สวดบท
sùuat-bòtMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] chant a set passage (prayer/verse); recite a set text
to chant or recite a fixed passage, especially a prayer or liturgical verse in a religious context
Examples
เมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoเมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháothis morning; earlier this morningพระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2Buddha image; amulet3honorific prefix/title4divine; holy (as modifier)5male role; male character (traditional Thai theatre)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessสวดบทsùuat-bòtสวดบทsùuat-bòt[to] chant a set passage (prayer/verse); recite a set textให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)
This morning, the monks at the temple chanted a passage for the villagers.
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ก่อนนอนgòn nonยายyaaiมักmákสวดบทsùuat bòtสั้นsânๆ-เพื่อpêuuaระลึกถึงrá-léuk tèungพระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâo
Before bed, Grandma often recites a short passage to reflect on the Buddha.
ในnaiงานศพngaan-sòpทุกคนtúk-konเงียบngîiapลงlongเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaฟังfangพระpráสวดบทsùuat-bòtตามdtaamพิธีpí-tiiอย่างเคร่งครัดyàang-krêeng-krát
At the funeral, everyone fell silent to listen to the monks recite the set passages strictly according to the rite.
ระหว่างrá-wàangพิธีบวชpí-tii-bùuatพระpráอาวุโสaa-wú-sǒoเป็นผู้นำbpen-pûu-namสวดบทsùuat-bòtตามลำดับdtaam-lam-dàpบทสวดbòt-sùuatโบราณboo-raanโดยdooiผู้ร่วมพิธีpûu-rûuam-pí-tiiขานรับkǎan-rápอย่างyàangพร้อมเพรียงprɔ́ɔm-priiang
During the ordination ceremony, the senior monk led the chanting of fixed passages in the traditional sequence, while the participants responded in unison.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sùuat
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
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สวดบทsùuat-bòtสวดบทsùuat-bòt[to] chant a set passage (prayer/verse); recite a set text[to] chant a set passage (prayer/verse); recite a set textWord