อรรถ

àt

Meanings

1NounB2

meaning; sense (of text)

the meaning, sense, or purport of words, a passage, or a text

Examples

พระอาจารย์prá aa-jaanพระอาจารย์prá aa-jaanVenerable teacher (Buddhist monk)อธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai[to] explain; clarifyอรรถะàt-tàอรรถะàt-tàmeaning; senseของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพระสูตรprá sòotพระสูตรprá sòotBuddhist discourse/scripture (sutta/sutra)อย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4in the manner of; -lyเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ขั้นตอนkân dtonขั้นตอนkân dton1step; stage (in a process)2procedure; process stepsทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]โยมyohmโยมyohm1lay Buddhist; address term by monks2you (polite, used by monks)เข้าใจkâo jaiเข้าใจkâo jai1[to] understand; grasp2[to] assume; take sth to be true3[to be] understanding (of [sb])หลักธรรมlàk tamหลักธรรมlàk tam1Buddhist principles; Dharma teachings2moral principles; ethical rulesสำคัญsăm-kanสำคัญsăm-kan1important; significant; essential2[to] think; assume; suppose (often mistakenly)ได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerชัดเจนchát-jenชัดเจนchát-jen1clear; distinct; obvious2explicit; definite; unambiguous; unequivocal3clearly; explicitly; unambiguously
The venerable teacher explained the doctrinal point of the sutra step by step, helping the laypeople clearly understand the essential doctrine.
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2NounC2

benefit; advantage; profit (lit.)

benefit, usefulness, or profit; what is advantageous, especially in formal or classical usage

Examples

นโยบายná-yoo-baaiนโยบายná-yoo-baaipolicy; plan of actionนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)แม้mɛ́ɛแม้mɛ́ɛ1even if; although; even though2evenดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔncomplex; complicatedแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ความkwaamความkwaam1abstract noun prefix2matter; case; contentอรรถàtอรรถàt1meaning; sense (of text)2benefit; advantage; profit (lit.)แก่gɛ̀ɛแก่gɛ̀ɛ1old (age)2to; toward (recipient/affected party)3dark (color); strong (drink)4mature; fully grown; old (plant parts or produce)5for; with regard toประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon1classifier: คน2the public; the people (citizens of a country)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ระยะยาวrá-yá-yaaoระยะยาวrá-yá-yaao1long-term (adj.)2in/over the long term (adv.)3the long termทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyด้านdâanด้านdâan1side; face (surface)2classifier: sides/faces/aspects3field; area; aspect4calloused; hardened; matte5toward; on the side ofสาธารณสุขsǎa-taa-rá-ná-sùkสาธารณสุขsǎa-taa-rá-ná-sùk1public health (field/services)2public health authority/departmentและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)เศรษฐกิจsèet-tà-gìtเศรษฐกิจsèet-tà-gìt1economy2economic conditions; the economy
Although this policy seems complex, it yields benefits to the public in the long term in both health and economic aspects.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is อรรถ said อัด?

àt

  • Vowel spellingThe double รร is read as a vowel (“a” or “an”), not as two ร.

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ถ, a stop, so it is dead.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Low tone

àt

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——