สิม
sǐmMeaning
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Buddhist ordination hall (Isan dialect)
An ordination hall in a Buddhist temple, used for ordaining monks and conducting certain monastic ceremonies. This is the Isan regional term for โบสถ์โบสถ์bòot1church building2ubosot (Buddhist ordination hall) or อุโบสถอุโบสถù-boo-sòt1ubosot; ordination hall2uposatha day (observance day).
Examples
วัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)หมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityอีสานii-sǎanอีสานii-sǎan1Isan (region of Thailand)2Isan; Northeastern Thai3Isan (language/dialect)4northeast (compass point)แห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níi1here; this place (formal)2this (postposed, formal)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoสิมsǐmสิมsǐmBuddhist ordination hall (Isan dialect)หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureเล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightซึ่งsʉ̂ngซึ่งsʉ̂ng1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationพระสงฆ์prá-sǒngพระสงฆ์prá-sǒng1the monastic order; Buddhist clergy2a monk (formal/literary)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderประกอบพิธีbprà-gɔ̀ɔp-pí-tiiประกอบพิธีbprà-gɔ̀ɔp-pí-tii[to] perform/hold a ceremony; conduct ritesอุปสมบทù-bpà-sǒm-bòtอุปสมบทù-bpà-sǒm-bòt1[to] be ordained (as a Buddhist monk)2ordination (into monkhood)
The temple in this Isan village has a small ordination hall where monks conduct ordination ceremonies.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanมาmaaรวมตัวกันruuam-dtuua-ganหน้าnâaสิมsǐmขณะที่kà-nà-tîiพระสงฆ์prá-sǒngกำลังgam-langประกอบพิธีbprà-gɔ̀ɔp-pí-tiiบวชbùuatอยู่yùuข้างในkâang-nai
The villagers gathered in front of the ordination hall while the monks were conducting an ordination ceremony inside.
แม้mɛ́ɛสิมsǐmหลังlǎngเก่าgàoจะมีjà-miiพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiจำกัดjam-gàtแต่dtɛ̀ɛทางวัดtaang-wátยังคงyang-kongใช้cháiประกอบพิธีbprà-gɔ̀ɔp-pí-tiiอุปสมบทù-bpà-sǒm-bòtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสืบทอดsʉ̀ʉp-tɔ̂ɔtประเพณีbprà-pee-niiของkɔ̌ɔngชุมชนchum-chon
Although the old ordination hall has limited space, the temple continues to use it for ordination ceremonies to preserve the community's traditions.
การบูรณะgaan buu-rá-náสิมsĭmต้องdtôngคำนึงถึงkam-neung tĕungทั้งtángคุณค่าkun-ná-kâaทางtaangศิลปกรรมsĭn-lá-bpà-gamและláeการใช้งานgaan chái ngaanเพราะpráwอาคารaa-kaanหลังlăngนี้néeยังyangเป็นbpenสถานที่sà-tăan tîiประกอบbprà-gòpสังฆกรรมsǎng-kà-gamของkŏngพระสงฆ์prá sŏng
Restoring the ordination hall requires consideration of both its artistic value and its practical use, since monks still conduct formal monastic ceremonies there.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sǐm
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |