เนรยิก
nee-rá-yíkMeaning
1NounC2
hell-being; inhabitant of hell (Buddhism)
A being reborn in a hell realm, where it undergoes suffering, in Buddhist belief.
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-chʉ̂ʉaความเชื่อkwaam-chʉ̂ʉa1belief; conviction2faith (religious)3traditional/superstitious beliefในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)พุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaพุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaBuddhismเนรยิกnee-rá-yíkเนรยิกnee-rá-yíkhell-being; inhabitant of hell (Buddhism)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.สัตว์sàtสัตว์sàt1animal (non-human creature)2beast; brute (pejorative)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเกิดgə̀ətเกิดgə̀ət1to be born2to happen; occur; arise3born (indicating birthplace/time)4(colloq.) if it happens that; unexpectedlyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นรกná-rókนรกná-rók1hell; infernal realm2place/state of extreme suffering3hellish; infernal (attributive)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toทนทุกข์ton-túkทนทุกข์ton-túk[to] suffer; [to] endure hardshipจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmผลกรรมpǒn-gamผลกรรมpǒn-gamkarmic consequence; retributionของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffตนdtonตนdton1self; oneself2self (as a concept)3classifier: supernatural beings; ascetics
In Buddhist belief, a hell being is a being reborn in hell that suffers as a result of its own karma.
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พระอาจารย์prá-aa-jaanอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaแม้mɛ́ɛเนรยิกnee-rá-yíkจะjàอยู่ในyùu-naiภพpópที่tîiเต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiความทุกข์kwaam-túkก็gɔ̂ไม่ควรmâi-kuuanถูกtùukมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaอยู่yùuนอกnɔ̂ɔkขอบเขตkɔ̀ɔp-kèetแห่งhɛ̀ngความเมตตาkwaam-mêet-dtaa
The monk explained that even though hell beings inhabit a realm filled with suffering, they should not be regarded as beyond the reach of compassion.
ภาพpâapเหล่าlàoเนรยิกnee-rá-yíkที่tîiกำลังgam-langทนทุกข์ton-túkในnaiนรกná-rókบนbonจิตรกรรมฝาผนังjìt-dtrà-gam-fǎa-pà-nǎngวัดwátมิได้mí-dâaiมีmiiไว้wáiเพียงpiiangให้hâiผู้ชมpûu-chomหวาดกลัวwàat-gluuaแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangสื่อถึงsʉ̀ʉ-tʉ̌ngผลpǒnของkɔ̌ɔngการกระทำgaan-grà-tamที่tîiเบียดเบียนbìiat-biianผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉn
The depictions of hell beings suffering in temple murals are not merely intended to frighten viewers; they also convey the consequences of actions that harm others.
ในnaiคติká-dtìพุทธpútแม้mɛ́ɛเนรยิกnee-rá-yíkจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngเสวยsà-wə̌əiทุกขเวทนาtúk-kà-wee-tá-naaอันanแสนสาหัสsɛ̌ɛn-sǎa-hàtในnaiนรกná-rókแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂มิได้mí-dâaiถูกtùukจองจำjɔɔng-jamชั่วนิรันดร์chûua-ní-ranหากhàakยังyangเวียนว่ายwiian-wâaiไปตามbpai-dtaamเหตุปัจจัยhèet-bpàt-jaiแห่งhɛ̀ngกรรมgamเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaกรรมgamที่tîiส่งผลให้sòng-pǒn-hâiเกิดgə̀ətในnaiภพpópนั้นnánสิ้นsînกำลังgam-langลงlong
In Buddhist thought, although hell beings must endure excruciating suffering in hell, they are not confined there for eternity; when the karma that brought about that rebirth is exhausted, they continue through the cycle of rebirth according to karmic causes and conditions.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เนรยิก said เน-ระ-ยิก?
nee-rá-yík
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
nee
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |