ความสมถะ(kwaam sà-má-tà)
Meanings
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simplicity; frugality; austerity
The quality of living simply and frugally, being content with little; an austere way of life.
Examples
คุณลุงkun lungคุณลุงkun lung1uncle (parent’s older brother)2polite address for an older manใช้ชีวิตchái chee-wítใช้ชีวิตchái chee-wít[to] live (one's life); lead a lifeอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ความสมถะkwaam sà-má-tàความสมถะkwaam sà-má-tàsimplicity; frugality; austerityในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)บ้านสวนbâan sŭuanบ้านสวนbâan sŭuangarden/orchard home; countryside home with gardensหลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)เล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsท่านtâanท่านtâan1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)
The old man lives a simple life in his small garden house.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ความสันโดษkwaam săn-dòhtความสันโดษkwaam săn-dòhtcontentment; having few wants
contentment; having few wants
ความเรียบง่ายkwaam rîiap ngâaiความเรียบง่ายkwaam rîiap ngâai1simplicity; plainness (aesthetic)2simplicity; lack of complexity3simplicity (of lifestyle); modesty
- simplicity; plainness (aesthetic)
- simplicity; lack of complexity
- simplicity (of lifestyle); modesty
ความมักน้อยkwaam mák nóiความมักน้อยkwaam mák nóifrugality; contentment with little
frugality; contentment with little
Word Breakdown
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ความสมถะkwaam sà-má-tàความสมถะkwaam sà-má-tàsimplicity; frugality; austerity