อริยสัจ

à-rí-yá-sàt

Meanings

1NounC2

a Noble Truth (Buddhism)

Any one of the Buddha’s Four Noble Truths: suffering (dukkha), its origin, its cessation, or the path leading to its cessation.

Examples

Suffering is the first noble truth that the Buddha discovered and taught.
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2NounC2

the Four Noble Truths (collective)

The doctrine comprising the Four Noble Truths as a set.

Examples

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Tones

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

Why is อริยสัจ said อะ-ริ-ยะ-สัจ?

à-rí-yá-sàt

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

4 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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