อัณฑชะ
an-tá-cháMeaning
1NounC2
oviparous creature; born from an egg
a creature that is born from an egg; oviparous (a formal or literary term often used in Buddhist literature to describe one of the four modes of birth)
Examples
นกnókนกnók1bird2[to] get stood up; miss out (slang)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)สัตว์เลื้อยคลานsàt-lʉ́ʉai-klaanสัตว์เลื้อยคลานsàt-lʉ́ʉai-klaanreptileถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)จัดอยู่jàt-yùuจัดอยู่jàt-yùu[to] be classified/categorized as; fall underในกลุ่มnai-glùmในกลุ่มnai-glùmin a group; among a groupสัตว์sàtสัตว์sàt1animal (non-human creature)2beast; brute (pejorative)ประเภทbprà-pêetประเภทbprà-pêet1type; category; class2classifier: types/categoriesอัณฑชะan-tá-cháอัณฑชะan-tá-cháoviparous creature; born from an eggเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingพวกมันpûuak-manพวกมันpûuak-man1they; them (animals/things)2they; them (people, derog.)ฟักfákฟักfák1winter melon; wax gourd2[to] hatch; incubateออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmไข่kàiไข่kài1egg2[to] lay eggs; spawn3testicles (vulgar/slang)4zero score (slang, sports/exams)
Birds and reptiles are classified as andhaja creatures because they hatch from eggs.
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ตามdtaamคติความเชื่อká-dtì-kwaam-chʉ̂ʉaในทางnai-taangพระพุทธศาสนาprá-pút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaสัตว์sàtที่tîiเกิดgə̀ətในnaiไข่kàiจะjàถูกtùukจัดอยู่jàt-yùuในกลุ่มnai-glùmอัณฑชะan-tá-cháซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นหนึ่งbpen-nʉ̀ngในnaiกำเนิดgam-nə̀ət๔sìiของkɔ̌ɔngสัตว์โลกsàt-lôok
According to Buddhist cosmology, animals born from eggs are classified as andhaja, which is one of the four modes of birth of sentient beings.
พญานาคpá-yaa-nâakในnaiตำนานdtam-naanมักmákถูกtùukกล่าวถึงglàao-tʉ̌ngในฐานะnai-tǎa-náสัตว์sàtที่tîiเกิดgə̀ətแบบbɛ̀ɛpอัณฑชะan-tá-cháซึ่งsʉ̂ngจะมีjà-miiการgaanลอกคราบlɔ̂ɔk-krâapและlɛ́จำแลงกายjam-lɛɛng-gaaiหลังจากlǎng-jàakฟักfákออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakไข่kài
The mythical Naga in legends is often described as an andhaja being, which molts and shape-shifts after hatching from its egg.
ในnaiวรรณกรรมwan-ná-gamบาลีbaa-leeโบราณboh-raanการจำแนกgaan jam-nâekรูปแบบrôop bàepของkŏngสิ่งมีชีวิตsìng mee chee-wítได้dâiแยกyâekความแตกต่างkwaam dtàek dtàangระหว่างrá-wàangอัณฑชะan-tá-cháและláeสังsăngเสsăyทtชะcháเพื่อpêuuaแสดงให้เห็นถึงsà-daeng hâi hĕn tĕungความหลากหลายkwaam làak lăaiของkŏngวัฏสงสารwát sŏng-săan
In ancient Pali literature, the classification of life forms distinguishes the andhaja (egg-born) from the samsedaja (moisture-born) to illustrate the vast diversity of samsara.
Tones
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Why is อัณฑชะ said อัน-ทะ-ชะ?
an-tá-chá
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
an
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |