ขุททก
kùt-tókMeaning
1AdjectiveC2
small; minor
small, minor, or little (typically used in literary, formal, or Buddhist contexts)
Examples
พระอาจารย์prá aa-jaanพระอาจารย์prá aa-jaanVenerable teacher (Buddhist monk)มักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)นำnamนำnam1[to] bring; take; lead2[to] lead; guide3[to] lead; be aheadเรื่องราวrêuuang raaoเรื่องราวrêuuang raao1story; tale2matter; affair; incidentจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmขุททกkùt-tókขุททกkùt-tóksmall; minorนิกายní-gaaiนิกายní-gaai1religious sect; denomination2school of thought; philosophical schoolมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)3question or topic particle (literary)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofให้ข้อคิดhâi kô kítให้ข้อคิดhâi kô kít[to] be thought-provoking; [to] give a lesson
The monk teacher often brings stories from the Khuddaka Nikaya (Minor Collection) to tell children in order to give them moral lessons.
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ในnaiพระไตรปิฎกprá-dtrai-bpì-dòkขุททกkùt-tókนิกายní-gaaiคือkʉʉหมวดmùuatที่tîiรวบรวมrûuap-ruuamพระคัมภีร์prá-kam-piiขนาดเล็กkà-nàat-lékและlɛ́เบ็ดเตล็ดbèt-dtà-lètเข้าkâoไว้wáiด้วยกันdûuai-gan
In the Tripitaka, the Khuddaka Nikaya is the section that compiles small and miscellaneous scriptures together.
สิกขาบทsìk-kăa-bòtขุททกานุขุททกะคือkeuศีลsĭinข้อkôเล็กๆlék lékน้อยๆnói nóiที่têeพระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâoทรงsongอนุญาตให้à-nú-yâat hâiเพิกถอนpêrk tŏnได้dâi
Khuddakanukhuddaka rules are the minor precepts that the Buddha allowed to be abolished.
พระpráอรรถกถาจารย์àt-tà-gà-tăa-jaanได้dâiรจนาrót-jà-naaคำอธิบายkam à-tí-baaiขยายความkà-yăai kwaamพระสูตรprá sòotต่างๆdtàang-dtàangในnaiขุททกkùt-tókนิกายní-gaaiไว้wáiอย่างละเอียดyàang lá-ìiatลออlor-orและláeลึกซึ้งléuk séung
The commentators composed remarkably detailed and profound explanations expanding upon the various suttas within the Minor Collection.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ท, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
kùt
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 | — | — |