อโรคา
à-roo-kaaMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
healthy; free from illness
healthy; without sickness or disease
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วันปีใหม่wan-bpii-màiวันปีใหม่wan-bpii-màiNew Year's Dayนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ขออวยพรkɔ̌ɔ-uuai-pɔɔnขออวยพรkɔ̌ɔ-uuai-pɔɔn[to] give a blessing; [to] offer good wishesให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritมีความสุขmii-kwaam-sùkมีความสุขmii-kwaam-sùk[to] be happyและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)อโรคาà-roo-kaaอโรคาà-roo-kaahealthy; free from illnessตลอดไปdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-bpaiตลอดไปdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-bpaiforever; permanently; for good
On this New Year's Day, I wish you happiness and good health forever.
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การรับประทานอาหารgaan-ráp-bprà-taan-aa-hǎanที่tîiมีประโยชน์mii-bprà-yòotและlɛ́การพักผ่อนgaan-pák-pɔ̀ɔnให้hâiเพียงพอpiiang-pɔɔเป็นbpenกุญแจสำคัญgun-jɛɛ-sǎm-kanสู่sùuชีวิตchii-wítที่tîiอโรคาà-roo-kaa
Eating nutritious food and getting enough rest are key to a healthy life.
พระสงฆ์prá-sǒngเจริญพระพุทธมนต์jà-rəən-prá-pút-tá-monเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiพุทธศาสนิกชนpút-tá-sǎa-sà-ník-gà-chonประสบbprà-sòpแต่dtɛ̀ɛความสุขkwaam-sùkและlɛ́มีmiiอโรคาà-roo-kaaเป็นbpenทรัพย์sápประเสริฐbprà-sə̀ət
The monks chanted Buddhist mantras so that the lay Buddhists would encounter only happiness and have health as their supreme wealth.
ตามdtaamคติธรรมká-dtì-tamทางtaangพุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-năaความเป็นkwaam bpenอโรคาà-roh-kaaหรือrĕuการgaanปราศจากbpràat-sà-jàakโรคภัยrôhk paiถือtĕuuaเป็นลาภbpen lâapอันanประเสริฐbprà-sèrtที่สุดtêe sùtของkŏngมนุษยชาติmá-nút-châat
According to Buddhist moral teachings, being 'arokha' or free from illness is considered the most excellent fortune for mankind.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อโรคา said อะ-โร-คา?
à-roo-kaa
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
- 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 | — | — |