ดวงจิต
duuang-jìtMeaning
1NounC1
mind; soul; spirit
The mind, soul, or consciousness of a person, often used in a literary or spiritual context to refer to the core of one's being.
Examples
การทำสมาธิgaan tam sà-maa-tíการทำสมาธิgaan tam sà-maa-tímeditation (practice)ช่วยให้chûuai hâiช่วยให้chûuai hâi[to] enable; help [sb/sth] (to) do [sth]; make [sth] possible/easierดวงจิตduuang jìtดวงจิตduuang jìtmind; soul; spiritของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2oursสงบลงsà-ngòp longสงบลงsà-ngòp long[to] calm down; [to] subsideได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
Meditating can help calm our mind and soul.
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เขาkǎoรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kผูกพันpùuk-panกับgàpเธอtəəอย่างประหลาดyàang-bprà-làatราวกับว่าraao-gàp-wâaดวงจิตduuang-jìtของkɔ̌ɔngทั้งสองtáng-sɔ̌ɔngเคยkəəiรู้จักrúu-jàkกันganมาก่อนmaa-gɔ̀ɔn
He felt a strange connection to her, as if their souls had known each other before.
ผู้ที่pûu-tîiฝึกฝนfʉ̀k-fǒnตนdtonอย่างสม่ำเสมอyàang-sà-màm-sà-mə̌əจะสามารถjà-sǎa-mâatชำระcham-ráดวงจิตduuang-jìtให้hâiบริสุทธิ์bɔɔ-rí-sùtและlɛ́เข้าถึงkâo-tʉ̌ngสัจธรรมsàt-jà-tamได้dâai
Those who consistently train themselves can purify their soul and attain the truth.
แม้mɛ́ɛร่างกายrâang-gaaiจะjàร่วงโรยrûuang-rooiไปตามbpai-dtaamกาลเวลาgaan-wee-laaแต่dtɛ̀ɛพลังpá-langแห่งhɛ̀ngดวงจิตduuang-jìtนั้นnánยังคงyang-kongสถิตอยู่sà-tìt-yùuชั่วนิรันดร์chûua-ní-ran
Even though the body decays with time, the power of the soul remains eternal.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
duuang
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
ดวงduuangดวงduuang1orb; sun/moon; lamp; round spot2fortune; fate; horoscope3classifier: round/bright objects (lamps, bulbs, celestial bodies); spotsorb; sun/moon; lamp; round spotPart 1
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จิตjìtจิตjìt1mind; psyche2mind; consciousness; spirit (Buddhist/psychological)3mind; mental- (bound form)mind; psychePart 2
ดวงจิตduuang-jìtดวงจิตduuang-jìtmind; soul; spiritmind; soul; spiritWord