พุทธ
pútMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
Buddhist; relating to the Buddha/Buddhism
relating to the Buddha or Buddhism; Buddhist
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herสนใจsǒn-jaiสนใจsǒn-jai1[to] be interested (in) [sth/sb]2[to] pay attention to; be attentive toประวัติbprà-wàtประวัติbprà-wàt1history; background2profile; personal recordของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพุทธpútพุทธpút1Buddhist; relating to the Buddha/Buddhism2Buddhist (person; elliptical)3Buddha-; Buddhist- (prefix)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
She is very interested in Buddhist history.
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Yesterday we went to see Buddhist-themed art at the museum.
ปีหน้าbpii-nâaฉันchǎnตั้งใจdtâng-jaiจะjàเรียนriianหลักธรรมlàk-tamแบบbɛ̀ɛpพุทธpútให้hâiลึกlʉ́kขึ้นkʉ̂n
Next year I intend to study Buddhist doctrines more deeply.
งานngaanเสวนาsěe-wá-naaนี้níiพูดถึงpûut-tʉ̌ngวิถีชีวิตwí-tǐi-chii-wítแบบbɛ̀ɛpพุทธpútกับgàpสังคมสมัยใหม่sǎng-kom-sà-mǎi-mài
This seminar discusses the Buddhist way of life and modern society.
2NounB1
Buddhist (person; elliptical)
a follower of Buddhism; an elliptical form of ชาวพุทธชาวพุทธchaao-púta Buddhist; follower of Buddhism, also used in ordinary conversation
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)พิธีpí-tiiพิธีpí-tii1ceremony; rite2ritual; observance3formal procedure; protocolมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoพุทธศาสนิกชนpút-tá-sǎa-sà-ník-gà-chonพุทธศาสนิกชนpút-tá-sǎa-sà-ník-gà-chonBuddhist (adherent)จำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâakจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâak1many; numerous; a large amount/number2in large numbers/amountsมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerร่วมrûuamร่วมrûuam1[to] join; participate2together; jointly3joint; shared; mutualฟังธรรมfang-tamฟังธรรมfang-tam[to] listen to a Buddhist sermon
Many Buddhists attended the ceremony to listen to the sermon.
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Buddhists from many provinces came to observe precepts at the main temple.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเป็นbpenพุทธpútเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎaคำสอนkam-sɔ̌ɔnอย่างyàangเปิดกว้างbpə̀ət-gwâangและlɛ́เคารพkao-rópศาสนาsàat-sà-nǎaอื่นʉ̀ʉnด้วยdûuai
Although he is a Buddhist, he studies teachings with openness and respects other religions as well.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเทศกาลtêet-sà-gaanมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ngพุทธpútจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâakเดินทางdəən-taangไปbpaiทำบุญtam-bunเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaระลึกถึงrá-lʉ́k-tʉ̌ngครูบาอาจารย์kruu-baa-aa-jaan
When the festival arrives, many Buddhists travel to make merit in remembrance of revered teachers.
3NounB2
Buddha-; Buddhist- (prefix)
used as a bound form prefixed to nouns to mean ‘Buddhist/Buddha-’ (e.g., พุทธศาสนาพุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaBuddhism Buddhism, พุทธบริษัทพุทธบริษัทpút-tá-bɔɔ-rí-sàtthe Buddhist community; Buddhist faithful Buddhist community)
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเลือกเรียนlʉ̂ʉak-riianเลือกเรียนlʉ̂ʉak-riian[to] choose to study [sth]วิชาwí-chaaวิชาwí-chaa1subject; course; field of study2classifier: courses/subjects3knowledge; skill; discipline4esoteric or magical artsเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàp1about; regarding; concerning2[to] relate to; concern; be aboutพุทธศิลป์pút-tá-sǐnพุทธศิลป์pút-tá-sǐnBuddhist artเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเข้าใจkâo-jaiเข้าใจkâo-jai1[to] understand; grasp2[to] assume; take sth to be true3[to be] understanding (of [sb])งานศิลปะngaan-sǐn-lá-bpàงานศิลปะngaan-sǐn-lá-bpàartwork; work of artในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วัดไทยwát-taiวัดไทยwát-taiThai Buddhist temple
She chose to study Buddhist art to understand artworks in Thai temples.
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งานบวชngaan-bùuatครั้งนี้kráng-níiมีmiiพุทธบริษัทpút-tá-bɔɔ-rí-sàtมาmaaร่วมทำrûuam-tamบุญbunกันganอย่างyàangคึกคักkʉ́k-kák
The ordination ceremony had the Buddhist community actively joining to make merit.
พิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panกำลังgam-langจัดjàtนิทรรศการní-tát-sà-gaanพุทธศาสนวัตถุpút-tá-sàat-sà-ná-wát-tùหายากhăa yâakจากjàakหลายlăaiภูมิภาคpoom-mí-pâak
The museum is hosting an exhibition of rare Buddhist religious objects from various regions.
นักวิชาการnák-wí-chaa-gaanถกเถียงกันtòk-tǐiang-ganเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangพุทธปรัชญาpút-tá-bpràt-yaaเทียบกับtîiap-gàpแนวคิดnɛɛo-kítตะวันตกdtà-wan-dtòkในnaiชั้นchánสัมมนาsǎm-má-naa
Scholars debated Buddhist philosophy in comparison with Western thought in the seminar.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พุทธ said พุด?
pút
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ธ is said like ด (t).
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ธ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
pút
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 | — | — |