อริยะ
à-rí-yáMeanings
1AdjectiveC1
noble; spiritually elevated
having high moral or spiritual excellence; noble or saintly (often in a Buddhist context)
Examples
คุณยายkun-yaaiคุณยายkun-yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoจิตใจjìt-jaiจิตใจjìt-jai1mind; heart; spirit (inner feelings)2disposition; temperamentอริยะà-rí-yáอริยะà-rí-yá1noble; spiritually elevated2an enlightened noble (Buddhist)ท่านtânท่านtân1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)ให้อภัยhâi-à-paiให้อภัยhâi-à-pai1[to] forgive [sb]2[to] pardon; excuseทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเสมอsà-mə̌əเสมอsà-mə̌ə1always; invariably2constantly; habitually3equal; level; even4[to] draw; [to] tie
My grandmother has a noble heart; she can always forgive everyone.
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การอุทิศตนgaan-ù-tít-dtonเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaช่วยเหลือchûuai-lʉ̌ʉaผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉnโดยdooiไม่mâiหวังwǎngสิ่งตอบแทนsìng-dtɔ̀ɔp-tɛɛnเป็นbpenการกระทำgaan-grà-tamอันanอริยะà-rí-yá
Dedicating oneself to helping others without expecting anything in return is a noble act.
ผู้ปฏิบัติธรรมpûu-bpà-dtì-bàt-tamมุ่งหวังmûng-wǎngที่จะtîi-jàขัดเกลาจิตใจkàt-glao-jìt-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngตนdtonให้hâiละláซึ่งsʉ̂ngกิเลสgì-lèetและlɛ́มีmiiภาวะpaa-wáอันanอริยะà-rí-yá
Dharma practitioners aim to refine their minds to abandon defilements and attain a noble state.
การดำรงชีวิตgaan-dam-rong-chii-wítด้วยdûuaiเมตตากรุณาmêet-dtaa-gà-rú-naaและlɛ́ปัญญาbpan-yaaที่tîiเท่าทันtâo-tanโลกlôokถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenวิถีชีวิตwí-tǐi-chii-wítอันanอริยะà-rí-yáที่แท้จริงtîi-tɛ́ɛ-jing
Living with loving-kindness and a wisdom that keeps pace with the world is considered a truly noble way of life.
2NounC1
an enlightened noble (Buddhist)
a person who has attained a noble stage of realization in Buddhism (an ariya; one of the Noble Ones)
Examples
ในทางnai-taangในทางnai-taangin terms of; in the field/aspect of [sth]พุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaพุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaBuddhismพระโสดาบันprá-sǒo-daa-banพระโสดาบันprá-sǒo-daa-bana stream-enterer (first stage of enlightenment)ถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpen1[to] be considered; be regarded; count as2[to] constitute; amount toอริยะà-rí-yáอริยะà-rí-yá1noble; spiritually elevated2an enlightened noble (Buddhist)ขั้นแรกkân-rɛ̂ɛkขั้นแรกkân-rɛ̂ɛk1first step; initial stage2firstly; in the first place
In Buddhism, a Sotāpanna (Stream-enterer) is considered the first stage of the Noble Ones (ariya).
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ท่านtânปฏิบัติตนbpà-dtì-bàt-dtonจนjonบรรลุธรรมban-lú-tamเป็นbpenพระอริยะprá-à-rí-yáจึงjʉngละวางlá-waangจากjàakความยึดมั่นถือมั่นkwaam-yʉ́t-mân-tʉ̌ʉ-mânในnaiทางโลกtaang-lôokได้dâaiอย่างสิ้นเชิงyàang-sîn-chəəng
He practiced until he attained the Dhamma and became a Noble One (ariya), thus he could completely let go of worldly attachments.
การก้าวล่วงgaan-gâao-lûuangจากjàakความเป็นปุถุชนkwaam-bpen-bpù-tù-chonสู่sùuความเป็นอริยะkwaam-bpen-à-rí-yáได้dâaiนั้นnánจำต้องjam-dtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiทั้งtángวิริยะwí-rí-yáสติsà-dtìและlɛ́ปัญญาbpan-yaaอย่างยิ่งยวดyàang-yîng-yûuat
To transcend from the state of an ordinary person to that of a Noble One (ariya), one must rely on immense effort, mindfulness, and wisdom.
เป็นbpenเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangยากyâakที่tîiปุถุชนbpù-tù-chonจะjàหยั่งรู้yàng-rúuได้dâaiว่าwâaภิกษุpík-sùรูปrûupใดdaiบรรลุธรรมban-lú-tamเป็นbpenพระอริยะprá-à-rí-yáแล้วlɛ́ɛoเพราะprɔ́คุณธรรมkun-ná-tamภายในpaai-naiมิได้mí-dâaiแสดงออกsà-dɛɛng-ɔ̀ɔkอย่างyàangโจ่งแจ้งjòong-jɛ̂ɛng
It is difficult for an ordinary person to fathom which monk has attained the Dhamma and become a Noble One (ariya), as internal virtues are not overtly displayed.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อริยะ said อะ-ริ-ยะ?
à-rí-yá
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ยะyáยะyá1[to] do; make (Northern Thai)2(colloq.) emphatic sentence-final particle[to] do; make (Northern Thai)Part 2
อริยะà-rí-yáอริยะà-rí-yánoble; spiritually elevatednoble; spiritually elevatedWord