พุทธะ
pút-táMeaning
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Buddha; awakened one
One who has awakened to the truth and attained full enlightenment in Buddhism; also used to refer to the historical Buddha.
Examples
พระอาจารย์prá aa-jaanพระอาจารย์prá aa-jaanVenerable teacher (Buddhist monk)อธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai[to] explain; clarifyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeพุทธะpút-táพุทธะpút-táBuddha; awakened oneคือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.ผู้ที่pôo têeผู้ที่pôo têeperson who; those whoตรัสรู้dtràt rúuตรัสรู้dtràt rúu[to] attain enlightenment (Buddhism)ความจริงkwaam jingความจริงkwaam jing1truth; fact2actually; in fact; to tell the truthด้วยพระองค์เองdûuai prá ong ayngด้วยพระองค์เองdûuai prá ong ayngpersonally (by a royal person)
The monk explained that a Buddha is one who has attained enlightenment and realized the truth through their own efforts.
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พระpráพุทธะpút-táทรงsongค้นพบkón-pópหนทางhǒn-taangดับทุกข์dàp-túkแล้วlɛ́ɛoทรงsongนำมาnam-maaสอนsɔ̌ɔnแก่gɛ̀ɛผู้คนpûu-kon
The Buddha discovered the path to ending suffering and then taught it to others.
แม้mɛ́ɛพระpráพุทธะpút-táจะjàทรงsongชี้chíiหนทางhǒn-taangพ้นทุกข์pón-túkไว้wáiแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛผู้ปฏิบัติpûu-bpà-dtì-bàtก็gɔ̂ยังyangต้องdtɔ̂ngฝึกฝนfʉ̀k-fǒnด้วยตนเองdûuai-dton-eeng
Although the Buddha has shown the path to liberation from suffering, practitioners must still undertake the training themselves.
ในnaiคติká-dtìพุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-năaพุทธะpút-táมิใช่mí châiเทพเจ้าtêp jâoผู้สร้างpôo sâangโลกlôhkหากhàakเป็นbpenผู้pôoตรัสรู้dtràt rúuที่têeทรงsongสอนsŏnให้hâiมนุษย์má-nútเข้าใจkâo jaiเหตุแห่งทุกข์hèt hàeng túk
In Buddhist thought, a Buddha is not a creator god but an enlightened being who teaches people to understand the causes of suffering.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พุทธะ said พุท-ทะ?
pút-tá
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ท, 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 | — | — |