พรต
prótMeanings
1NounC1
religious vow/observance
a religious vow or observance involving self-discipline, abstinence, or prescribed conduct
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herตั้งพรตงดเนื้อdtâng-prót-ngót-nʉ́ʉaตั้งพรตงดเนื้อdtâng-prót-ngót-nʉ́ʉa[to] vow to abstain from meatสัตว์sàtสัตว์sàt1animal (non-human creature)2beast; brute (pejorative)หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostเดือนdʉʉanเดือนdʉʉan1month2the Moon; moonเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofฝึกfʉ̀kฝึกfʉ̀k1[to] practice; train (oneself); exercise (a skill)2[to] train; coach (someone)3[to] drill; discipline (sb)วินัยwí-naiวินัยwí-nai1discipline; self-discipline2disciplinary rules; code of conduct3monastic discipline (Buddhism)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)จิตใจjìt-jaiจิตใจjìt-jai1mind; heart; spirit (inner feelings)2disposition; temperamentให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)มั่นคงmân-kongมั่นคงmân-kong1stable; steady2secure (finance/job/state)
She took a vow to abstain from meat for a month to train discipline and steady her mind.
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พระรูปprá-rûupนั้นnánรักษาพรตrák-sǎa-prótอย่างเคร่งครัดyàang-krêeng-krátทั้งtángการถือศีลgaan-tʉ̌ʉ-sǐinการอดอาหารgaan-òt-aa-hǎanเป็นช่วงbpen-chûuangและlɛ́การgaanสำรวมวาจาsǎm-ruuam-waa-jaa
That monk strictly observes his vow, including keeping precepts, periodic fasting, and restraint in speech.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàkในnaiเมืองใหญ่mʉʉang-yàiเขาkǎoยังyangยืนยันyʉʉn-yanรักษาพรตrák-sǎa-prótไม่mâiดื่มdʉ̀ʉmแอลกอฮอล์ɛn-gɔɔ-hɔɔและlɛ́ไม่mâiนอนดึกnɔɔn-dʉ̀kตามที่dtaam-tîiให้คำมั่นhâi-kam-mânไว้wái
Even while working hard in the big city, he still adheres to his vow not to drink alcohol and not to stay up late as he promised.
เพื่อpêuuaเตรียมใจdtriiam jaiเข้าพรรษาkâo pan-săaเธอterประกาศbprà-gàatพรตprótส่วนตัวsùuan dtuuaงดngótโซเชียลมีเดียsoh-chîian mee-dîiaตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keunและláeทำสมาธิtam sà-maa-tíทุกเช้าtúk cháoเพื่อpêuuaฝึกfèukความยับยั้งชั่งใจkwaam yáp-yáng châng jaiอย่างจริงจังyàang jing jang
To prepare herself for the Buddhist Lent, she declared a personal vow: refraining from social media at night and meditating every morning, to practice genuine self-restraint.
2NounC1
ascetic practice
the practice of asceticism undertaken for spiritual purposes
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toถือtʉ̌ʉถือtʉ̌ʉ1[to] hold; carry (by hand)2[to] regard; consider; deem3[to] observe; keep (rules, precepts, fast)4[to] be strict/particular aboutพรตprótพรตprót1religious vow/observance2ascetic practiceเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofขัดเกลาจิตใจkàt-glao-jìt-jaiขัดเกลาจิตใจkàt-glao-jìt-jai[to] cultivate/refine the mindและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)แสวงหาsà-wɛ̌ɛng-hǎaแสวงหาsà-wɛ̌ɛng-hǎa[to] seek; [to] pursue; [to] look for; [to] strive forความสงบkwaam-sà-ngòpความสงบkwaam-sà-ngòp1calmness; tranquility2quiet; stillness3peace (absence of conflict)4public order; law and order (official)ภายในpaai-naiภายในpaai-nai1inside; internal2inside; indoors3within; inside (place/scope)4within (time limit); by
He began practicing asceticism to refine his mind and seek inner peace.
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นักบวชnák-bùuatชราภาพchá-raa-pâapดำรงdam-rongพรตprótอย่างเคร่งครัดyàang-krêeng-krátเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiจิตหลุดพ้นjìt-lùt-pónจากjàakความยึดมั่นkwaam-yʉ́t-mânทางโลกtaang-lôok
The elder monk strictly maintains ascetic practice so that the mind can be freed from worldly attachment.
เธอterเลือกlêuuakเส้นทางsên taangแห่งhàengพรตprótโดยdoiลดทอนlót tonความkwaamฟุ้งเฟ้อfúng férทั้งปวงtáng bpuuangเพื่อpêuuaมุ่งสู่mûng sòoความแจ่มแจ้งkwaam jàem jâengทางจิตวิญญาณtaang jìt-dtà-win-yaan
She chose the path of asceticism, shedding all extravagance to aim for spiritual clarity.
ในnaiสายตาsǎai-dtaaของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoพรตprótมิใช่mí-châiการทรมานgaan-tɔɔ-rá-maanกายgaaiหากhàakเป็นbpenวิธีwí-tiiบ่มเพาะbòm-pɔ́วินัยwí-naiภายในpaai-naiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaยกระดับyók-rá-dàpภาวะpaa-wáตื่นรู้dtʉ̀ʉn-rúu
In his view, asceticism is not self-mortification but a way to cultivate inner discipline to elevate awareness.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster พร, the first consonant พ sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ต, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
prót
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |