ผัสสะ
pàt-sàMeaning
1NounC1
contact; sensory perception
contact, touch, or sensory perception, especially used in Buddhist philosophy to describe the interaction between sense organs, sense objects, and consciousness
Examples
เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)ตาเห็นdtaa hĕnรูปrôopรูปrôop1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4statue; sculpted image; figure5grammatical formก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เกิดgèrtเกิดgèrt1to be born2to happen; occur; arise3born (indicating birthplace/time)4(colloq.) if it happens that; unexpectedlyผัสสะpàt-sàผัสสะpàt-sàcontact; sensory perceptionขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)ในใจnai jaiในใจnai jaiinwardly; to oneself
When the eye sees a form, sensory contact arises in the mind.
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การฝึกgaan-fʉ̀kทำtamสมาธิช่วยsà-maa-tí-chûuaiให้เราhâi-raoเท่าทันtâo-tanผัสสะpàt-sàที่tîiเข้ามาkâo-maaกระทบgrà-tópความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀k
Practicing meditation helps us be aware of the sensory contacts that affect our feelings.
ในnaiวงจรwong-jɔɔnปฏิจจสมุปบาทbpà-dtì-jòt-sà-mùp-bàatผัสสะpàt-sàเป็นbpenปัจจัยสำคัญbpàt-jai-sǎm-kanที่tîiก่อให้เกิดgɔ̀ɔ-hâi-gə̀ətเวทนาwêet-tá-naa
In the cycle of Dependent Origination, phassa (sensory contact) is a crucial condition that gives rise to vedana (feeling).
ผู้ปฏิบัติธรรมpûu-bpà-dtì-bàt-tamพึงpʉngมีสติmii-sà-dtìรู้แจ้งrúu-jɛ̂ɛngในnaiผัสสะpàt-sàเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiเกิดgə̀ətความยึดมั่นถือมั่นkwaam-yʉ́t-mân-tʉ̌ʉ-mânในnaiอารมณ์aa-romทั้งปวงtáng-bpuuang
Dhamma practitioners should have mindful awareness of sensory contact, in order to prevent attachment to all emotions.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ส, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
pàt
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High 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 | — | — |