สกิทาคา
sà-gì-taa-kaaMeaning
1NounC2
Once-returner
a Once-returner; a person who has attained the second stage of enlightenment and will be reborn in the human world only one more time (in Buddhism)
Examples
พระสงฆ์prá sŏngพระสงฆ์prá sŏng1the monastic order; Buddhist clergy2a monk (formal/literary)อธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai[to] explain; clarifyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeผู้ที่pôo têeผู้ที่pôo têeperson who; those whoบรรลุธรรมban-lú tamบรรลุธรรมban-lú tam[to] attain enlightenmentเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)พระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2Buddha image; amulet3honorific prefix/title4divine; holy (as modifier)5male role; male character (traditional Thai theatre)สกิทาคาsà-gì-taa-kaaสกิทาคาsà-gì-taa-kaaOnce-returnerจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)กลับมาglàp maaกลับมาglàp maa1[to] come back; return2[to] resume; make a comeback; be backเกิดgèrtเกิดgèrt1to be born2to happen; occur; arise3born (indicating birthplace/time)4(colloq.) if it happens that; unexpectedlyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)โลกมนุษย์lôhk má-nútโลกมนุษย์lôhk má-nútthe human world; earthly realmอีกèekอีกèek1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)เพียงแค่piiang kâeเพียงแค่piiang kâe1only; just; merely2if only; just by; all it takes isครั้งเดียวkráng diiaoครั้งเดียวkráng diiao1once; only once2a single time; one occurrence3one-time; single; occurring only once
The monk explained that a person who attains the enlightenment stage of a Once-returner will be reborn in the human world only one more time.
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ในnaiคัมภีร์kam-piiทางtaangพระพุทธศาสนาprá-pút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaพระpráสกิทาคาsà-gì-taa-kaaถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenอริยบุคคลà-rí-yá-bùk-konขั้นkânที่สองtîi-sɔ̌ɔngรองจากrɔɔng-jàakพระโสดาบันprá-sǒo-daa-ban
In Buddhist scriptures, a Once-returner is considered the second stage of enlightened beings, following the Stream-enterer.
การgaanจะjàบรรลุban-lúเป็นbpenพระpráสกิทาคาsà-gì-taa-kaaได้dâaiนั้นnánผู้ปฏิบัติธรรมpûu-bpà-dtì-bàt-tamจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngทำtamกามราคะgaam-raa-káและlɛ́ปฏิฆะbpà-dtì-káให้hâiเบาบางลงbao-baang-long
To attain the state of a Once-returner, a Dhamma practitioner must attenuate sensual desire and ill will.
พระกรรมฐานprá-gam-má-tǎanชี้แนะchíi-nɛ́ว่าwâaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเจริญjà-rəənวิปัสสนาwí-bpàt-sà-naaจนjonราคะraa-káและlɛ́โทสะtoo-sàเบาบางลงbao-baang-longอย่างยิ่งยวดyàang-yîng-yûuatจิตjìtก็gɔ̂จะjàลุlúถึงtʉ̌ngภูมิpuumแห่งhɛ̀ngสกิทาคาsà-gì-taa-kaa
The meditation master pointed out that when one cultivates insight until lust and aversion are profoundly attenuated, the mind will realize the plane of a Once-returner.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สกิทาคา said สะ-กิ-ทา-คา?
sà-gì-taa-kaa
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
4 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |