ขีณาสพ

kǐi-naa-sòp

Meaning

1NounC2

arahant; enlightened one

An arahant; a person who has attained enlightenment in Buddhism and is free from the cycle of rebirth.

Examples

ในทางnai-taangในทางnai-taangin terms of; in the field/aspect of [sth]พระพุทธศาสนาprá-pút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaพระพุทธศาสนาprá-pút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaBuddhismเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎaiเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎai1goal; target; aim2target (literal)สูงสุดsǔung-sùtสูงสุดsǔung-sùt1highest; maximum; supreme2at most; at the highestของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsการปฏิบัติgaan-bpà-dtì-bàtการปฏิบัติgaan-bpà-dtì-bàt1execution; implementation; performance (of duties/tasks)2practice (as opposed to theory)3observance; compliance4treatment (of someone)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.การบรรลุgaan-ban-lúการบรรลุgaan-ban-lú1attainment; achievement; fulfillment2reaching a state/age/agreement3spiritual attainment; enlightenmentเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)พระขีณาสพprá-kǐi-naa-sòpพระขีณาสพprá-kǐi-naa-sòparahant; enlightened oneเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofดับสิ้นdàp-sînดับสิ้นdàp-sîn[to] come to a complete end; [to] die out; [to] be extinguishedซึ่งsʉ̂ngซึ่งsʉ̂ng1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationกิเลสgì-lèetกิเลสgì-lèet1defilements (Buddhist)2base desire; cravingทั้งปวงtáng-bpuuangทั้งปวงtáng-bpuuang1all; entire (formal/literary)2all (of them); everyone/everything (formal)
In Buddhism, the ultimate goal of practice is to become an Arahant to completely extinguish all defilements.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is ขีณาสพ said ขี-นา-สพ?

kǐi-naa-sòp

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

3 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

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

High class consonants

ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห

Result

Rising tone

kǐi

Dips low first, then rises clearly.

High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising

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——