ปสาท

bpà-sàat

Meanings

1NounC2

faith; devotion

faith, devotion, or clarity of mind (typically used in religious or Buddhist contexts)

Examples

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2NounC2

sense receptor

the sensitive material quality or receptor of a sense organ that receives external stimuli (in Buddhist philosophy)

Examples

การมองเห็นgaan-mɔɔng-hěnการมองเห็นgaan-mɔɔng-hěn1vision; sight (ability)2visibility (degree of seeing)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂n[to] happen; occur; arise; emerge; come into beingไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedหากhàakหากhàakif; in caseจักjàkจักjàk1how many; how much (Isan)2will; shall (literary/formal auxiliary)3[to] split into strips; notchขุkùปสาทbpà-sàatปสาทbpà-sàat1faith; devotion2sense receptorหรือrʉ̌ʉหรือrʉ̌ʉ1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)ประสาทตาbprà-sàat-dtaaประสาทตาbprà-sàat-dtaaoptic nerveของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoของเราkɔ̌ɔng-rao1our (belonging to us)2oursเสื่อมสภาพsʉ̀ʉam-sà-pâapเสื่อมสภาพsʉ̀ʉam-sà-pâap1[to] deteriorate; wear out; degrade2deteriorated; worn; degraded
Seeing cannot occur at all if our cakkhu-pasada or eye receptor is deteriorated.
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Tones

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Why is ปสาท said ปะ-สาด?

bpà-sàat

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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