อสงไขย
à-sǒng-kǎiMeanings
1AdjectiveC1
innumerable; countless
So numerous as to be uncountable; immeasurable.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)จักรวาลjàk-grà-waanจักรวาลjàk-grà-waan1universe; cosmos2realm; sphere (figurative)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoดวงดาวduuang-daaoดวงดาวduuang-daaostar; stars; heavenly bodiesอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainมากมายmâak-maaiมากมายmâak-maai1many; numerous; abundant2a great deal; very muchนับเป็นnáp-bpenนับเป็นnáp-bpen[to] count as; be considered (as)อสงไขยà-sǒng-kǎiอสงไขยà-sǒng-kǎi1innumerable; countless2an incalculable number or aeonดวงduuangดวงduuang1orb; sun/moon; lamp; round spot2fortune; fate; horoscope3classifier: round/bright objects (lamps, bulbs, celestial bodies); spots
In the universe, there are a countless number of stars.
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ความผิดพลาดkwaam pìt plâatเล็กๆlék lékน้อยๆnói nóiที่têeเกิดขึ้นgèrt kêunตลอดชีวิตdtà-lòt chee-wítนั้นnánมีmeeจำนวนมากjam-nuuan mâakมายmaaiอสงไขยà-sŏng-kăiจนjonไม่อาจmâi àatจะjàนับnápได้dâiถ้วนtûuan
The small mistakes made throughout a lifetime are so immeasurably numerous that they cannot all be counted.
กว่าจะgwàa jàมาเป็นmaa bpenผืนป่าpĕun bpàaที่têeสมบูรณ์sŏm-boonเช่นนี้chên néeต้องdtôngอาศัยaa-săiการสะสมgaan sà-sŏmของkŏngอินทรียวัตถุin-see wát-tùและláeปัจจัยbpàt-jaiต่างๆdtàang-dtàangนับnápอสงไขยà-sŏng-kăi
To become a complete forest like this required the accumulation of an immeasurable amount of organic matter and various factors.
แต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láภพชาติpóp-châatที่tîiเวียนว่ายตายเกิดwiian-wâai-dtaai-gə̀ətสรรพสัตว์sàp-pá-sàtได้dâaiสร้างsâangกรรมgamทั้งtángดีdiiและlɛ́ชั่วchûuaไว้wáiมากมายmâak-maaiอสงไขยà-sǒng-kǎi
In each life within the cycle of rebirth, all beings have created an immeasurable amount of both good and bad karma.
2NounC1
an incalculable number or aeon
A term for an incalculably large number, or for an immeasurably long period of time (an aeon), especially in Buddhist cosmology.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)พุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaพุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaBuddhismหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostอสงไขยà-sǒng-kǎiอสงไขยà-sǒng-kǎi1innumerable; countless2an incalculable number or aeonคือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.ระยะเวลาrá-yá-wee-laaระยะเวลาrá-yá-wee-laa1duration; length of time2period; term; time frameที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerยาวนานyaao-naanยาวนานyaao-naan1long-lasting; prolonged; enduring2for a long timeมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofจินตนาการjin-dtà-naa-gaanจินตนาการjin-dtà-naa-gaan1imagination2[to] imagine; envisionไม่ถึงmâi-tʉ̌ngไม่ถึงmâi-tʉ̌ng1less than; not as many as2[to] not reach; not arrive
In Buddhism, one 'asongkhai' (aeon) is a period of time so long it's unimaginable.
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พระโพธิสัตว์prá-poh-tí-sàtต้องdtôngบำเพ็ญบารมีbam-pen baa-rá-meeเป็นเวลาbpen way-laaถึงtĕungสี่sèeอสงไขยà-sŏng-kăiแสนsăenมหากัปmá-hăa gàpจึงjeungจะได้jà dâaiตรัสรู้dtràt rúuเป็นbpenพระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâo
A Bodhisattva must cultivate virtues for a period of four 'asongkhai' (aeons) and one hundred thousand great kalpas to attain enlightenment as a Buddha.
ตามdtaamคัมภีร์kam-piiหนึ่งnʉ̀ngอสงไขยà-sǒng-kǎiคือkʉʉเลขlêekหนึ่งnʉ̀ngตามด้วยdtaam-dûuaiเลขศูนย์lêek-sǔunถึงtʉ̌ngหนึ่งร้อยสี่สิบnʉ̀ng-rɔ́ɔi-sìi-sìpตัวdtuuaซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenจำนวนjam-nuuanที่tîiมหาศาลmá-hǎa-sǎanเกินกว่าgəən-gwàaจะjàคำนวณkam-nuuanได้dâai
According to the scriptures, one 'asongkhai' is the number one followed by one hundred and forty zeros, an amount too vast to be calculated.
แนวคิดnaeo kítเรื่องrêuuangเวลาway-laaในnaiระดับrá-dàpอสงไขยà-sŏng-kăiและláeกัปgàpสะท้อนให้เห็นถึงsà-tón hâi hĕn tĕungความไพศาลkwaam pai-săanของkŏngสังสารวัฏsǎng-săa-rá-wátในnaiทัศนะtát-sà-náของkŏngพุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-năa
The concept of time on the scale of 'asongkhai' (aeons) and 'kalpas' reflects the vastness of Saṃsāra in the Buddhist worldview.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อสงไขย said อะ-สง-ไขย?
à-sǒng-kǎi
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 | — | — |