เวท(wèt)
Meanings
1NounB2
Vedas; sacred scriptures
The Vedas; sacred hymns or scriptures of ancient India. In Thai contexts, can also broadly refer to sacred chants or scriptural knowledge.
Examples
อาจารย์aa-jaanอาจารย์aa-jaan1teacher; instructor; professor (esp. tertiary)2honorific/title for a teacher3master (spiritual/martial/arts)อธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai1[to] interpret; expound2[to] explain; clarifyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเวทwètเวทwèt1Vedas; sacred scriptures2occult arts; magic3scripture; sacred verseเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคัมภีร์kam-peeคัมภีร์kam-pee1scripture; sacred text2treatise; authoritative classicศักดิ์สิทธิ์sàk-sìtศักดิ์สิทธิ์sàk-sìt1sacred; holy2holy; miraculously powerfulของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsอินเดียโบราณin-diia boh-raanอินเดียโบราณin-diia boh-raanAncient Indiaที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotรวบรวมrûuap ruuamรวบรวมrûuap ruuam1[to] collect; gather2[to] compile; assemble3[to] muster; mobilizeบทสวดbòt sùuatบทสวดbòt sùuatchant/prayer textสำคัญsăm-kanสำคัญsăm-kan1important; significant; essential2[to] think; assume; suppose (often mistakenly)
The teacher explained that the Vedas are sacred scriptures of ancient India that compile important hymns.
2NounB2
occult arts; magic
The occult or magical arts; practices involving mystical power, spells, or esoteric knowledge.
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เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillสนใจsŏn jaiสนใจsŏn jai1[to] be interested (in) [sth/sb]2[to] pay attention to; be attentive toเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesเวทwètเวทwèt1Vedas; sacred scriptures2occult arts; magic3scripture; sacred verseและláeและláeand (coordinating)คาถาkaa-tăaคาถาkaa-tăa1incantation; spell2mantra; sacred verseตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeตั้งแต่dtâng dtàe1from; since (starting point)2from X to Yได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedอ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense ofนิยายแฟนตาซีní-yaai faen-dtaa-seeนิยายแฟนตาซีní-yaai faen-dtaa-seefantasy novel; fantasy fictionเล่มlêmเล่มlêm1CL: books/volumes/issues2blade (of a cutting tool)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)
He became interested in occult arts and spells after reading that fantasy novel.
3NounB2
scripture; sacred verse
A sacred verse or scripture (from the Vedas); in Thai often refers to sacred texts or verses, not a standalone word for ‘spell’ (see เวทมนตร์เวทมนตร์wêt monmagic; sorcery for ‘magic’).
Examples
อาจารย์aa-jaanอาจารย์aa-jaan1teacher; instructor; professor (esp. tertiary)2honorific/title for a teacher3master (spiritual/martial/arts)ยกตัวอย่างyók dtuua yàangยกตัวอย่างyók dtuua yàang[to] give an example; illustrate; citeเวทwètเวทwèt1Vedas; sacred scriptures2occult arts; magic3scripture; sacred verseจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)คัมภีร์kam-peeคัมภีร์kam-pee1scripture; sacred text2treatise; authoritative classicเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofอธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai1[to] interpret; expound2[to] explain; clarifyหลักคำสอนlàk kam sŏnหลักคำสอนlàk kam sŏndoctrine; tenetsเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesความจริงkwaam jingความจริงkwaam jing1truth; fact2actually; in fact; to tell the truthสูงสุดsŏong sùtสูงสุดsŏong sùt1supreme (title/position)2highest; maximum; supreme3at most; at the highest
The teacher cited a sacred verse from the scriptures to explain the doctrine of ultimate truth.