วัฏฏะ

wát-dtà

Meanings

1NounB2

cycle; recurring round

A cycle or circular, recurring process, especially for abstract concepts like poverty or violence.

Examples

รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanรัฐบาลrát-tà-baan1government (executive)2the government; public sectorพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptหาhăaหาhăa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3[to] get; procure4[to] earn (money); make a living5[to] visit; go see6[to] call for; ask for; contact (by phone)ทางแก้ไขtaang gâe kăiทางแก้ไขtaang gâe kăisolution; remedyปัญหาbpan-hăaปัญหาbpan-hăa1problem; issue2question (for discussion)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofตัดdtàtตัดdtàt1[to] cut2[to] trim; clip3[to] cut off; turn off; disconnect4[to] eliminate; remove5[to] edit; cut (media/text)6[to] deduct7[to] cross (a path); cut acrossวัฏฏะwát-dtàวัฏฏะwát-dtà1cycle; recurring round2cycle of rebirth; samsaraความยากจนkwaam yâak jonความยากจนkwaam yâak jonpovertyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ชนบทchon-ná-bòtชนบทchon-ná-bòt1countryside; rural area2rural (attr.)
The government is trying to find solutions to break the cycle of poverty in rural areas.
2NounC1

cycle of rebirth; samsara

In Buddhism, the cycle of repeated birth, suffering, death, and rebirth from which liberation (Nirvana) is sought; samsara.

Examples

ชาวพุทธchaao pútชาวพุทธchaao pút1a Buddhist; follower of Buddhism2Buddhists (collectively)เชื่อว่าchêuua wâaเชื่อว่าchêuua wâa1[to] believe (that) ...2it is believed that ...ทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)ชีวิตchee-wítชีวิตchee-wít1life (one’s life; way of living)2lifetime; lifespan3life (state of being alive)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightเวียนว่ายwiian wâaiเวียนว่ายwiian wâai1[to] circle around; move round and round2[to] be stuck in cycles; undergo repeated rebirthอยู่ในyòo naiอยู่ในyòo nai[to] be in [somewhere]วัฏฏะwát-dtàวัฏฏะwát-dtà1cycle; recurring round2cycle of rebirth; samsaraจนกว่าจะjon gwàa jàจนกว่าจะjon gwàa jàuntilบรรลุนิพพานban-lú níp-paanบรรลุนิพพานban-lú níp-paan[to] attain Nirvana
Buddhists believe that all life must cycle through samsara until attaining Nirvana.