นิรวาณ

ní-rá-waan

Meanings

1NounC1

nirvana (literary)

A literary, Sanskrit-derived term for nirvana: the extinguishing of craving and suffering and liberation from the cycle of rebirth in Buddhism.

Examples

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2NounC2

extinction; cessation (literary)

Extinction or a state of cessation; a literary term closely associated with the Buddhist idea of extinguishing desire and suffering.

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiบทกวีbòt-gà-wiia poem; a piece of verseนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)นิรวาณní-rá-waanนิรวาณní-rá-waan1nirvana (literary)2extinction; cessation (literary)สื่อถึงsʉ̀ʉ-tʉ̌ngสื่อถึงsʉ̀ʉ-tʉ̌ng1[to] convey; communicate; express2[to] signify; denote; connote; refer toภาวะpaa-wáภาวะpaa-wá1state; condition2situation; circumstanceที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerความปรารถนาkwaam-bpràat-tà-nǎaความปรารถนาkwaam-bpràat-tà-nǎadesire; longing; wish; aspiration (formal)ดับลงdàp-longดับลงdàp-long1[to] go out; [to] die down2[to] fade away; [to] diminishจนจิตjon-jìtจนจิตjon-jìt[to] be at a loss; [to] be at one's wits' endใจjaiใจjai1heart; mind; feelings; spirit2kindness; compassion; generosity3courage; spirit; morale4intention; will; willingness5core; essence (in compounds)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)รบกวนróp-guuanรบกวนróp-guuan1bother; disturb; inconvenience2may I ask (polite preface)อีกต่อไปìik-dtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiอีกต่อไปìik-dtɔ̀ɔ-bpaianymore; any longer (with negation/questions)
In this poem, the term “cessation” conveys a state in which desire has ceased and the mind is no longer disturbed.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is นิรวาณ said นิ-ระ-วาน?

ní-rá-waan

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

3 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

ní

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——