ดุสิต
dù-sìtMeanings
1NounB1
Dusit district
A district in Bangkok, Thailand, known for royal palaces and government buildings.
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บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivatedของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineอยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]เขตkèetเขตkèet1district (administrative)2area; zone3boundary; limit4jurisdictionดุสิตdù-sìtดุสิตdù-sìt1Dusit district2Tusita heaven
My house is in the Dusit district.
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Dusit district has many beautiful royal palaces.
The traffic was very bad today when I drove through the Dusit district.
เขตkètดุสิตdù-sìtถือเป็นtĕu bpenศูนย์กลางsŏon glaangการบริหารgaan bo-rí-hăanประเทศbprà-têetเนื่องจากnêʉuang jàakเป็นที่ตั้งbpen têe dtângของkŏngรัฐสภาrát-tà-sà-paaและláeกระทรวงgrà-suuangสำคัญๆsăm-kan săm-kan
Dusit district is considered the center of national administration, as it is the location of the parliament and important ministries.
2NounB2
Tusita heaven
The fourth level of heaven in Buddhist cosmology, known as Tusita.
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ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ความเชื่อkwaam chêuuaความเชื่อkwaam chêuua1belief; conviction2faith (religious)3traditional/superstitious beliefของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsชาวพุทธchaao pútชาวพุทธchaao púta Buddhist; follower of Buddhismพระโพธิสัตว์prá-poh-tí-sàtพระโพธิสัตว์prá-poh-tí-sàtBodhisattvaจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ประทับbprà-tápประทับbprà-táp1[to] stamp; [to] impress2[to] sit; be seated (royal)3[to] reside; [to] stay (royal)อยู่บนสวรรค์yòo bon sà-wănอยู่บนสวรรค์yòo bon sà-wăn1[to] be in heaven (deceased)2[to] be in a state of blissชั้นchánชั้นchán1floor; storey2shelf3grade; year (in school)4layer; tier5classifier for floors/layers/shelves/classes6class; rank; statusดุสิตdù-sìtดุสิตdù-sìt1Dusit district2Tusita heaven
In Buddhist belief, Bodhisattvas reside in the Tusita heaven.
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ยายyaaiมักจะmák-jàเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangสวรรค์sà-wǎnชั้นchánดุสิตdù-sìtให้hâiฉันchǎnฟังfangก่อนนอนgɔ̀ɔn-nɔɔnเสมอsà-mə̌ə
My grandmother always told me stories about the Tusita heaven before bed.
ตามdtaamคัมภีร์kam-piiทางtaangพระพุทธศาสนาprá-pút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaสวรรค์sà-wǎnชั้นchánดุสิตdù-sìtเป็นที่bpen-tîiสถิตsà-tìtของkɔ̌ɔngเทพบุตรtêep-pá-bùtผู้มีบุญบารมีpûu-mii-bun-baa-rá-miiมากmâak
According to Buddhist scriptures, the Tusita heaven is the abode of highly meritorious celestial beings.
พระศรีอริยเมตไตรยprá sĕe à-rí-yá mâyt-dtraiทรงsongรอrorเวลาที่way-laa têeจะjàลงมาlong maaตรัสรู้dtràt rúuบนbonโลกมนุษย์lôhk má-nútขณะที่kà-nà têeประทับอยู่bprà-táp yòoณnáสวรรค์sà-wănชั้นchánดุสิตdù-sìt
Maitreya Buddha is waiting for the time to descend and attain enlightenment in the human world while residing in the Tusita heaven.
Tones
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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
dù
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 | — | — |