ภิกษา
pík-sǎaMeaning
1NounC1
alms; food for monks
Alms or food given to Buddhist monks; food obtained by begging
Examples
ทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoevery morningพระภิกษุprá-pík-sùพระภิกษุprá-pík-sùBuddhist monk (formal, male)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ออกɔ̀ɔkออกɔ̀ɔk1[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)เดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningบิณฑบาตbin-tá-bàatบิณฑบาตbin-tá-bàat1alms round (by Buddhist monks)2[to] go on alms round3[to] request as a monk; [to] ask [sb] to refrain from [sth]เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; 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)ภิกษาpík-sǎaภิกษาpík-sǎaalms; food for monksจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmพุทธศาสนิกชนpút-tá-sǎa-sà-ník-gà-chonพุทธศาสนิกชนpút-tá-sǎa-sà-ník-gà-chonBuddhist (adherent)
Every morning, monks walk to receive alms from Buddhists.
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อาหารaa-hǎanที่tîiได้dâaiจากjàakการขอgaan-kɔ̌ɔเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaยังชีพyang-chîipของkɔ̌ɔngพระสงฆ์prá-sǒngนั้นnánเรียกว่าrîiak-wâaภิกษาpík-sǎa
The food obtained from begging to sustain a monk's life is called phiksa (alms).
พระภิกษุprá-pík-sùพึงพอใจpʉng-pɔɔ-jaiในnaiภิกษาpík-sǎaที่tîiได้มาdâai-maaโดยdooiความบริสุทธิ์kwaam-bɔɔ-rí-sùtและlɛ́ไม่ควรmâi-kuuanเลือกlʉ̂ʉakบริโภคbɔɔ-rí-pôokตามใจชอบdtaam-jai-chɔ̂ɔp
Monks should be content with the alms obtained purely and should not selectively consume food according to their preference.
ในnaiสมัยพุทธกาลsà-măi pút-tá-gaanนักบวชnák bùuatจะjàจาริกjaa-ríkไปตามbpai dtaamหมู่บ้านmòo bâanต่างๆdtàang-dtàangเพื่อpêuuaแสวงหาsà-wăeng hăaภิกษาpík-săaสำหรับsăm-ràpประทังชีวิตbprà-tang chee-wít
In the Buddha's time, ascetics would travel to various villages to seek alms to sustain their lives.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ภิกษา said พิก-สา?
pík-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
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 | — | — |