อบาย
à-baaiMeaning
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hell; lower realms (Buddhist)
In Buddhist belief, a woeful state or lower realm of rebirth (e.g., hell, hungry ghosts, demons, animals).
Examples
คนสมัยก่อนkon-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnคนสมัยก่อนkon-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnpeople from the pastเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâa[to] believe (that) ...ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeบาปbàapบาปbàap1sin; demerit2sinful; morally wrongจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ng1must; have to; be obliged to2be certain/inevitableไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเกิดgə̀ətเกิดgə̀ət1to be born2to happen; occur; arise3born (indicating birthplace/time)4(colloq.) if it happens that; unexpectedlyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)อบายà-baaiอบายà-baaihell; lower realms (Buddhist)
People in the old days believed that if you sin, you will be reborn in the woeful state.
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เขาkăoไม่mâiกล้าglâaทำtamความชั่วkwaam chûuaเพราะpráwกลัวว่าgluua wâaจะต้องjà dtôngตกไปdtòk bpaiสู่sòoอบายภูมิà-baai poom
He doesn't dare to do evil deeds because he is afraid he will fall into the lower realms.
ในทางnai taangพุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-năaอบายà-baaiถือเป็นtĕu bpenภพภูมิpóp poomที่têeเต็มไปด้วยdtem bpai dûuaiความทุกข์ทรมานkwaam túk tó-rá-maanซึ่งsêungประกอบด้วยbprà-gòp dûuaiนรกná-rókเปรตbprètอสูรกายà-sŏon-rá-gaaiและláeสัตว์sàtเดรัจฉานday-rát-chăan
In Buddhism, the lower realms are considered states full of suffering, consisting of hell, hungry ghosts, demons, and animals.
การรักษาศีลgaan-rák-sǎa-sǐin5เป็นbpenพื้นฐานpʉ́ʉn-tǎanสำคัญsǎm-kanที่จะtîi-jàช่วยchûuaiป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganไม่mâiให้เราhâi-raoต้องdtɔ̂ngไปbpaiเกิดgə̀ətในnaiอบายà-baai
Observing the five precepts is a crucial foundation that helps prevent us from being reborn in the woeful states.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อบาย said อะ-บาย?
à-baai
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 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 | — | — |