อกุศล

à-gù-sŏn

Meanings

1NounB2

unwholesome; morally unskillful

not wholesome or skillful in a moral or mental sense; leading to suffering or decline, according to Buddhist ethics

Examples

การพูดโกหกgaan pôot goh-hòkการพูดโกหกgaan pôot goh-hòklying; telling liesเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsการกระทำgaan grà-tamการกระทำgaan grà-tam1action; act; deed2conduct (as judged)3act (legal term)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsอกุศลà-gù-sŏnอกุศลà-gù-sŏn1unwholesome; morally unskillful2unwholesome state; unwholesome karma
Lying is an unwholesome action.
2NounB2

unwholesome state; unwholesome karma

an unwholesome mental state or intention, including actions rooted in greed, anger, or delusion

Examples

การคิดร้ายgaan kít ráaiการคิดร้ายgaan kít ráaimalice; ill will; hostile intentต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] bargain; haggle2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] continue; go on4subsequently; then (adverbial sequence)5[to] connect; attach; join6next; following; subsequentผู้อื่นpôo èunผู้อื่นpôo èunothers; other people; someone elseถือเป็นtĕu bpenถือเป็นtĕu bpen1[to] be considered; be regarded; count as2[to] constitute; amount toจิตอกุศลjìt à-gù-sŏnจิตอกุศลjìt à-gù-sŏnunwholesome state of mind (Buddhist)
Thinking ill of others is considered an unwholesome mental state.

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