ยถา
yá-tǎaMeanings
1NounB2
Buddhist water-pouring chant
a specific Buddhist chant recited by monks during the pouring of water to transfer merit (named after the first word of the chant)
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พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenพระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2Buddha image; amulet3honorific prefix/title4divine; holy (as modifier)5male role; male character (traditional Thai theatre)เริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toสวดบทsùuat-bòtสวดบทsùuat-bòt[to] chant a set passage (prayer/verse); recite a set textยถาyá-tǎaยถาyá-tǎa1Buddhist water-pouring chant2according to; asยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâi[to] tell [sb] to [do sth]ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toกรวดน้ำgrùuat-náamกรวดน้ำgrùuat-náam[to] pour water to dedicate meritได้เลยdâai-ləəiได้เลยdâai-ləəi1sure; okay; go ahead2can … right away; may … now
As soon as the monks started the Yatha chant, grandma told me to start pouring the water.
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ตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiไปbpaiทำบุญtam-bunที่tîiวัดwátฉันchǎnตั้งใจdtâng-jaiฟังfangพระpráสวดsùuatยถาyá-tǎaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaอุทิศส่วนกุศลù-tít-sùuan-gù-sǒnให้hâiปู่bpùuที่tîiล่วงลับlûuang-lápไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛo
When I went to make merit at the temple, I listened intently to the monks chanting Yatha to dedicate merit to my late grandfather.
ตามธรรมเนียมdtaam-tam-niiamไทยtaiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaพระภิกษุprá-pík-sùขึ้นkʉ̂nบทbòtยถาyá-tǎaพุทธศาสนิกชนpút-tá-sǎa-sà-ník-gà-chonจะjàเริ่มrə̂əmรินrinน้ำnáamลงในlong-naiภาชนะpaa-chá-náเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเป็นbpenการกรวดน้ำgaan-grùuat-náam
According to Thai custom, when the monks begin the Yatha chant, Buddhists will start pouring water into a vessel as an act of transferring merit.
มัคนายกmák-ká-naa-yókประกาศbprà-gàatให้hâiญาติโยมyâat-yoomเตรียมdtriiamที่tîiกรวดน้ำgrùuat-náamให้hâiพร้อมprɔ́ɔmก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiคณะสงฆ์ká-ná-sǒngจะjàเริ่มrə̂əmสวดsùuatยถาyá-tǎaสัพsàpพีpii
The temple lay leader announced to the congregation to prepare their water-pouring vessels before the monks start chanting Yatha and Sapphi.
2AdverbC1
according to; as
according to; as; in whatever way (often used as a prefix in formal or literary compound words)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockเงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)รักษาตัวrák-sǎa-dtuuaรักษาตัวrák-sǎa-dtuua1[to] take care of oneself2[to] receive medical treatment; [to] recuperateเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâi1[to] let; allow (sb/sth to do/happen)2[to] leave/let (sb/sth) remain in a state; neglectโรคrôokโรคrôokdisease; illnessเป็นไปตามbpen-bpai-dtaamเป็นไปตามbpen-bpai-dtaam1[to] be in accordance with; conform to; comply with2[to] go/turn out as (expected/planned)ยถากรรมyá-tǎa-gamยถากรรมyá-tǎa-gamaccording to fate
He had no money for treatment, so he had to let the disease run its course according to his fate.
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สัตว์จรจัดsàt-jɔɔn-jàtหลายlǎaiตัวdtuuaถูกtùukทิ้งขว้างtíng-kwâangและlɛ́ถูกtùukปล่อยไปbplɔ̀i-bpaiตามdtaamยถาyá-tǎaโดยdooiไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiดูแลduu-lɛɛ
Many stray animals are abandoned and left to their fate without anyone caring for them.
การจัดgaan-jàtที่นั่งtîi-nângในnaiงานพระราชพิธีngaan-prá-râat-chá-pí-tiiจะjàถูกtùukกำหนดgam-nòtเรียงriiangตามdtaamยถาyá-tǎaบรรดาศักดิ์ban-daa-sàkของkɔ̌ɔngผู้เข้าร่วมงานpûu-kâo-rûuam-ngaan
The seating arrangement in the royal ceremony is determined according to the ranks and titles of the attendees.
พระภิกษุprá pík-sùพึงpeungพิจารณาpí-jàa-rá-naaสิ่งsìngทั้งหลายtáng lăaiให้เห็นhâi hĕnตามdtaamยถาyá-thaaภูตpôotญาณทัสสนะyaan tát-sà-náหรือrĕuการรู้gaan róoเห็นhĕnตามdtaamความเป็นจริงkwaam bpen jing
A monk should contemplate all things to see them according to objective reality, or knowing and seeing them as they truly are.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ยถา said ยะ-ถา?
yá-tǎa
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 vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
yá
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 | — | — |