อุบาสก
ù-baa-sòkMeaning
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male Buddhist lay devotee
a male lay follower of Buddhism who supports the Sangha and observes lay precepts (not ordained as a monk)
Examples
คุณปู่kun-bpùuคุณปู่kun-bpùu1paternal grandfather; father's father2elderly man (polite address)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)อุบาสกù-baa-sòkอุบาสกù-baa-sòkmale Buddhist lay devoteeที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเคร่งครัดkrêeng-krátเคร่งครัดkrêeng-krát1strict; rigorous2strictly; rigorouslyท่านtânท่านtân1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessทุกtúkทุกtúkevery; eachวันพระwan-práวันพระwan-práBuddhist holy/observance day (uposatha)
My grandfather is a devout lay follower; he goes to the temple on every Buddhist holy day.
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เหล่าlàoอุบาสกù-baa-sòkกำลังgam-langช่วยกันchûuai-ganทำความสะอาดtam-kwaam-sà-àatลานวัดlaan-wátเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเตรียมdtriiamงานบุญngaan-bunใหญ่yài
The lay followers are helping to clean the temple grounds to prepare for the big festival.
การเป็นgaan-bpenอุบาสกù-baa-sòkที่ดีtîi-diiนั้นnánจำเป็นต้องjam-bpen-dtɔ̂ngรักษาศีลrák-sǎa-sǐin๕hâaและlɛ́คอยkɔɔiอุปถัมภ์ค้ำชูù-bpà-tǎm-kám-chuuพระภิกษุสงฆ์prá-pík-sù-sǒng
To be a good lay follower, one must observe the Five Precepts and support the community of monks.
ในอดีตnai-à-dìitบทบาทbòt-bàatของkɔ̌ɔngอุบาสกù-baa-sòkมีmiiความสำคัญkwaam-sǎm-kanอย่างยิ่งyàang-yîngต่อdtɔ̀ɔการสืบทอดgaan-sʉ̀ʉp-tɔ̂ɔtและlɛ́ทำนุบำรุงพระพุทธศาสนาtam-nú-bam-rung-prá-pút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaในnaiชุมชนchum-chon
In the past, the role of the male lay follower was crucial for the continuation and maintenance of Buddhism within the community.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
ù
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 | — | — |