ตรีภพ
dtrii-pópMeaning
1NounC1
three worlds; three realms of existence
The three realms of existence: in Buddhist cosmology, the sensual realm, the form realm, and the formless realm; also the three worlds in Hindu cosmology.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiThai literatureเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)มักจะmák-jàมักจะmák-jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerอ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense of4[to] read data (computing)เรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raaoเรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raao1story; tale2matter; affair; incidentเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàp1about; regarding; concerning2[to] relate to; concern; be aboutการเดินทางgaan-dəən-taangการเดินทางgaan-dəən-taang1travel; traveling (in general)2a trip; a journeyข้ามkâamข้ามkâam1[to] cross; go over2across; over3[to] skip; omit4beyond; past (time/limit)5cross-; trans-; inter- (prefixal use)ตรีภพdtrii-pópตรีภพdtrii-pópthree worlds; three realms of existence
In Thai literature, we often read stories about traveling across the three realms.
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ตามdtaamความเชื่อดั้งเดิมkwaam chêuua dâng-dermตรีภพdtree pópประกอบไปด้วยbprà-gòp bpai dûuaiสวรรค์sà-wănโลกมนุษย์lôhk má-nútและláeบาดาลbaa-daan
According to traditional belief, the three worlds consist of heaven, the human world, and the underworld.
กวีgà-weeในnaiสมัยอยุธยาsà-măi à-yút-tá-yaaได้dâiประพันธ์บทbprà-pan bòtกวีพรรณนาgà-wee pan-ná-naaถึงtĕungความkwaamวิจิตรตระการตาwí-jìt dtrà-gaan-dtaaของkŏngสถานที่sà-tăan tîiต่างๆdtàang-dtàangในnaiตรีภพdtree pópได้dâiอย่างลึกซึ้งyàang lúk súeng
Poets in the Ayutthaya period composed poems that profoundly described the exquisite beauty of various places in the three realms.
แนวคิดnɛɛo-kítเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangตรีภพdtrii-pópในnaiคติká-dtìพราหมณ์praamและlɛ́พุทธpútมีอิทธิพลmii-ìt-tí-ponอย่างมากyàang-mâakต่อdtɔ̀ɔการจัดวางgaan-jàt-waangผังเมืองpǎng-mʉʉangและlɛ́สถาปัตยกรรมsà-tǎa-bpàt-dtà-yá-gamของkɔ̌ɔngไทยtaiในอดีตnai-à-dìit
The concept of the three realms in Brahmanic and Buddhist beliefs had a significant influence on Thai urban planning and architecture in the past.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ตรีภพ said ตรี-พบ?
dtrii-póp
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ตร, the first consonant ต sets the 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
dtrii
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
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ภพpópภพpóp1realm; plane of existence2existence; lifetime in the cycle of rebirth3(Buddhism) becoming; existencerealm; plane of existencePart 2
ตรีภพdtrii-pópตรีภพdtrii-pópthree worlds; three realms of existencethree worlds; three realms of existenceWord