อกุศล
à-gù-sǒnMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
unwholesome; morally unskillful
not wholesome or skillful in a moral or mental sense; leading to suffering or decline, according to Buddhist ethics
Examples
การพูดโกหกgaan-pûut-goo-hòkการพูดโกหกgaan-pûut-goo-hòklying; telling liesเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)การกระทำgaan-grà-tamการกระทำgaan-grà-tam1action; act; deed2conduct (as judged)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)อกุศลà-gù-sǒnอกุศลà-gù-sǒn1unwholesome; morally unskillful2unwholesome state; unwholesome karma
Lying is an unwholesome action.
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การคิดร้ายgaan-kít-ráaiต่อdtɔ̀ɔผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉnเป็นbpenความคิดkwaam-kítที่tîiเป็นbpenอกุศลà-gù-sǒnและlɛ́นำมาซึ่งnam-maa-sʉ̂ngความไม่สบายใจkwaam-mâi-sà-baai-jai
Having ill will towards others is an unwholesome thought and brings about unease.
ผู้มีปัญญาpûu-mii-bpan-yaaย่อมyɔ̂mหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangทางเดินtaang-dəənแห่งhɛ̀ngกรรมgamที่tîiเป็นbpenอกุศลà-gù-sǒnเพราะprɔ́รู้rúuว่าwâaจะjàนำไปสู่nam-bpai-sùuความเสื่อมkwaam-sʉ̀ʉamในnaiระยะยาวrá-yá-yaao
A wise person avoids the path of unwholesome karma, knowing it will lead to long-term decline.
การกระทำgaan grà-tamใดๆdai daiที่têeมีmeeรากฐานrâak tăanมาจากmaa jàakความโลภkwaam lôhpโกรธgròhtหลงlŏngล้วนlúuanจัดเป็นjàt bpenกรรมอกุศลgam à-gù-sŏnทั้งสิ้นtáng sîn
Any action rooted in greed, anger, or delusion is classified as entirely unwholesome karma.
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 intentต่อdtɔ̀ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔ1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5to; toward (target of an action or attitude)6[to] renew; extendผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉnผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉnothers; other people; someone elseถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpen1[to] be considered; be regarded; count as2[to] constitute; amount toจิตอกุศลjìt-à-gù-sǒnจิตอกุศลjìt-à-gù-sǒnunwholesome state of mind (Buddhist)
Thinking ill of others is considered an unwholesome mental state.
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When we are very angry, unwholesome intentions can easily arise in our minds.
การกระทำgaan-grà-tamที่tîiเกิดจากgə̀ət-jàakความอิจฉาริษยาkwaam-ìt-chǎa-rít-sà-yǎaล้วนlúuanขับเคลื่อนkàp-klʉ̂ʉanด้วยdûuaiจิตอกุศลjìt-à-gù-sǒnซึ่งsʉ̂ngท้ายที่สุดtáai-tîi-sùtก็gɔ̂นำnamความทุกข์kwaam-túkมาสู่maa-sùuตนเองdton-eeng
Actions born from envy are all driven by unwholesome intentions, which ultimately bring suffering to oneself.
ในทางnai-taangพุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaการเจริญสติgaan-jà-rəən-sà-dtìอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌əจะjàช่วยchûuaiป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganไม่ให้mâi-hâiความคิดkwaam-kítอกุศลà-gù-sǒnครอบงำkrɔ̂ɔp-ngamจิตใจjìt-jaiได้dâai
In Buddhism, practicing mindfulness constantly helps prevent unwholesome thoughts from dominating the mind.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อกุศล said อะ-กุ-สน?
à-gù-sǒn
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
à
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid 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 | — | — |