ภควัตร
pá-ká-wátMeaning
1NounC1
cycle of existence; worldly round (Buddhist)
the round of worldly existence and activities in the cycle of birth and death; involvement in mundane life (Buddhist usage)
Examples
พระอาจารย์prá-aa-jaanพระอาจารย์prá-aa-jaanVenerable teacher (Buddhist monk)สอนsɔ̌ɔnสอนsɔ̌ɔn1[to] teach [sb] [sth]2[to] instruct; train [sb]3[to] admonish; give moral guidanceให้เห็นhâi-hěnให้เห็นhâi-hěn[to] show; [to] make [sth] visible; [to] let [sb] seeว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeภควัตรpá-ká-wátภควัตรpá-ká-wátcycle of existence; worldly round (Buddhist)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.วัฏจักรwát-dtà-jàkวัฏจักรwát-dtà-jàkcycleแห่งhɛ̀ngแห่งhɛ̀ng1of; belonging to (formal)2classifier: places/institutions3place; location (formal)การเกิดgaan-gə̀ətการเกิดgaan-gə̀ət1birth2occurrence; happening3formation; generationแก่gɛ̀ɛแก่gɛ̀ɛ1old (age)2to; toward (recipient/affected party)3dark (color); strong (drink)4mature; fully grown; old (plant parts or produce)5for; with regard toเจ็บjèpเจ็บjèp1sore; painful2[to] hurt; be in pain3hurt (emotionally)4injuredตายdtaaiตายdtaai1[to] die; pass away2dead3[of devices] dead; not working4be doomed; be in big trouble (informal)5extremely; utterly (intensifier, informal)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)โลกlôokโลกlôok1Earth; the planet2the world; human society3world; realmนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)
The monk taught that bhavata is the cycle of birth, aging, sickness, and death in this world.
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เขาkǎoพยายามpá-yaa-yaamลดlótความยึดติดkwaam-yʉ́t-dtìtในnaiงานngaanและlɛ́ทรัพย์สินsáp-sǐnเพราะprɔ́เห็นว่าhěn-wâaล้วนlúuanเป็นส่วนหนึ่งbpen-sùuan-nʉ̀ngของkɔ̌ɔngภควัตรpá-ká-wátที่tîiผูกมัดใจpùuk-mát-jai
He tries to lessen attachment to work and possessions because he sees them as part of the worldly cycle that binds the mind.
แม้mɛ́ɛอยู่yùuท่ามกลางtâam-glaangภควัตรpá-ká-wátผู้ปฏิบัติpûu-bpà-dtì-bàtยังyangพัฒนาpát-tá-naaสติsà-dtìได้dâaiหากhàakรู้เท่าทันrúu-tâo-tanความkwaamเกิดดับgə̀ət-dàpของkɔ̌ɔngประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanทั้งปวงtáng-bpuuang
Even amid the worldly cycle, a practitioner can develop mindfulness if aware of the arising and passing of all experiences.
เธอtəəตระหนักdtrà-nàkว่าwâaความสำเร็จkwaam-sǎm-rètทางโลกtaang-lôokเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangเงื่อนไขngʉ̂ʉan-kǎiหนึ่งในnʉ̀ng-naiภควัตรpá-ká-wátจึงjʉngหันมาhǎn-maaฝึกfʉ̀kปล่อยวางbplɔ̀i-waangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaก้าวgâaoพ้นpónความkwaamเวียนวนwiia-nuuanนี้níi
She realized that worldly success is only a condition within the cycle, so she turned to practicing letting go to transcend this round.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ภควัตร said พะ-คะ-วัด?
pá-ká-wát
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
pá
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 | — | — |