วาสี
waa-sǐiMeaning
1NounC1
resident; dweller; inhabitant
(Formal, from Pali/Sanskrit) A person who resides in a place; a dweller or inhabitant. Common in compounds ending with -วาสีวาสีwaa-sǐiresident; dweller; inhabitant, e.g., อรัญวาสีอรัญวาสีà-ran-yá-waa-sĕe1forest dweller2forest monk (forest-dweller), คามวาสีคามวาสีkaam-má-waa-sǐi1a village-dwelling monk2village- or town-dwelling (monastic) (village-dweller).
Examples
พระสงฆ์prá-sǒngพระสงฆ์prá-sǒng1the monastic order; Buddhist clergy2a monk (formal/literary)สายsǎaiสายsǎai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)6informant; spy; secret agent7phone call8string; strap; band9lineage; affiliation; branch10classifier for rivers and streamsคามวาสีkaam-má-waa-sǐiคามวาสีkaam-má-waa-sǐi1a village-dwelling monk2village- or town-dwelling (monastic)ส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yàiส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yài1the majority; most2most (of); the majority of3mostly; mainly; largelyจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เน้นnénเน้นnén1[to] emphasize; stress2[to] focus on; prioritize3[to] accentuate (pronunciation/typography)การศึกษาgaan-sʉ̀k-sǎaการศึกษาgaan-sʉ̀k-sǎa1education; schooling (system/process)2educational background; attainment3a study; research; investigation4education (academic field)พระปริยัติธรรมprá-bpà-rí-yát-dtì-tamพระปริยัติธรรมprá-bpà-rí-yát-dtì-tamBuddhist scriptural study (Pariyatti)อยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]วัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)6[to] send for; fetch [sb]7[to] light; kindle (literary)หมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityหรือrʉ̌ʉหรือrʉ̌ʉ1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)ในเมืองnai-mʉʉangในเมืองnai-mʉʉang1in the city; downtown2urban; city
Monks of the village-dwelling lineage mostly focus on studying Buddhist scriptures in temples within villages or cities.
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พระอาจารย์มั่นprá aa-jaan mânภูริทัตโตpoo-rí-tát-dtohเป็นbpenพระpráสายsăaiอรัญวาสีà-ran-yá-waa-sĕeผู้pôoปฏิบัติดีปฏิบัติชอบbpà-dtì-bàt dee bpà-dtì-bàt chôpและláeเป็นbpenที่เคารพtêe kao-rópของkŏngพุทธศาสนิกชนpút-tá-săa-sà-ní-gà-chon
Venerable Ajahn Mun Bhuridatta was a forest-dwelling monk of righteous practice who is revered by Buddhists.
ในnaiพระพุทธศาสนาprá-pút-tá-sàat-sà-năaมีmeeการแบ่งgaan bàengภิกษุpík-sùออกòkเป็นbpen๒sŏngฝ่ายfàaiตามที่dtaam têeพำนักpam-nákและláeข้อวัตรปฏิบัติkô wát bpà-dtì-bàtคือkeuฝ่ายfàaiคามวาสีkaam-má-waa-sĕeและláeฝ่ายfàaiอรัญวาสีà-ran-yá-waa-sĕe
In Buddhism, monks are divided into two groups according to their residence and practices: the 'Khamavasi' (village-dwellers) and the 'Aranyavasi' (forest-dwellers).
แม้máeท่านtâanจะเป็นjà bpenอรัญวาสีà-ran-yá-waa-sĕeโดยกำเนิดdoi gam-nèrtแต่dtàeภูมิธรรมpoom-mí-tamของkŏngท่านtâanก็gâwเป็นที่ยอมรับbpen têe yom rápของkŏngเหล่าคามวาสีlào kaam-má-waa-sĕeทั่วทั้งtûua tángสังฆมณฑลsăng-ká-mon-ton
Although he was a forest-dweller by nature, his profound understanding of Dhamma was acknowledged by village-dwelling monks throughout the entire ecclesiastical province.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
waa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
วาwaaวาwaa1wa (Thai length unit; 2 meters)2square wa (colloq.; Thai area unit; 4 square meters)wa (Thai length unit; 2 meters)Part 1
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วาสีwaa-sǐiวาสีwaa-sǐiresident; dweller; inhabitantresident; dweller; inhabitantWord