ภักษา
pák-sǎaMeaning
1NounC1
food; nourishment
food; nourishment; meal (typically used in formal, literary, or poetic contexts)
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานชาดกní-taan-chaa-dòkนิทานชาดกní-taan-chaa-dòkJataka tale; Buddhist birth storyพญานกpá-yaa-nókพญานกpá-yaa-nókGaruda; king of birdsออกɔ̀ɔkออกɔ̀ɔk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)บินbinบินbin1[to] fly2[to] fly (by air travel)ร่อนเร่rɔ̂ɔn-rêeร่อนเร่rɔ̂ɔn-rêe[to] roam; wanderไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivated4jungle area (gaming)ใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; seniorเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofแสวงหาsà-wɛ̌ɛng-hǎaแสวงหาsà-wɛ̌ɛng-hǎa[to] seek; [to] pursue; [to] look for; [to] strive forภักษาpák-sǎaภักษาpák-sǎafood; nourishment
In the Jataka tales, the great bird flew wandering through the large forest to seek food.
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เหhăyล่าสัตว์lâa sàtวิเศษwí-sètในnaiป่าหิมพานต์bpàa hĭm-má-paanต่างdtàangดำรงชีวิตdam-rong chee-wítด้วยdûuayการกินgaan ginผลไม้pŏn-lá-máiป่าbpàaเป็นbpenภักษาpák-săa
The magical creatures in the Himmapan forest sustain their lives by eating wild fruits as nourishment.
ฤๅษีrʉʉ-sǐiที่tîiบำเพ็ญตบะbam-pen-dtà-bàในnaiถ้ำtâmลึกlʉ́kดำรงชีพdam-rong-chîipด้วยdûuaiการบริโภคgaan-bɔɔ-rí-pôokผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiเป็นbpenภักษาpák-sǎaเพียงเล็กน้อยpiiang-lék-nɔ́ɔiเท่านั้นtâo-nán
The ascetic practicing austerities in the deep cave survives by consuming only a small amount of fruit as nourishment.
เหล่าlàoเทพยดาtâep-pá-yaa-daaบนbonสรวงสวรรค์sùuang sà-wănล้วนlúuanบริโภคbor-rí-pôhkทิพยtípาหารhăanเป็นbpenภักษาpák-săaโดยdoiมิmíต้องdtôngเบียดเบียนbìiat biianสิ่งมีชีวิตsìng mee chee-wítใดdai
The deities in heaven all consume divine food as their nourishment without having to harm any living beings.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ภักษา said พัก-สา?
pák-sǎa
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 -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
pák
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 | — | — |