สุภร
sù-pɔɔnMeaning
1AdjectiveC2
easy to support
easy to support, maintain, or take care of; undemanding (often used in religious or literary contexts to describe someone who is content with little)
Examples
พระภิกษุprá-pík-sùพระภิกษุprá-pík-sùBuddhist monk (formal, male)ควรkuuanควรkuuan1should; ought to2appropriate; proper; suitable3[to] deserve; be worthy ofฝึกfʉ̀kฝึกfʉ̀k1[to] practice; train (oneself); exercise (a skill)2[to] train; coach (someone)3[to] drill; discipline (sb)ตนdtonตนdton1self; oneself2self (as a concept)3classifier: supernatural beings; asceticsให้hâiให้hâi1[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)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ผู้pûuผู้pûu1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)สุภรsù-pɔɔnสุภรsù-pɔɔneasy to supportคือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.เลี้ยงง่ายlíiang-ngâaiเลี้ยงง่ายlíiang-ngâaieasy to raise; low-maintenanceและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เรียกร้องrîiak-rɔ́ɔngเรียกร้องrîiak-rɔ́ɔng1[to] demand; call for; press for2[to] appeal for; urge (publicly)3[to] claim (rights/compensation)สิ่งใดsìng-daiสิ่งใดsìng-dai1what (thing)?; which (thing)?2anything; whatever (thing)ให้hâiให้hâi1[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)ลำบากlam-bàakลำบากlam-bàak1difficult; troublesome2[to] be in hardship; have a hard time3poor; needy (of living conditions)ญาติโยมyâat-yoomญาติโยมyâat-yoomlaypeople; lay devotees (Buddhist)
Monks should train themselves to be undemanding, meaning easy to support and not requesting anything that burdens the laypeople.
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การใช้ชีวิตgaan-chái-chii-wítแบบbɛ̀ɛpมักน้อยmák-nɔ́ɔiและlɛ́เป็นbpenผู้pûuสุภรsù-pɔɔnทำtamให้hâiเราraoพบกับpóp-gàpความสงบสุขkwaam-sà-ngòp-sùkที่แท้จริงtîi-tɛ́ɛ-jing
Living a life of having few desires and being an undemanding person leads us to true peace.
ในnaiคำสอนkam-sɔ̌ɔnทางtaangพระพุทธศาสนาprá-pút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaความเป็นkwaam-bpenผู้pûuสุภรsù-pɔɔnเป็นหนึ่งbpen-nʉ̀ngในnaiคุณสมบัติkun-ná-sǒm-bàtที่tîiช่วยchûuaiขัดเกลาkàt-glaoกิเลสgì-lèet
In Buddhist teachings, being easy to support is one of the qualities that helps refine away defilements.
อริยบุคคลà-rí-yá-bùk-konย่อมyɔ̂mมีmiiปกติbpòk-gà-dtìตั้งอยู่dtâng-yùuในnaiความเป็นkwaam-bpenผู้pûuสุภรsù-pɔɔnสันโดษsǎn-dòotในnaiปัจจัยสี่bpàt-jai-sìiตามdtaamมีmiiตามdtaamได้dâai
A noble person naturally abides in the state of being undemanding, content with the four requisites as they are available.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สุภร said สุ-พอน?
sù-pɔɔn
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 syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sù
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 | — | — |