ลาเพศ
laa-pêetMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] leave the monkhood; [to] disrobe
to leave the Buddhist monkhood and return to the life of a regular person; to disrobe.
Examples
ได้ข่าวdâai-kàaoได้ข่าวdâai-kàao[to] hear (that); [to] receive newsว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeพระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2Buddha image; amulet3honorific prefix/title4divine; holy (as modifier)5male role; male character (traditional Thai theatre)มหาmá-hǎaมหาmá-hǎa1great; grand; vast (formal/literary)2prefix meaning great-/grand-; super-3title for a monk qualified in Pali studiesสมsǒmสมsǒm1befitting; appropriate; suitable2[to] be worthy of; deserve3to match; to be compatibleปองbpɔɔngปองbpɔɔng1[to] aim at; intend2[to] desire; have designs onจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ลาเพศlaa-pêetลาเพศlaa-pêet[to] leave the monkhood; [to] disrobeในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สิ้นเดือนsîn-dʉʉanสิ้นเดือนsîn-dʉʉan1end of the month; month-end2at the end of the monthนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)
I heard that the venerable monk Maha Sompong will disrobe at the end of this month.
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เขาkăoตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiลาเพศlaa pâytจากjàakสมณเพศsà-má-ná-pêetเพื่อpêuuaกลับไปglàp bpaiดูแลdoo laeคุณแม่kun mâeที่têeกำลังgam-langป่วยหนักbpùuai nàk
He decided to leave the monkhood to return and take care of his ailing mother.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakบวชเรียนbùuat-riianมานานmaa-naanถึงtʉ̌ngสิบsìpพรรษาpan-sǎaในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtท่านtânก็gɔ̂ตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiลาเพศlaa-pêetเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกลับไปglàp-bpaiใช้ชีวิตchái-chii-wítเยี่ยงyîiangคฤหัสถ์ká-rʉ́-hàt
After being ordained for ten years, he finally decided to disrobe and return to the life of a layman.
การลาgaan-laaเพศpêetเป็นbpenกระบวนการgrà-buuan-gaanที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngผ่านpàanพิธีการpí-tii-gaanทางtaangสงฆ์sǒngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแสดงsà-dɛɛngเจตจำนงjèet-jam-nongในnaiการกลับgaan-glàpสู่sùuสถานะsà-tǎa-náเดิมdəəmอย่างเป็นทางการyàang-bpen-taang-gaan
Disrobing is a process that requires a monastic ceremony to formally express the intention of returning to one's previous status.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
laa
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
ลาlaaลาlaa1donkey2[to] say goodbye; take one’s leave3leave (from work/school)4[to] take leave; request leavedonkeyPart 1
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ลาเพศlaa-pêetลาเพศlaa-pêet[to] leave the monkhood; [to] disrobe[to] leave the monkhood; [to] disrobeWord