คูถ
kûutMeaning
1NounC2
feces; excrement (literary)
Solid waste passed out of the body; a literary word often used in Buddhist texts.
Examples
พระอาจารย์prá-aa-jaanพระอาจารย์prá-aa-jaanVenerable teacher (Buddhist monk)อธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai[to] explain; clarifyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeร่างกายrâang-gaaiร่างกายrâang-gaaibodyมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyเลือดlʉ̂ʉatเลือดlʉ̂ʉat1blood2bloodline; lineage3spirit; vigor4health points; HP (gaming slang)หนองnɔ̌ɔngหนองnɔ̌ɔng1pond; marsh2pusและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)คูถkûutคูถkûutfeces; excrement (literary)จึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ไม่ควรmâi-kuuanไม่ควรmâi-kuuan1should not; ought not2inappropriate; improperมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaมองว่าmɔɔng-wâa1[to] think/consider (that ...)2[to] regard/see [sb]/[sth] as ...ร่างกายrâang-gaaiร่างกายrâang-gaaibodyงดงามngót-ngaamงดงามngót-ngaambeautiful; elegant; splendid (formal/literary)ทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)ส่วนsùuanส่วนsùuan1part; portion; section2classifier for parts or portions3share; quota4department; division; unit5as for; regarding6over (in fractions)
The monk explained that the body contains blood, pus, and excrement, so we should not regard every part of it as beautiful.
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กลิ่นglìnคูถkûutที่tîiหมักหมมmàk-mǒmอยู่ในyùu-naiหลุมlǔmหลังlǎngเรือนrʉʉanโชยchooiขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaจนjonผู้ที่pûu-tîiเดินผ่านdəən-pàanต้องdtɔ̂ngเบือนหน้าหนีbʉʉan-nâa-nǐiด้วยdûuaiความรังเกียจkwaam-rang-gìiat
The stench of excrement accumulated in the pit behind the house wafted up, making passersby turn their faces away in disgust.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaอาหารaa-hǎanอันanประณีตbprà-nîitถูกtùukย่อยyɔ̂ɔiและlɛ́เหลือlʉ̌ʉaกากgàakเป็นbpenคูถkûutความkwaamน่าปรารถนาnâa-bpràat-tà-nǎaที่tîiเคยkəəiมีอยู่mii-yùuก็gɔ̂กลับกลายเป็นglàp-glaai-bpenความน่ารังเกียจkwaam-nâa-rang-gìiat
Once exquisite food has been digested and its residue becomes excrement, what was once desirable becomes repulsive.
พระสูตรprá-sùutยกyókอุปมาù-bpà-maaว่าwâaแม้mɛ́ɛคูถkûutเพียงเล็กน้อยpiiang-lék-nɔ́ɔiก็gɔ̂ยังyangมีกลิ่นmii-glìnเหม็นměnฉันใดchǎn-daiก็gɔ̂ไม่mâiพึงpʉngยินดีyin-diiในnaiภพpópแม้mɛ́ɛเพียงpiiangชั่วขณะchûua-kà-nàฉันนั้นchǎn-nán
The discourse draws an analogy: just as even a small amount of excrement stinks, one should not delight in even a brief moment of existence.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ถ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
kûut
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |