จำศีล
jam-sǐinMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] hibernate
for some animals to spend winter in a dormant, inactive state.
Examples
หมีmĕeหมีmĕe1bear (animal)2bear; investor expecting prices to fall (finance)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketอาหารaa-hăanอาหารaa-hăan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsตุนdtunตุนdtun[to] stockpile [sth]; store upไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)เยอะๆyér-yérเยอะๆyér-yér1a lot; in large amounts (colloquial, emphatic)2many; numerous (colloquial, emphatic)ก่อนที่gòn têeก่อนที่gòn têebefore (introducing a clause)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toจำศีลjam sĕenจำศีลjam sĕen1[to] hibernate2[to] observe religious preceptsในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ฤดูหนาวrú-doo năaoฤดูหนาวrú-doo năaowinter; cold season
Bears eat and store a lot of food before they begin to hibernate in the winter.
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สัตว์sàtเลือดเย็นlʉ̂ʉat-yenบางชนิดbaang-chá-nítเช่นchênกบgòpและlɛ́เต่าdtàoจะjàจำศีลjam-sǐinเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaอุณหภูมิun-hà-puumลดต่ำลงlót-dtàm-long
Some cold-blooded animals, like frogs and turtles, will hibernate when the temperature drops.
การจำgaan-jamศีลsǐinเป็นbpenกลไกgon-gaiทางธรรมชาติtaang-tam-má-châatที่tîiช่วยให้chûuai-hâiสัตว์sàtรอดชีวิตrɔ̂ɔt-chii-wítในnaiช่วงเวลาchûuang-wee-laaที่tîiอาหารaa-hǎanขาดแคลนkàat-klɛɛnและlɛ́อากาศaa-gàatหนาวจัดnǎao-jàt
Hibernation is a natural mechanism that helps animals survive during periods of food scarcity and extreme cold.
นักวิทยาศาสตร์nák-wít-tá-yaa-sàatกำลังgam-langศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎaการเปลี่ยนแปลงgaan-bplìian-bplɛɛngทางสรีรวิทยาtaang-sà-rii-rá-wít-tá-yaaของkɔ̌ɔngสัตว์sàtในขณะที่nai-kà-nà-tîiมันmanจำศีลjam-sǐin
Scientists are studying the physiological changes in an animal while it hibernates.
2VerbB2
[to] observe religious precepts
to observe Buddhist precepts, often by staying at a temple to practice meditation and follow moral rules.
Examples
คุณยายkun-yaaiคุณยายkun-yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyจำศีลjam-sǐinจำศีลjam-sǐin1[to] hibernate2[to] observe religious preceptsและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ฟังธรรมfang-tamฟังธรรมfang-tam[to] listen to a Buddhist sermonที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)วันพระwan-práวันพระwan-práBuddhist holy/observance day (uposatha)
My grandmother goes to observe the precepts and listen to sermons at the temple every Buddhist holy day.
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ในnaiช่วงเข้าพรรษาchûuang-kâo-pan-sǎaพุทธศาสนิกชนpút-tá-sǎa-sà-ník-gà-chonจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâakตั้งใจdtâng-jaiไปbpaiจำjamศีลภาวนาsǐin-paa-wá-naaที่tîiวัดwát
During the Buddhist Rains Retreat, many Buddhists intend to go to the temple to observe the precepts and meditate.
เขาkǎoลาพักร้อนlaa-pák-rɔ́ɔnหนึ่งnʉ̀ngสัปดาห์sàp-daaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaไปbpaiจำศีลjam-sǐinที่tîiวัดป่าwát-bpàaและlɛ́ปฏิบัติธรรมbpà-dtì-bàt-tamอย่างจริงจังyàang-jing-jang
He took a week off to go to a forest monastery to observe the precepts and practice Dhamma seriously.
การจำgaan-jamศีลsǐinไม่เพียงแต่mâi-piiang-dtɛ̀ɛเป็นbpenการรักษาศีลgaan-rák-sǎa-sǐin๕hâaหรือrʉ̌ʉศีลsǐin๘bpɛ̀ɛtเท่านั้นtâo-nánแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangเป็นbpenการฝึกฝนgaan-fʉ̀k-fǒnจิตใจjìt-jaiให้hâiสงบsà-ngòpและlɛ́มีสติmii-sà-dtìอีกด้วยìik-dûuai
Observing the precepts is not only about upholding the 5 or 8 precepts, but also about training the mind to be peaceful and mindful.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is จำศีล said จัม-สีน?
jam-sǐin
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
jam
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
จำjamจำjam1[to] remember; recall2[to] memorize3[to] recognize4defendant (legal shorthand)[to] remember; recallPart 1
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ศีลsǐinศีลsǐin1moral precept (Buddhism)2observance of moral disciplinemoral precept (Buddhism)Part 2
จำศีลjam-sǐinจำศีลjam-sǐin[to] hibernate[to] hibernateWord