ขณิกะ
kà-nì-gàMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
momentary; temporary
lasting for only a very short time; momentary; temporary; transient (often used in Buddhist or philosophical contexts)
Examples
ความสุขทางโลกkwaam-sùk-taang-lôokความสุขทางโลกkwaam-sùk-taang-lôokworldly happiness; secular pleasureเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangเป็นเพียงbpen-piiang[to] be only; be merelyสิ่งsìngสิ่งsìng1thing; object; entity2classifier for things; itemsขณิกะkà-nì-gàขณิกะkà-nì-gàmomentary; temporaryเท่านั้นtâo-nánเท่านั้นtâo-nán1only; just; no more than2that much/that many; to that extent3that’s all; period (sentence‑final)ไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainถาวรtǎa-wɔɔnถาวรtǎa-wɔɔnpermanent; lasting
Worldly happiness is only a momentary thing; it is not permanent.
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ในnaiทางธรรมtaang-tamทุกสิ่งtúk-sìngในnaiโลกlôokนี้níiล้วนlúuanเป็นbpenขณิกะkà-nì-gàเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nตั้งอยู่dtâng-yùuแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂ดับไปdàp-bpai
In Dhamma, everything in this world is momentary: arising, existing, and then passing away.
สรรพสิ่งsàp-pá-sìngล้วนlúuanมีmiiสภาวะsà-paa-wáเป็นbpenขณิกะkà-nì-gàคือkʉʉมีmiiการเปลี่ยนแปลงgaan-bplìian-bplɛɛngอยู่yùuทุกtúkอนุà-núวินาทีwí-naa-tiiตามdtaamเหตุhèetและlɛ́ปัจจัยbpàt-jai
All things have a transient nature, constantly changing every microsecond according to causes and conditions.
ความตายkwaam-dtaaiเป็นbpenเครื่องเตือนสติkrʉ̂ʉang-dtʉʉan-sà-dtìให้เราhâi-raoระลึกrá-lʉ́kว่าwâaชีวิตchii-wítมนุษย์má-nútเป็นbpenสิ่งsìngขณิกะkà-nì-gàและlɛ́ไม่แน่นอนmâi-nɛ̂ɛ-nɔɔn
Death is a reminder for us to realize that human life is transient and uncertain.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ขณิกะ said ขะ-หนิ-กะ?
kà-nì-gà
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
kà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High 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 | — | — |