ชาดก
chaa-dòkMeaning
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Jātaka tales; stories of the Buddha’s past lives
Buddhist stories about the Buddha’s previous births, used to teach morals and doctrine; also refers to each individual tale.
Examples
คุณยายkun-yaaiคุณยายkun-yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉang1[to] tell a story; narrate2[to] recount; relate what happenedชาดกchaa-dòkชาดกchaa-dòkJātaka tales; stories of the Buddha’s past livesให้hâiให้hâi1[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)หลานlǎanหลานlǎan1grandchild2niece or nephewฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofสอนsɔ̌ɔnสอนsɔ̌ɔn1[to] teach [sb] [sth]2[to] instruct; train [sb]3[to] admonish; give moral guidanceเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ศีลธรรมsǐin-lá-tamศีลธรรมsǐin-lá-tammorality; moral principles
Grandma likes to tell Jataka stories to her grandchildren to teach morality.
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ในnaiวัดwátครูสอนkruu sŏnชาดกchaa-dòkตอนหนึ่งdton nèungที่têeเล่าlâoว่าwâaพระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâoเคยkoeiเกิดเป็นgèrt bpenสัตว์sàtและláeเสียสละsĭia sà-làเพื่อpêuuaผู้อื่นpôo èun
At the temple, the teacher taught a Jataka episode that told how the Buddha was once born as an animal and sacrificed for others.
ชาดกchaa-dòkแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangมีmiiข้อคิดkɔ̂ɔ-kítต่างกันdtàang-ganเช่นchênการgaanไม่mâiพูดเท็จpûut-tétหรือrʉ̌ʉการอดgaan-òtทนต่อton-dtɔ̀ɔความยากลำบากkwaam-yâak-lam-bàak
Each Jataka tale has different lessons, such as not telling lies or enduring hardship.
นักวิชาการnák-wí-chaa-gaanวิเคราะห์wí-krɔ́ว่าwâaชาดกchaa-dòkทำหน้าที่tam-nâa-tîiเป็นbpenวรรณกรรมwan-ná-gamสอนใจsɔ̌ɔn-jaiโดยdooiใช้cháiชีวประวัติchii-wá-bprà-wàtชาติปางก่อนchâat-bpaang-gɔ̀ɔnของkɔ̌ɔngพระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâaoเป็นbpenสื่อsʉ̀ʉในnaiการถ่ายทอดgaan-tàai-tɔ̂ɔtหลักธรรมlàk-tam
Scholars analyze that the Jataka serves as didactic literature, using the Buddha’s previous lives as a medium to convey doctrine.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
chaa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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
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ดกdòkดกdòkabundant; plentiful (fruits, hair, leaves)abundant; plentiful (fruits, hair, leaves)Part 2
ชาดกchaa-dòkชาดกchaa-dòkJātaka tales; stories of the Buddha’s past livesJātaka tales; stories of the Buddha’s past livesWord