วิราค

wí-râak

Meaning

1NounC2

detachment; dispassion

detachment, dispassion, or the absence of desire and lust, particularly used in a Buddhist or philosophical context

Examples

การฝึกgaan-fʉ̀kการฝึกgaan-fʉ̀ktraining; practice; drillวิปัสสนาwí-bpàt-sà-naaวิปัสสนาwí-bpàt-sà-naavipassanā; insight meditationภาวนาpaa-wá-naaภาวนาpaa-wá-naa1[to] pray; [to] recite a prayer2[to] earnestly wish for3[to] meditate; [to] chant (Buddhist practice)ช่วยให้chûuai-hâiช่วยให้chûuai-hâi[to] enable; help [sb/sth] (to) do [sth]; make [sth] possible/easierจิตใจjìt-jaiจิตใจjìt-jai1mind; heart; spirit (inner feelings)2disposition; temperamentเกิดgə̀ətเกิดgə̀ət1to be born2to happen; occur; arise3born (indicating birthplace/time)4(colloq.) if it happens that; unexpectedlyวิราคwí-râakวิราคwí-râakdetachment; dispassionคือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.ความkwaamความkwaam1abstract noun prefix2matter; case; contentคลายklaaiคลายklaai1[to] loosen; slacken; relax2[to] ease; lessen; relieve; abateกำหนัดgam-nàtกำหนัดgam-nàt1sexual desire; lust2[to] feel sexual desire; lust after [sb]และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ปล่อยวางbplɔ̀i-waangปล่อยวางbplɔ̀i-waang[to] let go; detach (mentally)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmความยึดติดkwaam-yʉ́t-dtìtความยึดติดkwaam-yʉ́t-dtìt1attachment; fixation2clinging (Buddhist teaching)ทางโลกtaang-lôokทางโลกtaang-lôok1secular; worldly (not religious or spiritual)2the secular sphere; worldly affairs
Practicing Vipassana meditation helps the mind develop dispassion, which is the fading of lust and letting go of worldly attachments.
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  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

wí

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High

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