เทวทูต
tay-wá-tôot
Meanings
1NounB2
angel; divine messenger
A celestial being who serves as a messenger of a deity; an angel.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taan1tale; story (traditional/children’s)2folk tale; fableเทวทูตtay-wá-tôotเทวทูตtay-wá-tôot1angel; divine messenger2the Four Sights (Buddhism)มักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)ปรากฏกายbpraa-gòt gaaiปรากฏกายbpraa-gòt gaai1[to] appear in person; show up; make an appearance2[to] manifest/appear in bodily form (supernatural)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofช่วยเหลือchûuai-lĕuuaช่วยเหลือchûuai-lĕuua1[to] help; assist2aid; assistance; support3to rescue; to provide reliefคนดีkon deeคนดีkon dee1a good person; a virtuous person2dear; sweetheart (term of address)3a goody-goody; self-righteous person (sarcastic)
In fairy tales, angels often appear to help good people.
2NounC1
the Four Sights (Buddhism)
In Buddhism, the four signs (an old man, a sick person, a corpse, and an ascetic) that prompted Prince Siddhartha to renounce worldly life and seek enlightenment.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)พุทธประวัติpút bprà-wàtพุทธประวัติpút bprà-wàt1life of the Buddha2Buddhist hagiography/historyเจ้าชายสิทธัตถะjâao chaai sìt-tát-tàเจ้าชายสิทธัตถะjâao chaai sìt-tát-tàPrince Siddhartha; Siddhartha Gautamaได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)พบpópพบpóp1[to] meet [sb]2[to] encounter; experience3[to] find; discoverเทวทูตtay-wá-tôotเทวทูตtay-wá-tôot1angel; divine messenger2the Four Sights (Buddhism)ทั้งสี่táng sèeทั้งสี่táng sèeall fourก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jai[to] decideออกผนวชòk pà-nùuatออกผนวชòk pà-nùuat[to] be ordained (as a bhikkhu)
In the life of the Buddha, Prince Siddhartha encountered the four heavenly messengers before deciding to ordain.