ปัญจ
bpan-jàMeaning
1NounC2
prefix meaning five (literary)
a bound combining form meaning “five,” used before nouns in Pali/Sanskrit-derived or scholarly compounds (e.g., ปัญจขันธ์ปัญจขันธ์bpan-jà-kǎnthe five aggregates, ปัญจมหาภูต); not used as the ordinary standalone numeral in Thai
Examples
ในทางnai-taangในทางnai-taangin terms of; in the field/aspect of [sth]พุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaพุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaBuddhismการรักษาgaan-rák-sǎaการรักษาgaan-rák-sǎa1medical treatment; therapy; medical care2preservation; maintenance; conservation3protection; safeguarding; keeping order4observance; adherence; keepingปัญจbpan-jàปัญจbpan-jàprefix meaning five (literary)ศีลsǐinศีลsǐin1moral precept (Buddhism)2observance of moral disciplineถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpen1[to] be considered; be regarded; count as2[to] constitute; amount toพื้นฐานpʉ́ʉn-tǎanพื้นฐานpʉ́ʉn-tǎan1basic; fundamental2foundation; basis3background (knowledge/education)สำคัญsǎm-kanสำคัญsǎm-kan1important; significant; essential2[to] think; assume; suppose (often mistakenly)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsการเป็นgaan-bpenการเป็นgaan-bpen1being (serving as); holding a role/status2becoming; coming to be3having a conditionชาวพุทธchaao-pútชาวพุทธchaao-púta Buddhist; follower of Buddhismที่ดีtîi-diiที่ดีtîi-diigood; suitable; desirable
In Buddhism, observing the five precepts is considered a crucial foundation for being a good Buddhist.
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นักปราชญ์nák bpràatโบราณboh-raanเชื่อว่าchêuua wâaสรรพสิ่งsàp-pá-sìngในnaiจักรวาลjàk-grà-waanล้วนlúuanก่อกำเนิดgòr gam-nèrtจากjàakปัญจbpàn-jàมหาภูตmá-hăa pôotได้แก่dâi gàeดินdinน้ำnáamลมlomไฟfaiและláeอากาศธาตุaa-gàat-tâat
Ancient sages believed that everything in the universe originates from the five great elements: earth, water, wind, fire, and ether.
ตามdtaamหลักคำสอนlàk-kam-sɔ̌ɔnเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangปัญจbpan-jàขันธ์kǎnรูปrûupเวทนาwêet-tá-naaสัญญาsǎn-yaaสังขารsǎng-kǎanและlɛ́วิญญาณwin-yaanล้วนlúuanเป็นbpenสิ่งที่sìng-tîiเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nและlɛ́ดับไปdàp-bpaiไม่ใช่mâi-châiตัวตนที่แท้จริงdtuua-dton-tîi-tɛ́ɛ-jing
According to the doctrine of the five aggregates, form, feelings, perceptions, mental formations, and consciousness are all things that arise and cease, not a true self.
ผู้ที่pôo têeมุ่งสู่mûng sòoทางtaangหลุดพ้นlùt pónจำต้องjam dtôngสำรวมsăm-ruuamอินทรีย์in-seeมิให้mí hâiหลงใหลlŏng lăiในnaiปัญจbpàn-jàกามคุณgaam-má-kunอันเป็นan bpenบ่วงbùuangรัดrátรึงreungสรรพสัตว์sàp-bpà-sàtไว้wáiในnaiสังสารวัฏsǎng-săa-rá-wát
Those who aim for the path of liberation must restrain their senses, so as not to be infatuated with the five strands of sensual pleasure, which are the fetters that bind all beings in the cycle of rebirth.
Tones
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Why is ปัญจ said ปัน-จะ?
bpan-jà
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bpan
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 | — | — |