ละตัณหา
lá-dtan-hǎaMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] renounce craving; abandon worldly desire
To abandon or free oneself from craving, thirst, or sensual desire. This is a key concept in Buddhism, representing the cessation of the cause of suffering.
Examples
การถือศีลgaan-tʉ̌ʉ-sǐinการถือศีลgaan-tʉ̌ʉ-sǐinobservance of precepts; keeping the preceptsภาวนาpaa-wá-naaภาวนาpaa-wá-naa1[to] pray; [to] recite a prayer2[to] earnestly wish for3[to] meditate; [to] chant (Buddhist practice)ช่วยให้chûuai-hâiช่วยให้chûuai-hâi[to] enable; help [sb/sth] (to) do [sth]; make [sth] possible/easierเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ฝึกฝนfʉ̀k-fǒnฝึกฝนfʉ̀k-fǒn[to] practice; train [sb]/[oneself] (repeatedly)ที่จะtîi-jàที่จะtîi-jà1that/which/who will; that is/are going to2to (after a noun/adj; infinitival 'to')ละตัณหาlá-dtan-hǎaละตัณหาlá-dtan-hǎa[to] renounce craving; abandon worldly desireได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
Observing precepts and meditating helps us practice abandoning our cravings.
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แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàบวชbùuatมาmaaหลายlǎaiพรรษาpan-sǎaแต่dtɛ̀ɛการgaanจะjàละตัณหาlá-dtan-hǎaให้hâiสิ้นซากsîn-sâakก็gɔ̂ยังyangเป็นbpenเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangที่tîiท้าทายtáa-taaiสำหรับพระsǎm-ràp-práหนุ่มnùm
Even after being ordained for many years, completely abandoning all desire is still a challenge for the young monk.
หนทางhǒn-taangสู่sùuนิพพานníp-paanนั้นnánมีmiiหัวใจสำคัญhǔua-jai-sǎm-kanอยู่ที่yùu-tîiการดับทุกข์gaan-dàp-túkซึ่งsʉ̂ngจะjàเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nได้dâaiก็ต่อเมื่อgɔ̂-dtɔ̀ɔ-mʉ̂ʉaสามารถsǎa-mâatละตัณหาlá-dtan-hǎaอันเป็นan-bpenสมุทัยsà-mù-taiได้สำเร็จdâai-sǎm-rèt
The path to Nirvana has at its core the cessation of suffering, which can only occur when one successfully abandons craving, the cause of suffering.
โยคีyoo-kiiผู้pûuบำเพ็ญตบะbam-pen-dtà-bàในnaiป่าลึกbpàa-lʉ́kมุ่งหวังmûng-wǎngเพียงpiiangสิ่งsìngเดียวdiiaoคือkʉʉการgaanชำระจิตใจcham-rá-jìt-jaiให้hâiบริสุทธิ์bɔɔ-rí-sùtและlɛ́ละตัณหาlá-dtan-hǎaทางโลกtaang-lôokให้หมดhâi-mòtสิ้นsîn
The ascetic yogi practicing austerities deep in the forest has only one goal: to purify the mind and completely abandon all worldly cravings.
Tones
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3 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
lá
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ละláละlá1[to] quit; give up; drop; let go (of)2each; per3[to] omit; leave out; skip4topic/softening particle[to] quit; give up; drop; let go (of)Part 1
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ตัณหาdtan-hǎaตัณหาdtan-hǎa1craving; strong desire2craving; thirst (Buddhism)craving; strong desirePart 2
ละตัณหาlá-dtan-hǎaละตัณหาlá-dtan-hǎa[to] renounce craving; abandon worldly desire[to] renounce craving; abandon worldly desireWord