วสี

wá-sǐi

Meanings

1NounC2

power; mastery; control

power, mastery, or control, often used in religious or literary contexts referring to mental discipline or meditative practices

Examples

จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmการฝึกฝนgaan-fʉ̀k-fǒnการฝึกฝนgaan-fʉ̀k-fǒn1practice (skill improvement)2training; drillอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang-dtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang-dtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangcontinuously; continually; on an ongoing basisผู้ปฏิบัติธรรมpûu-bpà-dtì-bàt-tamผู้ปฏิบัติธรรมpûu-bpà-dtì-bàt-tamBuddhist practitioner; meditatorสามารถsǎa-mâatสามารถsǎa-mâat1able; capable2talented; competentฝึกfʉ̀kฝึกfʉ̀k1[to] practice; train (oneself); exercise (a skill)2[to] train; coach (someone)3[to] drill; discipline (sb)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเกิดgə̀ətเกิดgə̀ət1to be born2to happen; occur; arise3born (indicating birthplace/time)4(colloq.) if it happens that; unexpectedlyวสีwá-sǐiวสีwá-sǐi1power; mastery; control2master; expertในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)การควบคุมgaan-kûuap-kumการควบคุมgaan-kûuap-kumcontrol; supervision; regulation; restraintจิตใจjìt-jaiจิตใจjìt-jai1mind; heart; spirit (inner feelings)2disposition; temperamentที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerฟุ้งซ่านfúng-sâanฟุ้งซ่านfúng-sâan1mentally restless; distracted; agitated2[to] be mentally agitatedของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsตนเองdton-eengตนเองdton-eeng1oneself (reflexive pronoun)2one's own (possessive)3the self; one's identityได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
Through continuous practice, the Dhamma practitioner was able to develop mastery in controlling his wandering mind.
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2NounC2

master; expert

one who has power, mastery, or expertise; a sage or ascetic who has strict control over their senses

Examples

พระธุดงค์prá-tú-dongพระธุดงค์prá-tú-dongascetic monk; wandering monkรูปrûupรูปrûup1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4statue; sculpted image; figure5grammatical formนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ได้รับdâi-rápได้รับdâi-ráp1[to] receive; get; obtain; be given/granted/awarded2[to] experience; be subjected to; suffer; sustain; be affected by3[to] be ...-ed (passive with ได้รับ/ได้รับการ)การยกย่องgaan-yók-yɔ̂ɔngการยกย่องgaan-yók-yɔ̂ɔng1praise; commendation2honor; high esteemว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)วสีwá-sǐiวสีwá-sǐi1power; mastery; control2master; expertผู้pûuผู้pûu1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoความเชี่ยวชาญkwaam-chîiao-chaanความเชี่ยวชาญkwaam-chîiao-chaanexpertise; proficiencyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)การเข้าฌานgaan-kâo-chaanการเข้าฌานgaan-kâo-chaanentering jhana; meditative absorption
This wandering monk is praised as a sage with expertise in entering deep meditation.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is วสี said วะ-สี?

wá-sǐi

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——