อิหโลก
ì-hà-lòokMeaning
1NounC2
this world (literary)
The world in which people live now, rather than the world after death.
Examples
หนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉ1book (printed work)2document; letterเล่มlêmเล่มlêm1CL: books/volumes/issues2volume; bound book3classifier: knives, swords, candles, cartsนี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneอธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai[to] explain; clarifyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeอิหโลกì-hà-lòokอิหโลกì-hà-lòokthis world (literary)หมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ngหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ng[to] mean; denote; refer toโลกlôokโลกlôok1Earth; the planet2world; realmที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)มีชีวิตอยู่mii-chii-wít-yùuมีชีวิตอยู่mii-chii-wít-yùu1[to] be alive; stay alive2[to] live on (figurative); continue to existในปัจจุบันnai-bpàt-jù-banในปัจจุบันnai-bpàt-jù-bancurrently; nowadaysส่วนsùuanส่วนsùuan1part; portion; section2classifier for parts or portions3share; quota4department; division; unit5as for; regarding6over (in fractions)ปรโลกbpɔɔ-rá-lôokปรโลกbpɔɔ-rá-lôokafterlife; the next worldคือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.โลกหลังความตายlôok-lǎng-kwaam-dtaaiโลกหลังความตายlôok-lǎng-kwaam-dtaaiafterlife; the world after death
This book explains that 'this world' refers to the world we live in now, while 'the next world' refers to the afterlife.
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บทbòtเทศนาtêet-sà-naaนี้níiเตือนdtʉʉanว่าwâaการgaanหวังwǎngความสุขkwaam-sùkในnaiปรโลกbpɔɔ-rá-lôokไม่ควรmâi-kuuanเป็นเหตุให้bpen-hèet-hâiเราraoละเลยlá-ləəiหน้าที่nâa-tîiและlɛ́ความรับผิดชอบkwaam-ráp-pìt-chɔ̂ɔpในnaiอิหโลกì-hà-lòok
This sermon cautions that hoping for happiness in the next world should not lead us to neglect our duties and responsibilities in this one.
กวีพรรณนาgà-wii-pan-ná-naaความสุขkwaam-sùkในnaiอิหโลกì-hà-lòokว่าwâaเป็นbpenสิ่งsìngชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoซึ่งsʉ̂ngแม้mɛ́ɛจะjàงดงามngót-ngaamเพียงใดpiiang-daiก็gɔ̂ไม่อาจmâi-àatติดตามdtìt-dtaamมนุษย์má-nútไปสู่bpai-sùuปรโลกbpɔɔ-rá-lôokได้dâai
The poet depicts happiness in this world as fleeting: however beautiful it may be, it cannot accompany people into the afterlife.
ในnaiวรรณกรรมwan-ná-gamเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiอิหโลกì-hà-lòokมิได้mí-dâaiเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangฉากchàakแห่งhɛ̀ngความทุกข์kwaam-túkหากhàakยังyangเป็นbpenพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiที่tîiมนุษย์má-nútเลือกlʉ̂ʉakกระgràทำความดีtam-kwaam-diiโดยdooiมิmíจำเป็นต้องjam-bpen-dtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiคำมั่นkam-mânเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangผลตอบแทนpǒn-dtɔ̀ɔp-tɛɛnในnaiปรโลกbpɔɔ-rá-lôok
In this literary work, this world is not merely a setting for suffering but also a realm in which people choose to do good without needing the promise of rewards in the afterlife.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อิหโลก said อิ-หะ-โหลก?
ì-hà-lòok
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
ì
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 | — | — |