อเวจี
à-wee-jiiMeaning
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Avici hell
The lowest level of Buddhist hell, a place of continuous and extreme suffering.
Examples
ตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)6[to] send for; fetch [sb]7[to] light; kindle (literary)ความเชื่อkwaam chêuuaความเชื่อkwaam chêuua1belief; conviction2faith (religious)3traditional/superstitious beliefทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6in terms of; in the field of7side/party (institutional)พุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-năaพุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-năaBuddhismคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringที่ทำtêe tamบาปหนักbàap nàkบาปหนักbàap nàkserious sin; grave sinอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyการฆ่าพ่อgaan kâa pôrการฆ่าพ่อgaan kâa pôrpatricideฆ่าkâaฆ่าkâa[to] killแม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ตกนรกdtòk ná-rókตกนรกdtòk ná-rók1[to] go to hell; be damned2[to] be in hell; suffer intenselyอเวจีà-way-jeeอเวจีà-way-jeeAvici hell
According to Buddhist beliefs, a person who commits grave sins like killing their parents will fall into Avici hell.
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ตอนdtɔɔnติดอยู่dtìt-yùuในnaiลิฟต์lípที่tîiไฟดับfai-dàpคนเดียวkon-diiaoมันmanมืดmʉ̂ʉtและlɛ́น่ากลัวnâa-gluuaเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanอยู่ในyùu-naiนรกná-rókอเวจีà-wee-jiiเลยləəi
When I was stuck alone in the elevator during a power outage, it was dark and scary like being in Avici hell.
ในnaiพระไตรปิฎกprá-dtrai-bpì-dòkได้dâaiบรรยายถึงban-yaai-tʉ̌ngความทุกข์ทรมานkwaam-túk-tɔɔ-rá-maanอย่างyàangแสนสาหัสsɛ̌ɛn-sǎa-hàtและlɛ́ไม่mâiสิ้นสุดsîn-sùtของkɔ̌ɔngผู้ที่pûu-tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngชดใช้chót-cháiกรรมgamในnaiอเวจีà-wee-jiiมหาmá-hǎaนรกná-rók
The Tripitaka describes the immense and endless suffering of those who must atone for their karma in the great Avici hell.
ความรู้สึกผิดkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀k-pìtบาปbàapที่tîiกัดกินgàt-ginจิตใจjìt-jaiเขาkǎoทุกtúkค่ำคืนkâm-kʉʉnทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoทรมานtɔɔ-rá-maanราวกับraao-gàpกำลังgam-langตกอยู่dtòk-yùuในnaiขุมนรกkǔm-ná-rókอเวจีà-wee-jiiทั้งเป็นtáng-bpen
The guilt that gnawed at his mind every night made him suffer as if he were falling into the pit of Avici hell while still alive.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อเวจี said อะ-เว-จี?
à-wee-jii
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
à
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 | — | — |