บวด
bùuatMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
be ordained; in monkhood
having entered Buddhist monkhood; having been ordained
Examples
พี่ชายpîi-chaaiพี่ชายpîi-chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingเพิ่งpə̂ngเพิ่งpə̂ng1just; recently2only just now; only nowบวดbùuatบวดbùuatbe ordained; in monkhoodเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)เดือนที่แล้วdʉʉan-tîi-lɛ́ɛoเดือนที่แล้วdʉʉan-tîi-lɛ́ɛolast monthครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; householdเลยไปləəi-bpaiเลยไปləəi-bpai[to] go past; [to] overshootทำบุญtam-bunทำบุญtam-bun1[to] make merit; perform religious good deeds2hold a merit-making ceremonyที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assess
My older brother was just ordained last month, so the family went to make merit at the temple.
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ช่วงchûuangที่tîiเขาkǎoบวดbùuatเขาkǎoตื่นdtʉ̀ʉnเช้าcháoทุกวันtúk-wanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaออกบิณฑบาตɔ̀ɔk-bin-tá-bàat
While he was ordained, he woke up early every day to go on alms round.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakบวดbùuatได้dâaiหนึ่งnʉ̀ngพรรษาpan-sǎaเขาkǎoรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaชีวิตchii-wítสงบsà-ngòpขึ้นkʉ̂nและlɛ́มีสติmii-sà-dtìมากกว่าmâak-gwàaเดิมdəəm
After being ordained for one rains-retreat, he felt his life became calmer and more mindful.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaบวดbùuatแล้วlɛ́ɛoเขาkǎoตั้งใจdtâng-jaiรักษาศีลrák-sǎa-sǐinอย่างเคร่งครัดyàang-krêeng-krátและlɛ́ทบทวนtóp-tuuanธรรมะtam-máทุกคืนtúk-kʉʉn
Once ordained, he intended to strictly observe the precepts and review the Dhamma every night.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bùuat
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 | — | — |