ดาบส
daa-bòtMeaning
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hermit; ascetic
a hermit or ascetic, especially one who lives in a forest to practice religious discipline
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoดาบสdaa-bòtดาบสdaa-bòthermit; asceticตนdtonตนdton1self; oneself2self (as a concept)3classifier: supernatural beings; asceticsหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostอาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùuอาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùu[to] live; reside; dwell; inhabitในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ป่าลึกbpàa-lʉ́kป่าลึกbpàa-lʉ́k1deep forest; remote jungle2deep forest; remote forest interior
In this tale, there is a hermit who lives deep in the forest.
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เหล่าlàoดาบสdaa-bòtใช้ชีวิตchái-chii-wítอย่างyàangสมถะsà-má-tàเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaฝึกฝนfʉ̀k-fǒnจิตใจjìt-jaiและlɛ́บำเพ็ญตบะbam-pen-dtà-bà
The hermits live a simple life in order to train their minds and practice asceticism.
ดาบสdaa-bòtในnaiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiมักmákถูกtùukมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaเป็นbpenผู้pûuมีmiiญาณวิเศษyaan-wí-sèetและlɛ́เป็นที่bpen-tîiพึ่งpʉ̂ngของkɔ̌ɔngเหล่าlàoตัวเอกdtuua-èek
Hermits in Thai literature are often seen as beings with supernatural insight and a refuge for the protagonists.
วิถีชีวิตwí-tǐi-chii-wítของkɔ̌ɔngดาบสdaa-bòtที่tîiปลีกวิเวกbplìik-wí-wêekจากjàakสังคมsǎng-komเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแสวงหาsà-wɛ̌ɛng-hǎaความสงบkwaam-sà-ngòpภายในpaai-naiนั้นnánเป็นbpenสิ่งที่sìng-tîiคนkonยุคปัจจุบันyúk-bpàt-jù-banโหยหาhǒoi-hǎaแต่dtɛ̀ɛทำได้tam-dâaiยากyâak
The hermit's way of life, isolating oneself from society to seek inner peace, is something that people in the modern era yearn for but find difficult to achieve.
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 syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
daa
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 | — | — |