อาตมภาพ
àat-dtà-má-pâapMeanings
1PronounC1
I; myself (monastic)
A very formal first-person pronoun used by Buddhist monks, meaning 'I' or 'myself'.
Examples
โยมyoomโยมyoom1lay Buddhist; address term by monks2you (polite, used by monks)มีเรื่องmii-rʉ̂ʉangมีเรื่องmii-rʉ̂ʉang1[to] have an issue; something came up2[to] get into a quarrel/fightทุกข์ใจtúk-jaiทุกข์ใจtúk-jai1distressed; heartsick2emotional sufferingอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)ปรึกษาbprʉ̀k-sǎaปรึกษาbprʉ̀k-sǎa1[to] consult; seek advice2[to] confer; deliberate togetherอาตมภาพàat-dtà-má-pâapอาตมภาพàat-dtà-má-pâap1I; myself (monastic)2one's body; [sb]'s person (monastic)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
If you have any troubles, you can consult me.
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อาตมภาพàat-dtà-má-pâapขอkɔ̌ɔอนุโมทนาà-nú-moo-tá-naaในnaiจิตกุศลjìt-gù-sǒnของkɔ̌ɔngญาติโยมyâat-yoomทุกท่านtúk-tânที่มาtîi-maaร่วมrûuamสร้างsâangโบสถ์bòotในnaiครั้งนี้kráng-níi
I would like to express my appreciation for the charitable intentions of all the laypeople who have joined in building this chapel.
สิ่งที่sìng-tîiอาตมภาพàat-dtà-má-pâapเทศนาtêet-sà-naaสั่งสอนsàng-sɔ̌ɔnไปbpaiนั้นnánก็gɔ̂เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaประโยชน์สุขbprà-yòot-sùkของkɔ̌ɔngมหาชนmá-hǎa-chonเป็นที่ตั้งbpen-tîi-dtâng
What I have preached and taught is for the primary benefit and happiness of the public.
อาตมภาพàat-dtà-má-pâapเพียงpiiangทำหน้าที่tam-nâa-tîiชี้ทางchíi-taangแห่งhɛ̀ngความพ้นทุกข์kwaam-pón-túkส่วนsùuanการgaanจะjàปฏิบัติตามbpà-dtì-bàt-dtaamหรือไม่rʉ̌ʉ-mâiนั้นnánสุดแล้วแต่sùt-lɛ́ɛo-dtɛ̀ɛโยมyoomจะjàพิจารณาpí-jaa-rá-naa
I merely fulfill the duty of pointing the way to the cessation of suffering; whether or not to follow is up to you, the layperson, to consider.
2NounC1
one's body; [sb]'s person (monastic)
A formal noun meaning 'one's body' or 'one's person', used mainly by Buddhist monks when referring to themselves.
Examples
หลวงพ่อlǔuang-pɔ̂ɔหลวงพ่อlǔuang-pɔ̂ɔ1Venerable monk (form of address)2revered Buddha image/statueสอนsɔ̌ɔnสอนsɔ̌ɔn1[to] teach [sb] [sth]2[to] instruct; train [sb]3[to] admonish; give moral guidanceว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeอาตมภาพàat-dtà-má-pâapอาตมภาพàat-dtà-má-pâap1I; myself (monastic)2one's body; [sb]'s person (monastic)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ไม่เที่ยงmâi-tîiangไม่เที่ยงmâi-tîiangimpermanent; not constantแท้tɛ́ɛแท้tɛ́ɛ1genuine; real; authentic2true; pure (in essence)3truly; indeed (emphasis)เป็นเพียงbpen-piiangเป็นเพียงbpen-piiang[to] be only; be merelyสิ่งsìngสิ่งsìng1thing; object; entity2classifier for things; itemsสมมุติsǒm-mútสมมุติsǒm-mút1[to] suppose; assume; hypothesize2hypothetical; supposed3convention; suppositionชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoชั่วคราวchûua-kraao1temporary; provisional; interim2temporarily; for the time being
The venerable monk taught that this body is not permanent, it is merely a temporary convention.
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ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛอาตมภาพàat-dtà-má-pâapจะjàร่วงโรยrûuang-rooiไปตามbpai-dtaamกาลเวลาgaan-wee-laaแต่dtɛ̀ɛคุณงามความดีkun-ngaam-kwaam-diiที่tîiสร้างsâangไว้wáiจะjàยังคงอยู่yang-kong-yùu
Even though one's body deteriorates with time, the good deeds one has done will remain.
การดูแลรักษาgaan-duu-lɛɛ-rák-sǎaอาตมภาพàat-dtà-má-pâapให้hâiแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngปราศจากbpràat-sà-jàakโรคภัยไข้เจ็บrôok-pai-kâi-jèpก็gɔ̂เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaใช้cháiเป็นbpenเครื่องมือkrʉ̂ʉang-mʉʉในnaiการบำเพ็ญเพียรgaan-bam-pen-piianทางtaangจิตjìtต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpai
Maintaining one's person to be healthy and free from illness is for the purpose of using it as a tool for continued spiritual cultivation.
พระอริยเจ้าprá-à-rí-yá-jâaoท่านtânพิจารณาpí-jaa-rá-naaเห็นว่าhěn-wâaอาตมภาพàat-dtà-má-pâapนี้níiเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumแห่งhɛ̀ngธาตุสี่tâat-sìiดินdinน้ำnáamลมlomไฟfaiจึงjʉngไม่mâiยึดมั่นถือมั่นyʉ́t-mân-tʉ̌ʉ-mânว่าwâaเป็นbpenตัวตนdtuua-dton
The enlightened monks contemplate and see that this body is merely an assembly of the four elements—earth, water, wind, fire—and thus do not cling to it as a self.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อาตมภาพ said อาด-ตะ-มะ-พาบ?
àat-dtà-má-pâap
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
4 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
àat
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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ภาพpâapภาพpâap1image; picture2scene; view; sight3image (public); reputation4vision; mental imageimage; picturePart 2
อาตมภาพàat-dtà-má-pâapอาตมภาพàat-dtà-má-pâapI; myself (monastic)I; myself (monastic)Word