ปมาท
bpà-mâatMeaning
1NounC2
carelessness; negligence
carelessness, negligence, or heedlessness (typically used in formal, literary, or Buddhist contexts; a Pali-derived variant of ประมาทประมาทbprà-mâat1[to] be careless; act negligently; be reckless2careless; negligent; reckless3[to] underestimate; take lightly)
Examples
ความkwaamความkwaam1abstract noun prefix2matter; case; contentปมาทbpà-mâatปมาทbpà-mâatcarelessness; negligenceเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)หนทางhǒn-taangหนทางhǒn-taang1way; route; path (literal)2means; method; way (figurative)แห่งhɛ̀ngแห่งhɛ̀ng1of; belonging to (formal)2classifier: places/institutions3place; location (formal)ความตายkwaam-dtaaiความตายkwaam-dtaai1death; the end of life2death (event or figurative ‘death of’)ดังที่dang-tîiดังที่dang-tîias; just asพระพุทธองค์prá-pút-tá-ongพระพุทธองค์prá-pút-tá-ongthe Buddha (honorific)ตรัสdtràtตรัสdtràt[to] speak/say (royal; Buddha)สอนsɔ̌ɔnสอนsɔ̌ɔn1[to] teach [sb] [sth]2[to] instruct; train [sb]3[to] admonish; give moral guidanceไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)
Heedlessness is the path to death, as the Buddha taught.
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ในทางnai-taangพุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaปมาทbpà-mâatคือkʉʉการขาดgaan-kàatสติสัมปชัญญะsà-dtì-sǎm-bpà-chan-yáซึ่งsʉ̂ngนำไปสู่nam-bpai-sùuการgaanตกอยู่dtòk-yùuในnaiอำนาจam-nâatของkɔ̌ɔngกิเลสgì-lèet
In Buddhism, heedlessness is the lack of mindfulness and clear comprehension, which leads to falling under the power of defilements.
หากhàakผู้ใดpôo daiดำเนินชีวิตdam-nern chee-wítด้วยdûuayความkwaamปมาทbpà-màatผู้นั้นpôo nánย่อมyômพลาดplâatโอกาสoh-gàatสำคัญsăm-kanในnaiการพัฒนาgaan pát-tá-naaจิตวิญญาณjìt-dtà-win-yaanของkŏngตนเองdton ayng
If anyone lives their life with negligence, that person inevitably misses a crucial opportunity to develop their own spirituality.
พระธรรมเทศนาprá-tam-má-tâet-sà-năaกัณฑ์ganนี้néeมุ่งmûngชี้ให้เห็นchée hâi hĕnโทษtôhtแห่งhàengปมาทbpà-màatธรรมtamอันเป็นan bpenรากเหง้าrâak ngâoแห่งhàengวัฏสงสารwát sŏng-săanที่têeผูกมัดpòok mátสัตว์โลกsàt lôhkไว้wáiกัปgàpแล้วláeoกัปgàpเล่าlâo
This sermon aims to point out the dangers of the state of heedlessness, which is the root cause of the cycle of rebirth that binds worldly beings eon after eon.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ปมาท said ปะ-มาด?
bpà-mâat
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 syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bpà
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 | — | — |