วัชชี
wát-chiiMeaning
1NounC2
Vajji
Vajji, an ancient Indian confederation and one of the sixteen principalities (Mahajanapadas) in ancient India, frequently mentioned in Buddhist texts
Examples
แคว้นkwɛ́ɛnแคว้นkwɛ́ɛnrealm; principality; regionวัชชีwát-chiiวัชชีwát-chiiVajjiเป็นหนึ่งในสิบbpen-nʉ̀ng-nai-sìpเป็นหนึ่งในสิบbpen-nʉ̀ng-nai-sìp[to] be one of tenหกhòkหกhòk1six (6)2[to] spillแคว้นkwɛ́ɛnแคว้นkwɛ́ɛnrealm; principality; regionใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; seniorของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsอินเดียโบราณin-diia-boo-raanอินเดียโบราณin-diia-boo-raanAncient Indiaที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoความสำคัญkwaam-sǎm-kanความสำคัญkwaam-sǎm-kanimportance; significanceในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สมัยพุทธกาลsà-mǎi-pút-tá-gaanสมัยพุทธกาลsà-mǎi-pút-tá-gaanthe Buddha's time
The Vajji confederacy was one of the sixteen great states of ancient India that was important during the Buddha's time.
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กษัตริย์gà-sàtลิจฉวีlít-chà-wǐiทรงsongปกครองbpòk-krɔɔngแคว้นkwɛ́ɛnวัชชีwát-chiiด้วยdûuaiระบอบrá-bɔ̀ɔpสามัคคีธรรมsǎa-mák-kii-tamซึ่งsʉ̂ngทำให้tam-hâiบ้านเมืองbâan-mʉʉangมีmiiความเข้มแข็งkwaam-kêm-kɛ̌ngและlɛ́รุ่งเรืองrûng-rʉʉang
The Licchavi kings ruled the Vajji state with a cooperative democratic system, which made the nation strong and prosperous.
พระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâoได้ทรงdâai songแสดsàetงอngoปริbprìหาhăaนิníยyธรรมtamแก่gàeชาวchaaoวัชชีwát-cheeเพื่อpêuuaเป็นbpenหลักธรรมlàk tamในnaiการป้องกันgaan bpông ganความเสื่อมkwaam sèuumของkŏngแว่นแคว้นwâen kwáen
The Buddha taught the Aparihaniyadhamma to the people of Vajji as a moral principle to prevent the decline of their state.
ความล่มสลายkwaam lôm-sà-lăaiของkŏngแคว้นkwáenวัชชีwát-cheeเกิดขึ้นgèrt kêunเมื่อmêuuaเหล่าlàoกษัตริย์gà-sàtขาดkàatความสามัคคีkwaam săa-mák-keeและláeหลงlŏngกลอุบายgon ù-baaiของkŏngวัสสกาsà-gaaรrพราหมณ์praamแห่งhàengแคว้นkwáenมคธmá-kót
The fall of the Vajji confederacy occurred when the kings lacked unity and fell for the stratagem of Vassakara the Brahmin from the Magadha state.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is วัชชี said วัด-ชี?
wát-chii
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 vowelEnds in -ช, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
wát
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 | — | — |