จริต
jà-rìtMeanings
1NounB2
temperament; disposition
a person's natural character or disposition; innate tendencies
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoจริตjà-rìtจริตjà-rìt1temperament; disposition2mannerism; habitual style3affected/coquettish behavior4mental temperament (Buddhism)สงบนิ่งsǒng-bìn-ngîngสงบนิ่งsǒng-bìn-ngîngcalm; still; motionless; composedไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ค่อยพูดค่อยจาkɔ̂i-pûut-kɔ̂i-jaaค่อยพูดค่อยจาkɔ̂i-pûut-kɔ̂i-jaa1[to] speak gently; politely2soft-spoken; mild-mannered (in speech)
He has a calm and quiet disposition; he doesn't talk much.
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การช่วยเหลือgaan-chûuai-lʉ̌ʉaผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉnดูเหมือนduu-mʉ̌ʉanจะเป็นjà-bpenจริตjà-rìtดั้งเดิมdâng-dəəmของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəə
Helping others seems to be her original, innate tendency.
การเข้าใจgaan-kâo-jaiจริตjà-rìtนิสัยní-sǎiของkɔ̌ɔngพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láคนkonเป็นbpenกุญแจสำคัญgun-jɛɛ-sǎm-kanในnaiการบริหารgaan-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanทีมtiimให้hâiมีประสิทธิภาพmii-bprà-sìt-tí-pâap
Understanding the natural disposition of each employee is key to managing a team effectively.
โดยdoiจริตjà-rìtแล้วláeoเขาkăoเป็นbpenคนรักkon rákสันโดษsăn-dòhtการgaanต้องdtôngออกòkงานสังคมngaan săng-komบ่อยๆbòi bòiจึงjeungทำให้tam hâiเขาkăoอึดอัดใจùt-àt jai
By nature, he is a solitary person, so having to frequently attend social events makes him uncomfortable.
2NounB2
mannerism; habitual style
a characteristic way of behaving or speaking; habitual style shown in conduct
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จริตjà-rìtจริตjà-rìt1temperament; disposition2mannerism; habitual style3affected/coquettish behavior4mental temperament (Buddhism)การพูดgaan-pûutการพูดgaan-pûutspeaking; speech (act/ability)ของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเป็นเอกลักษณ์bpen-èek-gà-lákเป็นเอกลักษณ์bpen-èek-gà-lákunique; distinctiveทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringจำjamจำjam1[to] remember; recall2[to] memorize3[to] recognize4defendant (legal shorthand)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerง่ายngâaiง่ายngâai1easy; simple2easily; readily
His unique style of speaking makes him easy for people to remember.
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นักเขียนnák-kǐianแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láคนkonก็gɔ̂มีmiiจริตjà-rìtในnaiการใช้ภาษาgaan-chái-paa-sǎaที่tîiแตกต่างกันไปdtɛ̀ɛk-dtàang-gan-bpai
Each writer has a different characteristic style in their use of language.
เราraoจะjàเห็นhěnจริตjà-rìtของkɔ̌ɔngความเป็นผู้นำkwaam-bpen-pûu-namในตัวnai-dtuuaเขาkǎoได้dâaiจากjàakการตัดสินใจgaan-dtàt-sǐn-jaiที่tîiเด็ดขาดdèt-kàatและlɛ́รอบคอบrɔ̂ɔp-kɔ̂ɔp
We can see the characteristic conduct of a leader in him through his decisive and careful decision-making.
ศิลปินsǐn-lá-bpinเปลี่ยนbplìianจริตjà-rìtในnaiการสร้างสรรค์ผลงานgaan-sâang-sǎn-pǒn-ngaanไปตามbpai-dtaamช่วงวัยchûuang-waiทำให้tam-hâiงานngaanของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoมีmiiความหลากหลายkwaam-làak-lǎai
The artist changed his habitual style of creation according to different stages of his life, making his work diverse.
3NounC1
affected/coquettish behavior
affected, showy, or flirtatious behavior; putting on airs
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เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeเสียงเล็กเสียงน้อยsǐiang-lék-sǐiang-nɔ́ɔiเสียงเล็กเสียงน้อยsǐiang-lék-sǐiang-nɔ́ɔia little, high-pitched voice; a coy voiceเวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesคุยkuiคุยkui1[to] chat; talk2[to] discuss; talk over3[to] brag; boast4[to] talk to [sb] romantically; get to know a potential partner (colloq.)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ผู้ชายpûu-chaaiผู้ชายpûu-chaai1man; male (person)2boyfriend; male romantic partner (informal)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoจริตjà-rìtจริตjà-rìt1temperament; disposition2mannerism; habitual style3affected/coquettish behavior4mental temperament (Buddhism)
She likes to use a high-pitched voice when talking to men; she has a flirtatious way about her.
