อภิวาท
à-pí-wâatMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] bow; pay homage (formal)
To pay respect or homage by bowing, making a wai, or prostrating oneself.
Examples
สามเณรsăam-neenสามเณรsăam-neen1novice monk2novice monk — classifier: รูปอภิวาทà-pí-wâatอภิวาทà-pí-wâat1[to] bow; pay homage (formal)2respectful salutation; homage (formal)พระอาจารย์prá aa-jaanพระอาจารย์prá aa-jaanVenerable teacher (Buddhist monk)แล้วจึงláew jeungแล้วจึงláew jeungthen; and then; only thenเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toสวดมนต์sùuat monสวดมนต์sùuat mon1[to] chant/recite prayers2prayer chanting; recitation
The novice monk bowed respectfully to his teacher and then began chanting.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaพระอาจารย์prá-aa-jaanมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ngศิษย์sìtทุกคนtúk-konก็gɔ̂พร้อมใจกันprɔ́ɔm-jai-ganอภิวาทà-pí-wâatด้วยdûuaiความเคารพkwaam-kao-róp
When the monk arrived, all his students bowed together respectfully.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàไม่ได้mâi-dâaiพบpópพระอุปัชฌาย์prá-ù-bpàt-chaaมาmaaหลายlǎaiปีbpiiภิกษุpík-sùหนุ่มnùmก็gɔ̂ยังyangจำjamท่านtânได้dâaiและlɛ́รีบเข้าrîip-kâoไปbpaiอภิวาทà-pí-wâatทันทีtan-tii
Although he had not seen his preceptor for many years, the young monk still recognized him and immediately approached to bow in respect.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaพระพุทธองค์prá-pút-tá-ongเสด็จsà-dètมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ngเหล่าlàoภิกษุpík-sùต่างdtàangอภิวาทà-pí-wâatด้วยdûuaiความเคารพkwaam-kao-rópก่อนgɔ̀ɔnนั่งลงnâng-longฟังfangพระธรรมเทศนาprá-tam-má-têet-sà-naa
When the Buddha arrived, the monks bowed respectfully before sitting down to listen to his discourse.
2NounB2
respectful salutation; homage (formal)
An act of paying respect or homage, especially by bowing or prostrating oneself.
Examples
การgaanการgaan1nominalizer2work; business; task3affair; matterอภิวาทà-pí-wâatอภิวาทà-pí-wâat1[to] bow; pay homage (formal)2respectful salutation; homage (formal)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooการgaanการgaan1nominalizer2work; business; task3affair; matterก้มgômก้มgôm[to] bend down; bow one’s headกราบgràapกราบgràap1[to] prostrate; bow deeply2[to] pay deep respect (figurative)แสดงถึงsà-dɛɛng-tʉ̌ngแสดงถึงsà-dɛɛng-tʉ̌ng1[to] show; indicate [sth]2[to] express; reflect [a quality/feeling]3[to] signify; denote; representความเคารพkwaam-kao-rópความเคารพkwaam-kao-róp1respect; esteem; regard2deference; observance3reverence; venerationที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoต่อdtɔ̀ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔ1[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; extendพระอาจารย์prá-aa-jaanพระอาจารย์prá-aa-jaanVenerable teacher (Buddhist monk)
His act of bowing down in homage shows his respect for the monk who teaches him.
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เด็กdèkๆ-ฝึกfèukการgaanอภิวาทà-pí-wâatก่อนgònเข้าพิธีkâo pí-teeโดยdoiคุกเข่าkúk kàoแล้วláeoก้มgômกราบgràapอย่างyàangช้าcháaๆ-
The children practice paying homage before the ceremony by kneeling and slowly bowing down.
ในnaiพิธีไหว้ครูpí-tii-wâi-kruuการgaanอภิวาทà-pí-wâatมิได้mí-dâaiเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangการgaanก้มgômกราบgràapแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangสื่อถึงsʉ̀ʉ-tʉ̌ngความกตัญญูkwaam-gà-dtan-yuuที่tîiศิษย์sìtมีmiiต่อdtɔ̀ɔครูkruu
In the teacher-honoring ceremony, the act of paying homage is not merely a bow; it also conveys the students’ gratitude to their teachers.
สำหรับsǎm-ràpผู้ศรัทธาpûu-sàt-taaการgaanอภิวาทà-pí-wâatเบื้องหน้าbʉ̂ʉang-nâaพระพุทธรูปprá-pút-tá-rûupมิใช่mí-châiเพียงpiiangพิธีpí-tiiหากhàakเป็นbpenการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngความเคารพkwaam-kao-rópจากใจjàak-jai
For believers, paying homage before a Buddha image is not merely a ritual but an expression of heartfelt reverence.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อภิวาท said อะ-พิ-วาท?
à-pí-wâat
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 | — | — |