บอกศีล
bɔ̀ɔk-sǐinMeaning
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[to] administer Buddhist precepts
To recite Buddhist rules for good behavior so that others can repeat them and promise to follow them, usually done by a monk.
Examples
พระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2Buddha image; amulet3honorific prefix/title4divine; holy (as modifier)5male role; male character (traditional Thai theatre)บอกศีลbɔ̀ɔk-sǐinบอกศีลbɔ̀ɔk-sǐin[to] administer Buddhist preceptsทีละtii-láทีละtii-láone at a time; each; perข้อkɔ̂ɔข้อkɔ̂ɔ1item; point; clause2classifier: items/points/clauses/questions3joint (anatomy)4node; joint; segment (botany/zoology)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)พวกเราpûuak-raoพวกเราpûuak-rao1we; us2our group; our sideก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerกล่าวglàaoกล่าวglàao[to] say; state; mention (formal)ตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)6[to] send for; fetch [sb]7[to] light; kindle (literary)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofรับศีลráp-sǐinรับศีลráp-sǐin1[to] take Buddhist precepts2[to] receive Holy Communion
The monk recited the precepts one by one, and we repeated them after him, pledging to observe them.
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ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเริ่มrə̂əmพิธีpí-tiiพระpráจะjàบอกศีลbɔ̀ɔk-sǐinให้hâiญาติโยมyâat-yoomกล่าวglàaoตามdtaamและlɛ́ตั้งใจdtâng-jaiรักษาศีลrák-sǎa-sǐin
Before the ceremony begins, the monk will recite the precepts for the laypeople to repeat and commit to observing.
ขณะที่kà-nà-tîiพระpráบอกศีลbɔ̀ɔk-sǐinห้าhâaผู้เข้าร่วมพิธีpûu-kâo-rûuam-pí-tiiต่างdtàangพนมมือpá-nom-mʉʉและlɛ́กล่าวglàaoคำkamสมาทานsà-maa-taanตามdtaamทีละtii-láข้อkɔ̂ɔ
As the monk recited the five precepts, the participants held their palms together and repeated each vow after him.
พระpráบอกศีลbòk sĕenช้าcháaๆ-เพื่อให้pêuua hâiเด็กdèkที่têeเพิ่งpêrngมาmaaวัดwátเป็นbpenครั้งแรกkráng râekสามารถsăa-mâatกล่าวglàaoตามdtaamได้dâiอย่างถูกต้องyàang tòk dtông
The monk recited the precepts slowly so that the children visiting the temple for the first time could repeat them correctly.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is บอกศีล said บอก-สีน?
bɔ̀ɔk-sǐin
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bɔ̀ɔk
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
บอกbɔ̀ɔkบอกbɔ̀ɔk1[to] tell; inform2[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]3[to] indicate; show[to] tell; informPart 1
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ศีลsǐinศีลsǐin1moral precept (Buddhism)2observance of moral disciplinemoral precept (Buddhism)Part 2
บอกศีลbɔ̀ɔk-sǐinบอกศีลbɔ̀ɔk-sǐin[to] administer Buddhist precepts[to] administer Buddhist preceptsWord