ประสก
bprà-sòkMeaning
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Buddhist layman (informal)
A male Buddhist lay follower; a colloquial form of อุบาสกอุบาสกù-baa-sòkmale Buddhist lay devotee, often used by monks when addressing laymen.
Examples
หลวงพ่อlǔuang-pɔ̂ɔหลวงพ่อlǔuang-pɔ̂ɔ1Venerable monk (form of address)2revered Buddha image/statueถามtǎamถามtǎam1[to] ask; inquire2[to] ask about; consult3[to] question; interrogateชายchaaiชายchaai1man; male person2male sex3male; masculine4edge; brim; hem; shoreที่มาtîi-maaที่มาtîi-maa1origin; source2background; provenance; etymology3source; reference (citation)ถวายtà-wǎaiถวายtà-wǎai1to offer (to royalty/monastics)2[to] dedicate/offer merit (to royalty/monastics)3to serve (royalty/monastics)อาหารaa-hǎanอาหารaa-hǎan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeประสกbprà-sòkประสกbprà-sòkBuddhist layman (informal)วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentมากับmaa-gàpมากับmaa-gàp[to] come with [sb/sth]ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooหรือrʉ̌ʉหรือrʉ̌ʉ1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)
The monk asked the man who had come to offer food, “Lay devotee, did you bring your child along today?”
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ประสกbprà-sòkนั่งnângรอrɔɔตรงนี้dtrong-níiก่อนนะgɔ̀ɔn-náอาตมาàat-dtà-maaจะjàไปbpaiหยิบyìpหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉมาmaaให้hâiพระpráบอกbɔ̀ɔkชายchaaiที่มาtîi-maaขอkɔ̌ɔหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉธรรมะtam-má
“Lay devotee, sit and wait here for a moment. I'll fetch the book for you,” the monk told the man who had come to ask for a book on Buddhist teachings.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเห็นhěnประสกbprà-sòkผู้pûuหนึ่งnʉ̀ngนั่งnângถอนหายใจtɔ̌ɔn-hǎai-jaiอยู่yùuหน้าnâaกุฏิgù-dtìหลวงพ่อlǔuang-pɔ̂ɔจึงjʉngชวนchuuanเขาkǎoเข้ามาkâo-maaพูดคุยpûut-kuiและlɛ́ให้ข้อคิดhâi-kɔ̂ɔ-kítเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangการปล่อยวางgaan-bplɔ̀i-waang
Seeing a male lay devotee sitting and sighing outside his quarters, the monk invited him in to talk and offered some reflections on letting go.
หลวงพ่อlǔuang-pɔ̂ɔเตือนdtʉʉanชายchaaiผู้pûuมาmaaถวายtà-wǎaiเงินngənว่าwâaประสกbprà-sòkการทำบุญgaan-tam-bunไม่ได้mâi-dâaiขึ้นอยู่กับkʉ̂n-yùu-gàpจำนวนเงินjam-nuuan-ngənที่tîiถวายtà-wǎaiเพียงอย่างเดียวpiiang-yàang-diiaoแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangขึ้นอยู่กับkʉ̂n-yùu-gàpความตั้งใจkwaam-dtâng-jaiและlɛ́การgaanไม่mâiเบียดเบียนbìiat-biianผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉnด้วยdûuai
The monk reminded the man who had come to donate money, “Lay devotee, making merit does not depend only on the amount you give, but also on your intentions and on not harming others.”
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ปร, the first consonant ป sets the 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
bprà
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 | — | — |