การอด
gaan-òtMeaning
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abstaining; fasting
the act of going without [sth], especially not eating (fasting) or refraining from a habit.
Examples
การอดอาหารgaan-òt-aa-hǎanการอดอาหารgaan-òt-aa-hǎanfasting; abstaining from foodหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostวันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)รู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)ไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockแรงrɛɛngแรงrɛɛng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)4very; extremely (Southern Thai)
Fasting for one day made me feel weak.
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การอดgaan-òtของหวานkɔ̌ɔng-wǎanเป็นbpenเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangที่tîiยากyâakที่สุดtîi-sùtสำหรับsǎm-ràpฉันchǎnเวลาที่wee-laa-tîiพยายามpá-yaa-yaamจะjàลดน้ำหนักlót-nám-nàk
Refraining from sweets is the hardest thing for me when I'm trying to lose weight.
หมอแนะนำmŏr náe-namให้hâiเขาkăoทำtamการอดอาหารgaan òt aa-hăanเป็นช่วงๆbpen chûuang chûuangเพื่อpêuuaช่วยchûuaiควบคุมkûap-kumระดับน้ำตาลในเลือดrá-dàp nám-dtaan nai lêuuat
The doctor recommended he do intermittent fasting to help control his blood sugar levels.
ในnaiหลายlǎaiศาสนาsàat-sà-nǎaการอดอาหารgaan-òt-aa-hǎanไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangการงดเว้นgaan-ngót-wénทางกายภาพtaang-gaai-yá-pâapแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangเป็นbpenกระบวนการgrà-buuan-gaanฝึกฝนfʉ̀k-fǒnจิตใจjìt-jaiให้เกิดhâi-gə̀ətความอดทนkwaam-òt-tonและlɛ́ละláซึ่งsʉ̂ngกิเลสgì-lèet
In many religions, fasting is not just physical abstinence but also a process of training the mind to cultivate patience and relinquish worldly desires.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ร, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gaan
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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อดòtอดòt1[to] refrain; [to] resist (doing)2[to] go without; [to] forgo3[to] fast; [to] abstain from food[to] refrain; [to] resist (doing)Part 2
การอดgaan-òtการอดgaan-òtabstaining; fastingabstaining; fastingWord