บารมี
baa-rá-miiMeanings
1NounB2
charisma; prestige; influence
a personal aura of authority and prestige that commands respect or influence
Examples
ผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎan1executive; manager; administrator2the managementคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoบารมีbaa-rá-miiบารมีbaa-rá-mii1charisma; prestige; influence2perfections (Buddhist merit)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofทีมงานtiim-ngaanทีมงานtiim-ngaanteam; crew (work group)เชื่อมั่นchʉ̂ʉa-mânเชื่อมั่นchʉ̂ʉa-mân[to] trust (in); have confidence (in)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)ทำตามtam-dtaamทำตามtam-dtaam1follow; comply; obey2[to] imitate [sb]; copy; do likewise3conform to; follow a modelแนวทางnɛɛo-taangแนวทางnɛɛo-taang1approach; method; strategy2guideline; direction; courseของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirs
That executive has such authority and prestige that the team trusts and follows his approach.
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นักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangผู้มีบารมีpûu-mii-baa-rá-miiมักmákโน้มน้าวnóom-náaoคนkonได้dâaiด้วยdûuaiเพียงpiiangไม่กี่mâi-gìiคำพูดkam-pûut
Politicians with strong prestige often persuade people with just a few words.
บารมีbaa-rá-miiของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəไม่ได้mâi-dâaiมาจากmaa-jàakตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngแต่dtɛ̀ɛจากjàakผลงานpǒn-ngaanและlɛ́ความน่าเชื่อถือkwaam-nâa-chʉ̂ʉa-tʉ̌ʉที่tîiสั่งสมมาsàng-sǒm-maaนานnaan
Her aura of authority comes not from her position but from long-built achievements and credibility.
แม้mɛ́ɛไม่mâiมีอำนาจmii-am-nâatตามกฎหมายdtaam-gòt-mǎaiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangมีmiiบารมีbaa-rá-miiพอจะpɔɔ-jàชี้นำchíi-namทิศทางtít-taangของkɔ̌ɔngองค์กรong-gɔɔnได้dâai
Even without legal power, he has enough prestige to steer the organization’s direction.
2NounC1
perfections (Buddhist merit)
spiritual perfections accumulated through virtuous deeds (e.g., the ten pāramī in Buddhism)
Examples
พระภิกษุprá-pík-sùพระภิกษุprá-pík-sùBuddhist monk (formal, male)อธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai[to] explain; clarifyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeการให้ทานgaan-hâi-taanการให้ทานgaan-hâi-taan1almsgiving (Buddhist dāna)2charitable giving; donationsเป็นหนึ่งbpen-nʉ̀ngเป็นหนึ่งbpen-nʉ̀ng1[to] be the best; [to] be number one2[to] be united; [to] be as oneในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)บารมีbaa-rá-miiบารมีbaa-rá-mii1charisma; prestige; influence2perfections (Buddhist merit)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerควรkuuanควรkuuan1should; ought to2appropriate; proper; suitable3[to] deserve; be worthy ofสั่งสมsàng-sǒmสั่งสมsàng-sǒm[to] accumulate; build up (over time)
The monk explained that generosity is one of the perfections to be accumulated.
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เรื่องเล่าrêuuang lâoในnaiชาดกchaa-dòkเน้นnénว่าwâaพระโพธิสัตว์prá-poh-tí-sàtสั่งสมบารมีsàng sŏm baa-rá-meeสิบsìpประการbprà-gaanเพื่อpêuuaบรรลุban-lúพระโพธิญาณprá-poh-tí-yaan
Stories in the Jataka emphasize that the Bodhisatta accumulates the ten perfections to attain enlightenment.
อาจารย์aa-jaanย้ำyámว่าwâaการฝึกจิตgaan-fʉ̀k-jìtอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang-dtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangช่วยchûuaiหล่อเลี้ยงบารมีlɔ̀ɔ-líiang-baa-rá-miiจนjonเกิดgə̀ətความมั่นคงkwaam-mân-kongในnaiทางธรรมtaang-tam
The teacher stressed that continuous mental cultivation nurtures the perfections, leading to stability in the Dhamma.
ผู้ปฏิบัติpôo bpà-dtì-bàtมักmákอ้างถึงâang tĕungบารมีbaa-rá-meeเป็นbpenเสบียงsà-bĭiangทางใจtaang jaiที่têeค่อยๆkôi kôiก่อรูปgò rôopจากjàakการเสียสละgaan sĭia-sà-làและláeความเพียรkwaam piianไม่mâiลดละlót lá
Practitioners often refer to the perfections as spiritual provisions gradually formed through self-sacrifice and unwavering effort.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is บารมี said บา-ระ-มี?
baa-rá-mii
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid 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
baa
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 | — | — |