ปราชญ์
bpràatMeaning
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sage; learned person
a very wise or learned person; a sage or scholar
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)พากันpaa-ganพากันpaa-gantogether; all; en masseไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forคำสอนkam-sɔ̌ɔnคำสอนkam-sɔ̌ɔn1teaching; instruction; admonition2doctrine; set of teachings3moral (of a story)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmปราชญ์bpràatปราชญ์bpràatsage; learned personผู้เฒ่าpûu-tâoผู้เฒ่าpûu-tâoelder; elderly personที่tîiที่tîi1place; 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; assessทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)เย็นyenเย็นyen1cool; chilly2evening (late afternoon to dusk)3cool (personality); calm4[to] be cool; become cool
The villagers go to seek teachings from the elder sage at the temple every evening.
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ทุกคนtúk-konเคารพkao-rópเขาkǎoในฐานะnai-tǎa-náปราชญ์bpràatเพราะprɔ́คำพูดkam-pûutของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoลึกซึ้งlʉ́k-sʉ́ngและlɛ́มีเหตุผลmii-hèet-pǒn
Everyone respects him as a sage because his words are profound and reasonable.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเกิดgə̀ətความขัดแย้งkwaam-kàt-yɛ́ɛngในหมู่nai-mùuชนchonผู้คนpûu-konเชิญchəənปราชญ์bpràatมาช่วยmaa-chûuaiชี้chíiทางออกtaang-ɔ̀ɔkด้วยdûuaiปัญญาbpan-yaaและlɛ́ความเมตตาkwaam-mêet-dtaa
When conflicts arise among the people, they invite a sage to help point the way out with wisdom and compassion.
แม้máeเผชิญpà-chernคำวิจารณ์kam wí-jaanรุนแรงrun-raengปราชญ์bpràatยังคงyang kongตริตรองdtrì-dtrongอย่างสงบyàang sà-ngòpก่อนgònเอ่ยèryถ้อยคำtôi kamสั้นsânๆ-ที่têeทำให้tam hâiทุกคนtúk konฉุกคิดchùk kít
Even when facing harsh criticism, the sage calmly reflects before uttering a few words that make everyone pause and think.
หมอพื้นบ้านmɔ̌ɔ-pʉ́ʉn-bâanคนนี้kon-níiเป็นbpenปราชญ์bpràatด้านdâanสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-praiของkɔ̌ɔngชุมชนchum-chon
This traditional healer is an expert in herbal knowledge in the community.
Grandfather is a local wisdom expert who knows traditional rice farming methods.
มหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiเชิญchəənปราชญ์bpràatท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìnมาmaaเล่าlâoภูมิปัญญาpuum-bpan-yaaการทอผ้าgaan-tɔɔ-pâaแก่gɛ̀ɛเยาวชนyao-wá-chon
The university invited a local wisdom expert to share weaving knowledge with the youth.
งานประชุมngaan-bprà-chumยกย่องyók-yɔ̂ɔngปราชญ์bpràatด้านdâanการจัดการน้ำgaan-jàt-gaan-náamของkɔ̌ɔngชุมชนchum-chonที่tîiสืบทอดsʉ̀ʉp-tɔ̂ɔtความรู้kwaam-rúuผ่านpàanหลายlǎaiชั่วคนchûua-kon
The conference honored a community water-management expert who has passed down knowledge through generations.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ปราชญ์ said ปราด?
bpràat
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ช is said like ด (t).Silent letterญ์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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 syllableEnds in -ช, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bpràat
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
ญ์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |