ภิกขุ
pík-kùMeaning
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Buddhist monk
a fully ordained Buddhist monk (derived from Pali)
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoภิกขุpík-kùภิกขุpík-kùBuddhist monkจำพรรษาjam-pan-sǎaจำพรรษาjam-pan-sǎa[to] reside during the rains retreatอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainประมาณbprà-maanประมาณbprà-maan1approximately; about2[to] estimate; approximate3estimate (noun)4something like; along the lines of (informal)5moderate; reasonable (literary)ยี่สิบyîi-sìpยี่สิบyîi-sìptwentyรูปrûupรูปrûup1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4statue; sculpted image; figure5grammatical form
There are about twenty bhikkhus residing in this temple for the rains retreat.
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ชายหนุ่มchaai-nùmตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiบวชbùuatเป็นbpenภิกขุpík-kùเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎaพระธรรมคำสอนprá-tam-kam-sɔ̌ɔn
The young man decided to ordain as a bhikkhu to study the Dhamma teachings.
ตามdtaamพระวินัยprá-wí-naiภิกขุpík-kùจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngรักษาศีลrák-sǎa-sǐinทั้งหมดtáng-mòt227ข้อkɔ̂ɔอย่างเคร่งครัดyàang-krêeng-krát
According to the monastic discipline, a bhikkhu must strictly observe all 227 precepts.
ท่านtânเป็นbpenภิกขุpík-kùที่tîiปฏิบัติดีปฏิบัติชอบbpà-dtì-bàt-dii-bpà-dtì-bàt-chɔ̂ɔpและlɛ́เป็นที่bpen-tîiเคารพศรัทธาkao-róp-sàt-taaของkɔ̌ɔngชาวบ้านchaao-bâanในnaiละแวกlá-wɛ̂ɛkนั้นnán
He is a bhikkhu who practices well and righteously, and is deeply respected by the local villagers.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ภิกขุ said พิก-ขุ?
pík-kù
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 | — | — |