อาวาส
aa-wâatMeaning
1NounC1
monastery; dwelling; residence
A dwelling or residence, especially a Buddhist monastery or the dwelling place of monks.
Examples
ผู้pûuผู้pûu1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)แสวงบุญsà-wɛ̌ɛng-bunแสวงบุญsà-wɛ̌ɛng-bun1[to] go on pilgrimage2pilgrimageพักค้างpák-káangพักค้างpák-káang[to] stay overnight; [to] lodgeที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerอาวาสaa-wâatอาวาสaa-wâatmonastery; dwelling; residenceกลางglaangกลางglaang1middle; center2middle; central3in the middle; in the center4amid; in the midst of; mid-ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivatedก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàbefore (introducing a clause)เดินทางdəən-taangเดินทางdəən-taang[to] travel; make a journeyต่อdtɔ̀ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔ1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5to; toward (target of an action or attitude)6[to] renew; extend
The pilgrims stayed overnight at the monastery in the forest before continuing their journey.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanเชิญchəənพระpráจากjàakอาวาสaa-wâatบนbonเขาkǎoลงมาlong-maaสวดมนต์sùuat-monในงานบุญnai-ngaan-bun
Villagers invited monks from the hilltop monastery to come down and chant for the merit-making event.
คัมภีร์kam-piiเก่าgàoกล่าวถึงglàao-tʉ̌ngอาวาสaa-wâatอันanสงบsà-ngòpที่tîiภิกษุpík-sùทั้งหลายtáng-lǎaiจำพรรษาjam-pan-sǎaใต้dtâaiร่มrômไม้ใหญ่máai-yàiและlɛ́สายน้ำsǎai-náamใสsǎi
An ancient scripture speaks of a tranquil monastery where monks spent the rains retreat beneath great trees and beside clear streams.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaกลองglɔɔngยามyaamดังขึ้นdang-kʉ̂nทั่วtûuaอาวาสaa-wâatความเงียบสงัดkwaam-ngîiap-sà-ngàtก็gɔ̂คลี่คลุมklîi-klumประหนึ่งbprà-nʉ̀ngผ้าคลุมpâa-klumแห่งhɛ̀ngสมาธิsà-maa-tí
When the watch drum resounded throughout the monastery, a profound silence spread like a veil of meditation.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
aa
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 | — | — |