nun | ||
classifier | รูป | ruupF | [numerical classifier for Buddhist priests, photographs] |
image | |||
components | แม่ | maaeF | [prefix for referring to certain relationships, terms of endearment] |
ชี | cheeM | nun [Buddhist, Catholic, etc.] | |