กายิกา

gaa-yí-gaa

Meaning

1AdjectiveC2

physical; bodily

relating to the body; physical or bodily (typically used in highly formal, literary, or religious Buddhist contexts as a variant of กายิกกายิกgaa-yíkphysical; bodily)

Examples

ความเจ็บป่วยkwaam-jèp-bpùuaiความเจ็บป่วยkwaam-jèp-bpùuaiillness; sicknessอันเป็นan-bpenอันเป็นan-bpenwhich is; that isกายิกาgaa-yí-gaaกายิกาgaa-yí-gaaphysical; bodilyสามารถsǎa-mâatสามารถsǎa-mâat1able; capable2talented; competentบรรเทาban-taoบรรเทาban-tao1[to] ease; subside; become less severe2[to] alleviate; ease; relieveได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooยารักษาโรคyaa-rák-sǎa-rôokยารักษาโรคyaa-rák-sǎa-rôokmedicine; medicationแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ความทุกข์ใจkwaam-túk-jaiความทุกข์ใจkwaam-túk-jaiemotional distress; mental anguishต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toอาศัยaa-sǎiอาศัยaa-sǎi1[to] live; reside; stay2[to] rely on; depend on; make use of3by; by means of (formal)ธรรมะtam-máธรรมะtam-má1Dhamma; Buddhist teachings2righteousness; moral lawเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉang1machine; engine; device2appliance; electrical device3classifier: machines/devices4equipment; gear5aircraft; plane (colloq.)6assortment/set (pref.)7attire; ornaments; regaliaเยียวยาyiiao-yaaเยียวยาyiiao-yaa1[to] heal; remedy; alleviate2remedy; relief measure (policy/program)
Physical illness can be alleviated with medicine, but mental suffering requires Dhamma as a remedy.
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Tones

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3 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

gaa

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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