สมณกิจ
sà-má-ná-gìtMeaning
1NounB2
monastic duties; Buddhist religious services
religious duties and services performed by Buddhist monks, such as chanting, meditation, and going for alms; monastic affairs.
Examples
การgaanการgaan1nominalizer2work; business; task3affair; matterออกบิณฑบาตɔ̀ɔk-bin-tá-bàatออกบิณฑบาตɔ̀ɔk-bin-tá-bàat[to] go on an alms roundในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháo1morning (time period)2in the morningเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)สมณกิจsà-má-ná-gìtสมณกิจsà-má-ná-gìtmonastic duties; Buddhist religious servicesที่สำคัญtîi-sǎm-kanที่สำคัญtîi-sǎm-kan1that is important; important; key2importantly; crucially; more importantly3the important thing/pointอย่างหนึ่งyàang-nʉ̀ngอย่างหนึ่งyàang-nʉ̀ng1one thing/kind2for one thing; on one handของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพระสงฆ์prá-sǒngพระสงฆ์prá-sǒng1the monastic order; Buddhist clergy2a monk (formal/literary)
Going on alms round in the morning is one of the important monastic duties of a monk.
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นอกจากnôk jàakจะjàศึกษาsèuk-săaพระธรรมprá tamแล้วláeoพระภิกษุprá pík-sùยังyangมีmeeสมณกิจsà-má-ná gìtอื่นๆèun èunที่têeต้องdtôngปฏิบัติbpà-dtì-bàtเป็นประจำbpen bprà-jamทุกวันtúk wan
Besides studying the Dhamma, monks also have other monastic duties to perform regularly every day.
สมณกิจsà-má-ná-gìtไม่ได้mâi-dâaiจำกัดjam-gàtอยู่yùuแค่kɛ̂ɛในnaiวัดwátเท่านั้นtâo-nánแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangรวมถึงruuam-tʉ̌ngการเผยแผ่gaan-pə̌əi-pɛ̀ɛศาสนาsàat-sà-nǎaให้แก่hâi-gɛ̀ɛพุทธศาสนิกชนpút-tá-sǎa-sà-ník-gà-chonด้วยdûuai
Monastic duties are not limited to just within the temple, but also include propagating the religion to Buddhists.
แม้máeท่านtâanจะjàอาพาธaa-pâatแต่dtàeก็gâwยังคงyang kongพยายามpà-yaa-yaamประกอบbprà-gòpสมณกิจsà-má-ná gìtต่างๆdtàang-dtàangเท่าที่tâo têeร่างกายrâang gaaiจะjàเอื้ออำนวยêuua am-nuuayเพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiเป็นbpenภาระpaa-ráแก่gàeพระรูปprá-rôopอื่นèun
Even though he was ill, he still tried to perform various monastic duties as much as his body allowed, so as not to be a burden to other monks.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สมณกิจ said สะ-มะ-นะ-กิจ?
sà-má-ná-gìt
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
สมsǒmสมsǒm1befitting; appropriate; suitable2[to] be worthy of; deserve3to match; to be compatiblebefitting; appropriate; suitablePart 1
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กิจgìtกิจgìt1duty; task (formal)2affairs; business; activities (often in compounds)duty; task (formal)Part 3
สมณกิจsà-má-ná-gìtสมณกิจsà-má-ná-gìtmonastic duties; Buddhist religious servicesmonastic duties; Buddhist religious servicesWord