นับลม
náp-lomMeaning
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[to] count breaths (meditation)
to count inhalations and exhalations, used as a meditation or relaxation technique
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptทำสมาธิtam-sà-maa-tíทำสมาธิtam-sà-maa-tí[to] meditateด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooการนับgaan-nápการนับgaan-nápcounting; a countลมหายใจlom-hǎai-jaiลมหายใจlom-hǎai-jai1breath2life; life force (figurative)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofลดlótลดlót1[to] reduce; decrease; lessen; drop2[to] lower (price); discount; mark down3[to] lower [sth]ความเครียดkwaam-krîiatความเครียดkwaam-krîiat1stress; mental strain2strain (mechanics)3physiological stress; biological stress
He tried to meditate by counting his breaths to reduce stress.
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ครูสอนkruu sŏnสมาธิsà-maa-tíแนะนำให้náe-nam hâiลองlongนับลมnáp lomหายใจเข้าออกhăai jai kâo òkช้าๆcháa cháaเพื่อให้pêuua hâiจิตใจสงบjìt jai sà-ngòp
The meditation teacher suggested trying to count inhalations and exhalations slowly to calm the mind.
การนับgaan-nápลมlomเป็นbpenเทคนิคték-nìkการเจริญสติgaan-jà-rəən-sà-dtìขั้นพื้นฐานkân-pʉ́ʉn-tǎanที่tîiช่วยchûuaiยึดเหนี่ยวyʉ́t-nìiaoจิตใจjìt-jaiให้hâiอยู่yùuกับgàpปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganไม่ให้mâi-hâiความkwaamคิดฟุ้งซ่านkít-fúng-sâan
Counting breaths is a fundamental mindfulness technique that anchors the mind to the present moment, preventing it from wandering.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàดูเป็นduu-bpenเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangง่ายngâaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛการฝึกgaan-fʉ̀kนับลมnáp-lomอย่างสม่ำเสมอyàang-sà-màm-sà-mə̌əสามารถsǎa-mâatนำไปสู่nam-bpai-sùuสภาวะsà-paa-wáแห่งhɛ̀ngความสงบkwaam-sà-ngòpที่tîiลึกซึ้งlʉ́k-sʉ́ngได้dâai
Although it seems simple, practicing counting breaths consistently can lead to a profound state of tranquility.
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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
náp
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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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ลมlomลมlom1wind2gas; flatulence3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)windPart 2
นับลมnáp-lomนับลมnáp-lom[to] count breaths (meditation)[to] count breaths (meditation)Word