ลิจฉวี
lít-chà-wǐiMeaning
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Licchavi
Licchavi, an ancient Indian clan or people who lived in the Vajji region during the time of the Buddha
Examples
กษัตริย์gà-sàtกษัตริย์gà-sàtking; monarch; sovereignลิจฉวีlít-chà-wǐiลิจฉวีlít-chà-wǐiLicchaviทรงsongทรงsong1shape; form2style; look (e.g., hairstyle)3[royal] to have; possess4[royal] to be; to do5(royal) honorific prefixปกครองbpòk-krɔɔngปกครองbpòk-krɔɔng1[to] govern; rule2[to] administer; overseeแคว้นkwɛ́ɛnแคว้นkwɛ́ɛnrealm; principality; regionวัชชีwát-chiiวัชชีwát-chiiVajjiด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooระบอบrá-bɔ̀ɔpระบอบrá-bɔ̀ɔpsystem; regime; orderสามัคคีธรรมsǎa-mák-kii-tamสามัคคีธรรมsǎa-mák-kii-tamunity; solidarity; concord (as a principle)
The Licchavi kings ruled the Vajji state with a harmonious democratic system.
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แคว้นkwɛ́ɛnวัชชีwát-chiiซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นที่bpen-tîiอยู่yùuของkɔ̌ɔngชาวchaaoลิจฉวีlít-chà-wǐiนั้นnánมีmiiความเจริญรุ่งเรืองkwaam-jà-rəən-rûng-rʉʉangมากmâakในnaiสมัยพุทธกาลsà-mǎi-pút-tá-gaan
The Vajji state, which was the home of the Licchavi people, was highly prosperous during the Buddha's time.
หลักlàkอaปริbprìหาhăaนิníยyธรรมtamที่têeพระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâoทรงsongแสดงsà-daengแก่gàeเจ้าjâoลิจฉวีlít-chà-wĕeเป็นbpenหลักธรรมlàk tamที่têeช่วยchûuaiป้องกันbpông ganไม่ให้mâi hâiความเสื่อมkwaam sèuumเกิดขึ้นgèrt kêunในnaiหมู่คณะmòo ká-ná
The Aparihaniyadhamma principles that the Buddha taught the Licchavi princes are doctrines that help prevent decline within a community.
การล่มสลายgaan lôm sà-lăaiของkŏngสมsŏmาพันpanธthรัฐrátลิจฉวีlít-chà-wĕeเกิดจากgèrt jàakการที่gaan têeพระเจ้าprá jâoอaชาchaaตtศัตรูsàt-dtruuทรงsongส่งsòngวัสสกาsà-gaaรrพราหมณ์praamไปbpaiทำลายtam laaiความสามัคคีkwaam săa-mák-keeภายในpaai nai
The fall of the Licchavi confederacy was caused by King Ajatasattu sending the Brahmin Vassakara to destroy their internal unity.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ลิจฉวี said ลิจ-ฉะ-หวี?
lít-chà-wǐi
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -จ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
lít
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 | — | — |