สัตตา

sàt-dtaa

Meaning

1NounC2

living being; creature

a living being, creature, or sentient being (often used in Buddhist texts or poetry)

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)บทสวดbòt sùuatบทสวดbòt sùuatchant/prayer textแผ่เมตตาpàe mâet-dtaaแผ่เมตตาpàe mâet-dtaa[to] spread loving-kindnessคำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)สัตตาsàt-dtaaสัตตาsàt-dtaaliving being; creatureหมายถึงmăai tĕungหมายถึงmăai tĕung1[to] mean; denote; refer to2[to] mean (to say); intend (one’s words)สิ่งมีชีวิตsìng mee chee-wítสิ่งมีชีวิตsìng mee chee-wítorganism; living thingทั้งหลายtáng lăaiทั้งหลายtáng lăai1all; all the2all (following a pronoun)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerยังคงyang kongยังคงyang kongstill; [to] remain; [to] continue to be/have/doเวียนว่ายตายเกิดwiian wâai dtaai gèrtเวียนว่ายตายเกิดwiian wâai dtaai gèrt1[to] undergo rebirth repeatedly; go through the cycle of birth and death2[to] be trapped in an endless cycleอยู่ในyòo naiอยู่ในyòo nai[to] be in [somewhere]สังสารวัฏsǎng-săa-rá-wátสังสารวัฏsǎng-săa-rá-wát1endless cycle of recurring troubles2cycle of rebirth (samsara)
In the loving-kindness chant, the word satta refers to all living creatures that still cycle through birth and death in Samsara.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is สัตตา said สัด-ตา?

sàt-dtaa

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classHigh class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ต, 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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