กหาปณะ
gà-hǎa-bpà-náMeaning
1NounC2
ancient coin; kahapana
an ancient Indian coin or unit of currency, frequently mentioned in historical and Buddhist texts
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)คัมภีร์kam-piiคัมภีร์kam-pii1scripture; sacred text2treatise; authoritative classicชาดกchaa-dòkชาดกchaa-dòkJātaka tales; stories of the Buddha’s past livesพ่อค้าpɔ̂ɔ-káaพ่อค้าpɔ̂ɔ-káamale merchant; trader; shopkeeper; vendorมักจะmák-jàมักจะmák-jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)ซื้อขายsʉ́ʉ-kǎaiซื้อขายsʉ́ʉ-kǎai1[to] buy and sell; trade2trading; commerce; transaction3contract of saleสินค้าsǐn-káaสินค้าsǐn-káa1product; item2goods; merchandiseกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooเงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)หลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)ร้อยrɔ́ɔiร้อยrɔ́ɔi1one hundred (100)2[to] string; thread; link together3[to] compose verse; write in poetic formกหาปณะgà-hǎa-bpà-náกหาปณะgà-hǎa-bpà-náancient coin; kahapana
In the Jataka tales, merchants often traded goods using hundreds of kahapanas.
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ตามกฎหมายdtaam-gòt-mǎaiโบราณboo-raanของkɔ̌ɔngอินเดียin-diiaผู้ใดpûu-daiกระทำgrà-tamความผิดkwaam-pìtฐานtǎanลักทรัพย์lák-sápจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngระวางโทษrá-waang-tôotปรับbpràpเป็นbpenเงินngənจำนวนหนึ่งjam-nuuan-nʉ̀ngพันpanกหาปณะgà-hǎa-bpà-ná
According to ancient Indian law, anyone guilty of theft was subject to a fine of one thousand kahapanas.
คัมภีร์kam-piiทางtaangพระพุทธศาสนาprá-pút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaระบุว่าrá-bù-wâaท่านtânอนาถà-nàatบิbìณnáฑิกtíkเศรษฐีsèet-tǐiได้dâaiปูbpuuลาดlâatเหรียญrǐianกหาปณะgà-hǎa-bpà-náจนjonเต็มdtemพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขอkɔ̌ɔซื้อsʉ́ʉที่ดินtîi-dinสร้างsâangวัดwát
Buddhist texts state that Anathapindika the wealthy merchant paved the ground entirely with kahapana coins to purchase the land for building a temple.
เงินngernกหาปณะgà-hăa-bpà-náซึ่งsêungเป็นbpenเหรียญกษาปณ์rĭian gà-sàapโบราณboh-raanประเภทbprà-pâytตอกdtòkตราประทับdtraa bprà-tápถือเป็นtĕu bpenหลักฐานlàk tăanทางประวัติศาสตร์taang bprà-wàt-sàatชิ้นสำคัญchín săm-kanที่têeนักวิชาการnák wí-chaa gaanใช้cháiศึกษาsèuk-săaเศรษฐกิจsèht-tà-gìtในnaiยุคyúkพุทธกาลpút-tá-gaan
The kahapana, an ancient punch-marked coin, is considered a crucial historical artifact that scholars use to study the economy during the Buddha's time.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is กหาปณะ said กะ-หา-ปะ-นะ?
gà-hǎa-bpà-ná
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
4 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |