อเสข
à-sèekMeaning
1NounC2
Arhat; perfected one
an Arhat or perfected person who has attained Nirvana and no longer needs to train or learn (in Buddhism)
Examples
พระภิกษุprá-pík-sùพระภิกษุprá-pík-sùBuddhist monk (formal, male)รูปrûupรูปrûup1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4statue; sculpted image; figure5grammatical formนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerบำเพ็ญเพียรbam-pen-piianบำเพ็ญเพียรbam-pen-piian[to] practice diligently; undertake ascetic/spiritual trainingจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofบรรลุธรรมban-lú-tamบรรลุธรรมban-lú-tam[to] attain enlightenmentเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)พระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2Buddha image; amulet3honorific prefix/title4divine; holy (as modifier)5male role; male character (traditional Thai theatre)อเสขà-sèekอเสขà-sèekArhat; perfected oneผู้pûuผู้pûu1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)หมดสิ้นmòt-sînหมดสิ้นmòt-sîn[to] be completely gone; be used up; come to an endกิเลสgì-lèetกิเลสgì-lèet1defilements (Buddhist)2base desire; cravingทั้งปวงtáng-bpuuangทั้งปวงtáng-bpuuang1all; entire (formal/literary)2all (of them); everyone/everything (formal)
That monk practiced diligently until he attained the state of an Asekha, one who is completely free from all defilements.
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ตามdtaamหลักธรรมlàk-tamทางtaangพุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaพระpráอเสขà-sèekหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ngพระอรหันต์prá-ɔɔ-rá-hǎnผู้pûuไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎaศีลsǐinสมาธิsà-maa-tíและlɛ́ปัญญาbpan-yaaอีกต่อไปìik-dtɔ̀ɔ-bpai
According to Buddhist principles, an Asekha refers to an Arhat who no longer needs to train in morality, concentration, and wisdom.
เมื่อmêuuaผู้ปฏิบัติธรรมpôo bpà-dtì-bàt tamก้าวล่วงgâao lûuangเข้าสู่kâo sòoภูมิpoomแห่งhàengอเสขà-sèkจิตjìtย่อมyômหลุดพ้นlùt pónจากjàakอาสวะaa-sà-wáและláeไม่ต้องmâi dtôngเวียนว่ายwiian wâaiในnaiสังสารวัฏsǎng-săa-rá-wát
When a practitioner steps into the realm of an Asekha, the mind is freed from all mental intoxicants and no longer wanders in the cycle of rebirth.
การดำเนินgaan-dam-nəənจิตjìtเข้าสู่kâo-sùuอเสขà-sèekภูมิpuumถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎaiสูงสุดsǔung-sùtแห่งhɛ̀ngพรหมจรรย์prom-má-janซึ่งsʉ̂ngแสดงถึงsà-dɛɛng-tʉ̌ngความkwaamบริสุทธิ์หมดจดbɔɔ-rí-sùt-mòt-jòtจากjàakกิเลสgì-lèetมารmaanโดยสิ้นเชิงdooi-sîn-chəəng
Advancing the mind into the Asekha stage is considered the ultimate goal of the holy life, representing absolute purity from all inner demons.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อเสข said อะ-เสก?
à-sèek
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 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 | — | — |