สามเณร
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Pali
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Noun
สามเณร m
- Thai script form of sāmaṇera
Declension
Declension table of "สามเณร" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | สามเณโร (sāmaṇero) | สามเณรา (sāmaṇerā) |
| Accusative (second) | สามเณรํ (sāmaṇeraṃ) | สามเณเร (sāmaṇere) |
| Instrumental (third) | สามเณเรน (sāmaṇerena) | สามเณเรหิ (sāmaṇerehi) or สามเณเรภิ (sāmaṇerebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | สามเณรสฺส (sāmaṇerassa) or สามเณราย (sāmaṇerāya) or สามเณรตฺถํ (sāmaṇeratthaṃ) | สามเณรานํ (sāmaṇerānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | สามเณรสฺมา (sāmaṇerasmā) or สามเณรมฺหา (sāmaṇeramhā) or สามเณรา (sāmaṇerā) | สามเณเรหิ (sāmaṇerehi) or สามเณเรภิ (sāmaṇerebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | สามเณรสฺส (sāmaṇerassa) | สามเณรานํ (sāmaṇerānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | สามเณรสฺมิํ (sāmaṇerasmiṃ) or สามเณรมฺหิ (sāmaṇeramhi) or สามเณเร (sāmaṇere) | สามเณเรสุ (sāmaṇeresu) |
| Vocative (calling) | สามเณร (sāmaṇera) | สามเณรา (sāmaṇerā) |
Thai
Etymology
From Pali sāmaṇera (“novice”); perhaps via Angkorian Old Khmer sāmaṇera (“novice monk”). Compare Old Khmer sāmanera, samnera, saṃnera, saṃṇera, saṃmnera, saṃnœra, saṃmnœra, srāmanera; Modern Khmer សាមណេរ (saamaʼnee); Sanskrit श्रामणेर (śrāmaṇera).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | สามเณร s ā m e ɳ r | |
| Phonemic | สาม-มะ-เนน s ā m – m a – e n n | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | sǎam-má-neen |
| Royal Institute | sam-ma-nen | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /saːm˩˩˦.ma˦˥.neːn˧/(R) | |
Noun
สามเณร • (sǎam-má-neen) (classifier ตน or รูป or องค์)
- (Buddhism) sāmaṇera: ordained male who merely observes 10 precepts, as opposed to ภิกษุ (pík-sù) who observes 227 precepts.
Usage notes
- The classifier ตน (dton) is archaic.
- The classifier รูป (rûup) is formal.
- The classifier องค์ (ong) is now considered colloquial.