วจี
wá-jiiMeaning
1NounB2
speech; utterance; words (formal/literary; often in compounds)
speech, words, or an utterance; a formal/literary term most often used in compounds (e.g., วจีกรรมวจีกรรมwá-jii-gamverbal (karmic) action ‘verbal action’)
Examples
การgaanการgaan1nominalizer2work; business; task3affair; matterไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)พูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutโกหกgoo-hòkโกหกgoo-hòk1[to] lie; tell a lie2lie; falsehood (uncommon as a noun)ถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpen1[to] be considered; be regarded; count as2[to] constitute; amount toการgaanการgaan1nominalizer2work; business; task3affair; matterรักษาวจีสุจริตrák-sǎa-wá-jii-sùt-jà-rìtรักษาวจีสุจริตrák-sǎa-wá-jii-sùt-jà-rìt[to] uphold wholesome speech; observe right verbal conductอย่างหนึ่งyàang-nʉ̀ngอย่างหนึ่งyàang-nʉ̀ng1one thing/kind2for one thing; on one hand
Not telling lies is considered one way of upholding the principle of right speech.
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เราraoควรkuuanระวังวจีกรรมrá-wang-wá-jii-gamเพราะprɔ́คำพูดkam-pûutที่tîiพูดpûutออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoเอาaoกลับคืนมาglàp-kʉʉn-maaไม่ได้mâi-dâai
We should be careful with our verbal actions (karma), because words, once spoken, cannot be taken back.
ทุกวจีtúk-wá-jiiที่tîiเปล่งbplèengออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakปากbpàakของkɔ̌ɔngนักปราชญ์nák-bpràatล้วนlúuanเต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiข้อคิดkɔ̂ɔ-kítที่tîiลึกซึ้งlʉ́k-sʉ́ng
Every utterance that came from the sage's mouth was full of profound insights.
การควบคุมgaan-kûuap-kumกายgaaiวาจาwaa-jaaใจjaiโดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่งdooi-chà-pɔ́-yàang-yîngการสำรวมวจีgaan-sǎm-ruuam-wá-jiiเป็นbpenหลักปฏิบัติlàk-bpà-dtì-bàtสำคัญsǎm-kanในทางnai-taangพุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎa
Controlling body, speech, and mind, especially restraining one's utterances, is a key practice in Buddhism.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is วจี said วะ-จี?
wá-jii
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
wá
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 | — | — |