สัตต
sàt-dtàMeanings
1NounC1
seven
the number seven (typically used as a prefix or in formal, literary, and religious contexts)
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseปลูกbplùukปลูกbplùuk1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)สัตตsàt-dtàสัตตsàt-dtà1seven2living beingบรรณbanบรรณbanbook; written document; leaf (literary)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)หน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing sideเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ไม้มงคลmáai-mong-konไม้มงคลmáai-mong-konauspicious plant/tree
Mom planted a Sattaban (seven-leaf pine) in front of the house because it's an auspicious tree.
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พิธีpí-teeทำบุญtam bunสัตตsàt-dtàมmวารwaanคือkeuการทำบุญgaan tam bunครบรอบkróp rôpเจ็ดjètวันwanของkŏngผู้ที่pôo têeล่วงลับlûuang lápไปแล้วbpai láew
The Sattamawan merit-making ceremony is the merit-making for the seven-day anniversary of someone who has passed away.
พระพุทธรูปprá-pút-tá-rûupองค์ongนี้níiหล่อlɔ̀ɔขึ้นkʉ̂nจากjàakสัตตsàt-dtàโลหะloo-hàซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenโลหะloo-hàมงคลmong-konเจ็ดjètชนิดchá-nítผสมกันpà-sǒm-gan
This Buddha statue was cast from Sattaloha, which is a mixture of seven auspicious metals.
คัมภีร์kam-piiทางศาสนาtaang-sàat-sà-nǎaได้dâaiกล่าวถึงglàao-tʉ̌ngสัตตรัตนะsàt-dtà-dtà-ràt-náหรือrʉ̌ʉแก้วgɛ̂ɛoเจ็ดjètประการbprà-gaanของkɔ̌ɔngพระเจ้าจักรพรรดิprá-jâao-jàk-grà-pát
Religious texts mention the Sattaratana, or the seven jewels of the Universal Monarch.
2NounC2
living being
a living being or creature (used in literary or religious contexts, a Pali variant of สัตว์สัตว์sàt1animal (non-human creature)2beast; brute (pejorative))
Examples
พระพุทธองค์prá-pút-tá-ongพระพุทธองค์prá-pút-tá-ongthe Buddha (honorific)ทรงsongทรงsong1shape; form2style; look (e.g., hairstyle)3[royal] to have; possess4[royal] to be; to do5(royal) honorific prefixแสดงธรรมsà-dɛɛng-tamแสดงธรรมsà-dɛɛng-tam[to] give a Dhamma talk; preach Buddhist teachingsเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofโปรดbpròotโปรดbpròot1please (formal/request)2favor; like; be fond of (formal)3favorite; preferredสัตตsàt-dtàสัตตsàt-dtà1seven2living beingนิกรní-gɔɔnนิกรní-gɔɔnpeople; populace; groupให้hâiให้hâi1[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)หลุดพ้นlùt-pónหลุดพ้นlùt-pón1[to] break free; get out of2[to] be liberated (spiritual)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmความทุกข์kwaam-túkความทุกข์kwaam-túk1suffering; distress2hardship; adversity3dukkha; suffering; unsatisfactoriness (Buddhism)
The Buddha preached the Dhamma to deliver all living beings from suffering.
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พระธรรมเทศนาprá-tam-má-tâet-sà-năaกัณฑ์ganนี้néeกล่าวถึงglàao tĕungการเวียนว่ายตายเกิดgaan wiian wâai dtaai gèrtของkŏngสัตตsàt-dtàโลกlôhkในnaiสังสารวัฏsǎng-săa-rá-wát
This Dhamma sermon discusses the cycle of birth and death of the world of living beings in Samsara.
ในnaiคัมภีร์kam-piiทางศาสนาtaang-sàat-sà-nǎaคำว่าkam-wâaสัตตsàt-dtàหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ngผู้ที่pûu-tîiยังyangยึดติดyʉ́t-dtìtและlɛ́หลงlǒngอยู่ในyùu-naiกิเลสgì-lèet
In religious scriptures, the word Satta refers to those who are still attached to and lost in defilements.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaพิจารณาถึงpí-jaa-rá-naa-tʉ̌ngสัจธรรมsàt-jà-tamแห่งhɛ̀ngชีวิตchii-wítจะjàเห็นว่าhěn-wâaสัตตsàt-dtàทั้งปวงtáng-bpuuangล้วนlúuanตกdtòkอยู่ภายใต้yùu-paai-dtâaiกฎgòtแห่งhɛ̀ngไตรลักษณ์dtrai-lák
When contemplating the ultimate truth of life, one will see that all living beings are entirely subject to the law of the Three Characteristics.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สัตต said สัด-ตะ?
sàt-dtà
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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
sàt
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 | — | — |