วัสสะ
wát-sàMeanings
1NounC2
rain
rain (used in formal, literary, or religious contexts)
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วรรณคดีโบราณwan-ná-ká-dii-boo-raanวรรณคดีโบราณwan-ná-ká-dii-boo-raanancient literature; classical literatureคำว่าkam-wâaคำว่าkam-wâathe word/term (introductory marker)วัสสะwát-sàวัสสะwát-sà1rain2year; rains retreatมักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3to be correct/right4proper; morally right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6passive marker (often adverse)นำมาใช้nam-maa-cháiนำมาใช้nam-maa-chái1[to] use; apply; utilize; employ [sth]2[to] adopt; implement [sth]เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofบรรยายถึงban-yaai-tʉ̌ngบรรยายถึงban-yaai-tʉ̌ng[to] describe [sth/sb]; [to] lecture about [sth]ความชุ่มฉ่ำkwaam-chûm-chàmความชุ่มฉ่ำkwaam-chûm-chàm1juiciness; succulence2pleasant moistness; dewy hydration3heart-refreshing delight (fig.)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsสายฝนsǎai-fǒnสายฝนsǎai-fǒn1falling rain; rain shower2female given name
In ancient literature, the word "vassa" is often used to describe the moisture of the falling rain.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaวัสสะwát-sàโปรยปรายbprooi-bpraaiลงlongมาจากmaa-jàakฟากฟ้าfâak-fáaพืชพรรณpʉ̂ʉt-panในnaiป่าbpàaใหญ่yàiก็gɔ̂กลับมาglàp-maaมีชีวิตชีวาmii-chii-wít-chii-waaอีกครั้งìik-kráng
When the rain drizzles down from the sky, the flora in the great forest comes back to life.
กวีgà-wiiมักmákพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngวัสสะwát-sàที่tîiตกลงมาdtòk-long-maaในช่วงnai-chûuangเปลี่ยนbplìianฤดูกาลrʉ́-duu-gaanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสื่อถึงsʉ̀ʉ-tʉ̌ngความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kเหงาngǎoและlɛ́เดียวดายdiiao-daai
Poets often depict the rain falling during the change of seasons to convey feelings of loneliness and solitude.
พราหมณ์praamผู้ประกอบพิธีpûu-bprà-gɔ̀ɔp-pí-tiiได้dâaiสวดsùuatบูชาเทพยดาbuu-chaa-têep-pá-yá-daaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiวัสสะwát-sàตกลงมาdtòk-long-maaหล่อเลี้ยงlɔ̀ɔ-líiangผืนดินpʉ̌ʉn-dinที่tîiแห้งแล้งhɛ̂ɛng-lɛ́ɛng
The Brahmin performing the ceremony chanted to the deities, beseeching the rain to fall and nourish the parched earth.
2NounC2
year; rains retreat
a year, especially a Buddhist monastic year counted by rainy-season retreats; also the rainy-season retreat itself
Examples
พระภิกษุprá-pík-sùพระภิกษุprá-pík-sùBuddhist monk (formal, male)รูปrûupรูปrûup1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4statue; sculpted image; figure5grammatical formนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerบวชเรียนbùuat-riianบวชเรียนbùuat-riian[to] enter the monkhood to studyและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)จำพรรษาjam-pan-sǎaจำพรรษาjam-pan-sǎa[to] reside during the rains retreatมาแล้วmaa-lɛ́ɛoมาแล้วmaa-lɛ́ɛo[sb/sth] has arrived; is here; here it comes!กว่าgwàaกว่าgwàa1than (comparative marker)2more than; overสิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten; unit of tenวัสสะwát-sàวัสสะwát-sà1rain2year; rains retreat
This Buddhist monk has been ordained and has stayed in the rainy-season retreat for over ten vassas (years).
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ตามdtaamพระธรรมวินัยprá-tam-wí-naiพระสงฆ์prá-sǒngจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngอยู่yùuประจำbprà-jamที่tîiวัดwátเป็นเวลาbpen-wee-laaสามเดือนsǎam-dʉʉanในnaiแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láวัสสะwát-sà
According to the monastic discipline, monks must reside at a temple for three months during each vassa.
การนับgaan-nápอายุaa-yúบวชbùuatของkɔ̌ɔngพระภิกษุprá-pík-sùในnaiพุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaจะjàนับnápตามdtaamจำนวนjam-nuuanวัสสะwát-sàที่tîiท่านtânได้dâaiจำพรรษาjam-pan-sǎa
The seniority of a Buddhist monk is counted by the number of vassas (rainy retreats) he has spent in residence.
เมื่อmêuuaล่วงlûuangเข้าสู่kâo sòoช่วงchûuangปัจฉิมbpàt-chĭmวัสสะwát-sàพระเถระผู้ใหญ่prá tăy-rá pôo yàiได้dâiแสดงsà-daengธรรมเทศนาtam-má-têet-sà-năaเพื่อpêuuaเป็นแนวbpen naeoทางtaangแก่gàeพระนวกะprá ná-wá-gà
As the latter part of the rainy retreat approached, the senior elder delivered a sermon to guide the newly ordained monks.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ส, 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 | — | — |