วัฏ(wát)

Meanings

1NounB2

cycle; round; loop

A cycle, round, or loop; in religious use, often refers to a repeating cycle, especially of existence or rebirth.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofติดอยู่dtìt yòoติดอยู่dtìt yòo1[to] be stuck; trapped; unable to get free2[to] be attached; adhered; stuck on3[to] be held up; tied up; unable to leave4[to] remain; linger (smell/feeling/problem)5[to] be fixated on; hung up onในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)วัฏwátวัฏwát1cycle; round; loop2saṃsāra; cycle of rebirth (abbr.)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsหนี้สินnêe sĭnหนี้สินnêe sĭn1debt; liabilities2liabilities (accounting)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightกู้เงินgôo ngernกู้เงินgôo ngern[to] borrow moneyใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerจ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] pay2[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)3[to] spend (money)หนี้nêeหนี้nêedebt; liabilityเก่าgàoเก่าgào1former; previous2old-fashioned; outdated3old; not newตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laaตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laaall the time; constantly
He is stuck in a debt cycle, constantly having to borrow new money to pay off old debts.
2NounB2

saṃsāra; cycle of rebirth (abbr.)

A shortened form of วัฏสงสารวัฏสงสารwát sŏng-săansamsara; cycle of rebirth meaning the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth.

Examples

การทำบุญgaan tam bunการทำบุญgaan tam bun1merit-making ceremony/event2merit-making (Buddhist practice)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsหนทางhŏn taangหนทางhŏn taang1way; route; path (literal)2means; method; way (figurative)หนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)ที่จะtêe jàที่จะtêe jà1that/which/who will; that is/are going to2to (after a noun/adj; infinitival 'to')ช่วยให้chûuai hâiช่วยให้chûuai hâi[to] enable; help [sb/sth] (to) do [sth]; make [sth] possible/easierเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)หลุดพ้นlùt pónหลุดพ้นlùt pón1[to] break free; get out of2[to] be liberated (spiritual)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)วัฏwátวัฏwát1cycle; round; loop2saṃsāra; cycle of rebirth (abbr.)
Making merit is one way to help us escape the cycle of rebirth.

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