ภิกขา
pík-kǎaMeaning
1NounC1
begging for alms; alms
the act of begging for alms, or the alms or food received, especially by Buddhist monks
Examples
พระสงฆ์prá-sǒngพระสงฆ์prá-sǒng1the monastic order; Buddhist clergy2a monk (formal/literary)เดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningอุ้มûmอุ้มûm1[to] carry in the arms2[to] support; prop up3[to] abduct (enforced disappearance)บาตรbàatบาตรbàatalms bowlในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháo1morning (time period)2in the morningเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofรับrápรับráp1[to] receive; get2[to] accept3[to] pick up; collect4[to] admit; confess5[to] take (a call/order/job)6[to] host; welcome7[to] defend; resist an attack8[to] withstand; bear9bottom; receptive sexual partner (slang)ภิกขาpík-kǎaภิกขาpík-kǎabegging for alms; almsจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ที่มาtîi-maaที่มาtîi-maa1origin; source2background; provenance; etymology3source; reference (citation)รอrɔɔรอrɔɔ1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitใส่บาตรsài-bàatใส่บาตรsài-bàat[to] give alms to monks (put offerings in an alms bowl)
Monks walk holding their alms bowls in the morning to receive alms from the villagers waiting to offer food.
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ตามdtaamพระวินัยprá-wí-naiแล้วlɛ́ɛoพระภิกษุprá-pík-sùต้องdtɔ̂ngดำรงชีพdam-rong-chîipด้วยdûuaiภิกขาpík-kǎaที่tîiได้dâaiจากjàakการgaanบิณฑบาตbin-tá-bàatเท่านั้นtâo-nán
According to the monastic discipline, monks must sustain themselves solely on the alms obtained from their daily rounds.
เขาkǎoสละsà-làทรัพย์สมบัติsáp-sǒm-bàtมหาศาลmá-hǎa-sǎanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaออกบวชɔ̀ɔk-bùuatและlɛ́ใช้ชีวิตchái-chii-wítอย่างyàangสมถะsà-má-tàโดยdooiยังชีพyang-chîipด้วยdûuaiภิกขาpík-kǎaที่tîiได้มาdâai-maaในnaiแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láวันwan
He renounced immense wealth to become a monk and live a humble life, surviving on the alms gathered each day.
ประเพณีbprà-pee-niiการเที่ยวgaan-tîiaoจาริกjaa-ríkแสวงหาsà-wɛ̌ɛng-hǎaภิกขาpík-kǎaช่วยchûuaiสอนsɔ̌ɔnให้hâiนักบวชnák-bùuatรู้จักrúu-jàkความถ่อมตนkwaam-tɔ̀ɔm-dtonและlɛ́มักน้อยmák-nɔ́ɔiในnaiอาหารaa-hǎanที่tîiได้dâaiรับบริจาคráp-bɔɔ-rí-jàak
The tradition of wandering to seek alms helps teach ascetics humility and contentment with the donated food.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ภิกขา said พิก-ขา?
pík-kǎa
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
pík
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 | — | — |