รอยบาท
rɔɔi-bàatMeaning
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footprint (literary or reverential)
A mark or impression left by a foot, used in literary language or respectfully of the Buddha, royalty, or another revered person.
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)เดินขึ้นเขาdəən-kʉ̂n-kǎoเดินขึ้นเขาdəən-kʉ̂n-kǎo[to] walk up a hill or mountain; [to] hike uphillไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyสักการะsàk-gaa-ráสักการะsàk-gaa-rá[to] pay homage; venerate; worship (respectfully)รอยบาทrɔɔi-bàatรอยบาทrɔɔi-bàatfootprint (literary or reverential)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâaoพระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâaothe Buddha; the Enlightened Oneที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assess
The villagers walked up the mountain to pay homage to the Buddha's footprint at the temple.
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ในnaiนิทานní-taanเด็กหนุ่มdèk-nùmตามรอยdtaam-rɔɔiบาทbàatของkɔ̌ɔngพระฤๅษีprá-rʉʉ-sǐiบนพื้นดินbon-pʉ́ʉn-dinจนjonพบpópถ้ำtâmที่tîiท่านtânอาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùu
In the tale, the young man followed the revered hermit's footprints on the ground until he found the cave where the hermit lived.
ผู้ศรัทธาpûu-sàt-taaเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaรอยบาทrɔɔi-bàatบนbonแผ่นหินpɛ̀n-hǐnนี้níiเป็นbpenของkɔ̌ɔngพระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâaoจึงjʉngถือว่าtʉ̌ʉ-wâaสถานที่sà-tǎan-tîiแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiเป็นbpenสถานที่ศักดิ์สิทธิ์sà-tǎan-tîi-sàk-sìt
Devotees believe that the footprint on this stone slab belongs to the Buddha, so they regard this place as sacred.
แม้mɛ́ɛรอยบาทrɔɔi-bàatของkɔ̌ɔngพระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâaoที่ประดิษฐานtîi-bprà-dìt-sà-tǎanในnaiวัดwátนี้níiจะjàเป็นรอยbpen-rɔɔiจำลองjam-lɔɔngแต่dtɛ̀ɛผู้คนpûu-konก็gɔ̂ยังyangเดินทางมาdəən-taang-maaสักการะsàk-gaa-ráด้วยdûuaiความเคารพkwaam-kao-róp
Although the Buddha's footprint enshrined in this temple is a replica, people still travel here to pay homage with reverence.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
rɔɔi
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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บาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3foot (literary)baht (Thai currency unit)Part 2
รอยบาทrɔɔi-bàatรอยบาทrɔɔi-bàatfootprint (literary or reverential)footprint (literary or reverential)Word