อเสขะ

à-sěe-kà

Meaning

1NounC2

Arhat; perfected one

An Arhat or a perfected person who has attained Nirvana and has nothing more to learn in Buddhist doctrine

Examples

ในทางnai-taangในทางnai-taangin terms of; in the field/aspect of [sth]พระพุทธศาสนาprá-pút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaพระพุทธศาสนาprá-pút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaBuddhismพระอเสขะprá-à-sěe-kàพระอเสขะprá-à-sěe-kàasekha; arahant; one beyond trainingคือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.บุคคลbùk-konบุคคลbùk-konperson; individualที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerละกิเลสlá-gì-lèetละกิเลสlá-gì-lèet[to] abandon worldly desiresได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerหมดสิ้นmòt-sînหมดสิ้นmòt-sîn[to] be completely gone; be used up; come to an endแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockสิ่งใดsìng-daiสิ่งใดsìng-dai1what (thing)?; which (thing)?2anything; whatever (thing)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎaศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎa1[to] study; learn2[to] research; investigate3[to] consider; look intoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofความหลุดพ้นkwaam-lùt-pónความหลุดพ้นkwaam-lùt-pón1liberation; release; escape2spiritual liberation (Buddhist)อีกìikอีกìik1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)
In Buddhism, an Asekha is a person who has completely eradicated defilements and has nothing more to study for liberation.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is อเสขะ said อะ-เส-ขะ?

à-sěe-kà

Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

3 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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