สัตยาธิษฐาน
sàt-dtà-yaa-tít-tăan
Meanings
1NounC1
solemn vow (invoking truth/merit; Buddhist)
a solemn vow or firm resolve made with moral or spiritual sincerity, often invoking truth or accumulated merit for its fulfillment; esp. in Buddhist contexts.
Examples
การตั้งใจgaan dtâng jaiการตั้งใจgaan dtâng jai1intention; intent; resolve2concentration; focus; attentiveness3deliberateness; intentionalityเลิกlêrkเลิกlêrk1[to] stop; cease; quit2[to] break up; separate3[to] cancel; abolish; discontinue4[to] give up; quit (a habit)5[to] end; be over (class/work/event)เหล้าlâoเหล้าlâo1liquor; spirits2alcoholic drink (general)ตลอดชีวิตdtà-lòt chee-wítตลอดชีวิตdtà-lòt chee-wít1lifelong2throughout one's life; for lifeของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsถือเป็นtĕu bpenถือเป็นtĕu bpen1[to] be considered; be regarded; count as2[to] constitute; amount toสัตยาธิษฐานsàt-dtà-yaa-tít-tăanสัตยาธิษฐานsàt-dtà-yaa-tít-tăan1solemn vow (invoking truth/merit; Buddhist)2[to] make a solemn vowที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotยิ่งyîngยิ่งyîng1even; increasingly; more2the more … (the more …)3very; exceedingly (formal/emphatic)ใหญ่มากyài mâakใหญ่มากyài mâakvery big; huge
His intention to quit alcohol for life is a very great solemn vow.
2VerbC1
[to] make a solemn vow
to make a solemn vow or resolution, often invoking truth or accumulated merit to support its fulfillment.
Examples
คุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaigrandmother; respectful term for elderly womanสัตยาธิษฐานsàt-dtà-yaa-tít-tăanสัตยาธิษฐานsàt-dtà-yaa-tít-tăan1solemn vow (invoking truth/merit; Buddhist)2[to] make a solemn vowว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)กินเจgin jayกินเจgin jay1[to] eat a jay diet; eat vegan (Thai-Chinese style)2[to] observe the Vegetarian Festival dietทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)วันพระwan práวันพระwan práBuddhist holy/observance day (uposatha)ตลอดชีวิตdtà-lòt chee-wítตลอดชีวิตdtà-lòt chee-wít1lifelong2throughout one's life; for life
Grandma made a solemn vow to eat vegetarian food on every Buddhist holy day for the rest of her life.