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พออยู่pɔɔ-yùuต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâaกล้องglɔ̂ngนักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngคนkonนั้นnánก็gɔ̂แสดงsà-dɛɛngจริตจะก้านjà-rìt-jà-gâanออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaมากมายmâak-maaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเรียกร้องrîiak-rɔ́ɔngความสนใจkwaam-sǒn-jai
Once in front of the camera, that actor displayed a lot of showy behavior to get attention.
หลายคนlǎai-konไม่ชอบmâi-chɔ̂ɔpพฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamดัดจริตdàt-jà-rìtของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoที่tîiพยายามpá-yaa-yaamพูดpûutไทยtaiคำkamอังกฤษang-grìtคำkamเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiตัวเองdtuua-eengดูดีduu-dii
Many people dislike his affected behavior of trying to speak Thai mixed with English just to make himself look good.
นางแบบnaang-bɛ̀ɛpคนkonนั้นnánเดินdəənสะบัดสะบิ้งsà-bàt-sà-bîngด้วยdûuaiจริตjà-rìtแพรวพราวprɛɛo-praaoทำให้tam-hâiทุกคนtúk-konบนbonรันเวย์ran-weeต้องdtɔ̂ngหันมาhǎn-maaมองmɔɔng
That model walked sassily with dazzling, showy flair, making everyone on the runway turn to look.
4NounC1
mental temperament (Buddhism)
in Theravada Buddhism, a classification of mental temperament or character type (e.g., greed-, hatred-, or delusion-dominated)
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ในทางnai-taangในทางnai-taangin terms of; in the field/aspect of [sth]พุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaพุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaBuddhismเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâa[to] believe (that) ...คนเราkon-raoคนเราkon-raowe humans; people (in general)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoจริตjà-rìtจริตjà-rìt1temperament; disposition2mannerism; habitual style3affected/coquettish behavior4mental temperament (Buddhism)6แบบbɛ̀ɛpแบบbɛ̀ɛp1style; type; kind; manner2classifier for types, styles, or designs3model; pattern; design; template4form; questionnaire5model; person posing6in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)ซึ่งsʉ̂ngซึ่งsʉ̂ng1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationส่งผลต่อsòng-pǒn-dtɔ̀ɔส่งผลต่อsòng-pǒn-dtɔ̀ɔ[to] affect [sb/sth]; [to] impact [sb/sth]นิสัยใจคอní-sǎi-jai-kɔɔนิสัยใจคอní-sǎi-jai-kɔɔdisposition; temperament; characterที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerแตกต่างกันdtɛ̀ɛk-dtàang-ganแตกต่างกันdtɛ̀ɛk-dtàang-gan1[to] differ; be different (from each other)2different (predicative)3differently; in different ways
In Buddhism, it is believed that there are 6 types of temperaments (charit) which result in different dispositions.
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ผู้ที่pôo têeมีmeeโทสจริตtoh-sà-jà-rìtมักmákเป็นbpenคนkonหงุดหงิดง่ายngùt-ngìt ngâaiจึงjeungควรkuuanฝึกfèukเมตตาภาวนาmâyt-dtaa paa-wá-naaเพื่อpêuuaลดlótความโกรธkwaam gròht
A person with a hatred-dominated temperament (dosa-charit) is often easily irritated, so they should practice loving-kindness meditation to reduce anger.
การพิจารณาgaan-pí-jaa-rá-naaจริตjà-rìtของkɔ̌ɔngตนเองdton-eengให้hâiถ่องแท้tɔ̀ɔng-tɛ́ɛเป็นbpenกุญแจสำคัญgun-jɛɛ-sǎm-kanในnaiการเลือกgaan-lʉ̂ʉakกรรมฐานgam-má-tǎanที่เหมาะสมtîi-mɔ̀-sǒmกับgàpอุปนิสัยù-bpà-ní-sǎiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความก้าวหน้าkwaam-gâao-nâaในnaiการปฏิบัติธรรมgaan-bpà-dtì-bàt-tam
Thoroughly examining one's own temperament (charit) is the key to choosing a meditation subject that suits one's disposition for progress in dhamma practice.
พระอาจารย์prá aa-jaanอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaบุคคลbùk-konที่têeมีmeeราคจริตraa-ká-jà-rìtเด่นชัดdèn chátจะjàมีแนวโน้มmee naeo nóhmยึดติดyéut dtìtในnaiรูปrôopรสrótกลิ่นglìnเสียงsĭiangสัมผัสsăm-pàtทางแก้taang gâeคือkeuการเจริญgaan jà-rernอสุภกรรมฐานà-sù-pá-gam-má-tăan
The master teacher explained that individuals with a prominent greed-dominated temperament (rāga-charit) tend to be attached to forms, tastes, smells, sounds, and touches; the remedy is to cultivate the meditation on impurity of the body.
Tones
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Why is จริต said จะ-หริด?
jà-rìt
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
jà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid 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 | — | — |