สารัตถะ(săa-rát-tà)

Meanings

1NounC2

essence; substance; gist

The essential substance or core meaning of something; the gist or main point (formal/academic).

Examples

ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2[to] save; rescue [sb]3please (request marker)สรุปsà-rùpสรุปsà-rùp1in summary; to sum up2[to] summarize; conclude3summaryสารัตถะsăa-rát-tàสารัตถะsăa-rát-tàessence; substance; gistของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2property; goods3thing; item; stuffบทความbòt kwaamบทความbòt kwaamarticle; essayนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ให้hâiให้hâi1until; to the point that (result)2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3[to] give; provide4[to] allow; let; permit5so that; in order to6for (benefit of)หน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)ได้ไหมdâi măiได้ไหมdâi măi1could you ... ? (request softener)2is it possible/allowed?; OK?ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1[reply] we don't have it; out of stock2there is/are not; does/do not exist3to not have; lackเวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; doses2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4timeอ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] interpret; make sense of2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] readทั้งหมดtáng mòtทั้งหมดtáng mòt1the whole; everything2all; in total; completely3all; entire; whole
Could you please summarize the gist of this article for me? I don't have time to read the whole thing.
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การอภิปรายgaan à-pí-bpraaiยืดยาวyêut yaaoไปbpaiหลายlăaiชั่วโมงchûua-mohngแต่dtàeสารัตถะsăa-rát-tàของkŏngประเด็นbprà-denกลับglàpถูกtòokมองข้ามmong kâamไปbpai
The discussion dragged on for hours, yet the core of the issue was overlooked.
แม้máeปรัชญาbpràt-yaaของเขาkŏng kăoจะjàซับซ้อนsáp sónแต่dtàeสารัตถะsăa-rát-tàที่แท้จริงtêe táe jingคือkeuการเรียกร้องgaan rîiak róngให้hâiมนุษย์má-nútมีmeeความเมตตาkwaam mâyt-dtaaต่อกันdtò gan
Although his philosophy is complex, its true essence is a call for humans to be compassionate towards one another.
ผู้พิพากษาpôo pí-pâak-săaต้องdtôngวินิจฉัยwí-nít-chăiคดีká-deeโดยdoiพิจารณาpí-jàa-rá-naaจากjàakสารัตถะsăa-rát-tàแห่งhàengเจตนารมณ์jèt-dtà-naa-romของkŏngกฎหมายgòt-măaiไม่ใช่mâi châiเพียงแค่piiang kâeยึดติดyéut dtìtกับgàpตัวบทบัญญัติdtuua-bòt ban-yàtเท่านั้นtâo nán
The judge must rule on the case by considering the essential spirit of the law, not just by adhering strictly to the statutes.

Related Words

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แก่นแท้gàen táeแก่นแท้gàen táeessence; core; gist

essence; core; gist

สาระสำคัญsăa-rá săm-kanสาระสำคัญsăa-rá săm-kanessence; gist; main point; substance

essence; gist; main point; substance

แก่นสารgàen săanแก่นสารgàen săan1essence; core; substance2significance; worth (often in neg.)
  • essence; core; substance
  • significance; worth (often in neg.)
ใจความสำคัญjai kwaam săm-kanใจความสำคัญjai kwaam săm-kanmain idea; central message

main idea; central message

แก่นgàenแก่นgàen1core; essence2heartwood3cheeky; bold (colloq.)4kernel; pit (inner part of a fruit/seed)
  • core; essence
  • heartwood
  • cheeky; bold (colloq.)
  • kernel; pit (inner part of a fruit/seed)