เวทนา
wêet-tá-naaMeanings
1NounB2
feeling; sensation (Buddhist aggregate; 1 of 5)
the felt tone of experience—pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral—one of the five aggregates (ขันธ์ขันธ์kǎnaggregate (Buddhist skandha)) in Buddhist thought
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)พุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaพุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaBuddhismเวทนาwêet-tá-naaเวทนาwêet-tá-naa1feeling; sensation (Buddhist aggregate; 1 of 5)2pain; suffering (literary/formal)3[to] pity; feel compassion forคือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.ความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀k1feeling; emotion2sensation; sensory feeling3intuition; hunch4sentiment; attitudeที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเป็นสุขbpen-sùkเป็นสุขbpen-sùk[to] be happy; feel contentทุกข์túkทุกข์túk1suffering; misery; distress2[to] suffer; be in distressหรือไม่rʉ̌ʉ-mâiหรือไม่rʉ̌ʉ-mâi1or not? (question particle)2whether ... or notสุขsùkสุขsùk1happiness; well-being2happy; content (formal/literary)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ทุกข์túkทุกข์túk1suffering; misery; distress2[to] suffer; be in distress
In Buddhism, vedanā is the felt tone of pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral.
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อาจารย์aa-jaanสอนsɔ̌ɔnให้hâiสังเกตsǎng-gèetเวทนาwêet-tá-naaแล้วlɛ́ɛoรู้เท่าทันrúu-tâo-tanไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngไปbpaiยึดถือyʉ́t-tʉ̌ʉ
The teacher taught us to observe vedanā and be aware of it without clinging.
ผู้ปฏิบัติpûu-bpà-dtì-bàtควรkuuanเห็นว่าhěn-wâaเวทนาwêet-tá-naaเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nตั้งอยู่dtâng-yùuแล้วlɛ́ɛoดับไปdàp-bpaiเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangหนึ่งในnʉ̀ng-naiขันธ์kǎnเท่านั้นtâo-nán
Practitioners should see that vedanā arises, persists, and ceases, and is only one of the aggregates.
เมื่อmêuuaเจอjerเวทนาwâyt-tá-naaที่têeไม่mâiน่าพอใจnâa por jaiให้hâiรับรู้ráp rúuตรงdtrongๆ-แล้วláeoวางใจwaang jaiเป็นกลางbpen glaangเพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiเกิดgèrtตัณหาdtan-hăaตามมาdtaam maa
When encountering an unpleasant vedanā, acknowledge it directly and keep an even mind so that craving does not follow.
2NounB2
pain; suffering (literary/formal)
physical pain or mental anguish; used in literary or formal Thai
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herพยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptยิ้มyímยิ้มyím1[to] smile2smileทั้งที่táng-tîiทั้งที่táng-tîialthough; even thoughในใจnai-jaiในใจnai-jaiinwardly; to oneselfยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardเต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiเต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuai1[to] be full of; be filled with; be packed with2[to] be rife with; be replete with (figurative)เวทนาwêet-tá-naaเวทนาwêet-tá-naa1feeling; sensation (Buddhist aggregate; 1 of 5)2pain; suffering (literary/formal)3[to] pity; feel compassion for
She tried to smile even though her heart was still full of anguish.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaอ่านàanจดหมายjòt-mǎaiลาlaaตายdtaaiเขาkǎoรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kเวทนาwêet-tá-naaอย่างลึกซึ้งyàang-lʉ́k-sʉ́ng
When he read the suicide note, he felt profound anguish.
เสียงsǐiangคร่ำครวญkrâm-kruuanของkɔ̌ɔngผู้บาดเจ็บpûu-bàat-jèpสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnเวทนาwêet-tá-naaอันanสุดsùtจะjàทนton
The groans of the injured reflected unbearable suffering.
บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiถ่ายทอดtàai-tɔ̂ɔtเวทนาwêet-tá-naaจากjàakการพลัดพรากgaan-plát-prâakได้dâaiอย่างyàangกินใจgin-jai
The poem conveys the anguish of separation in a deeply moving way.
3VerbB2
[to] pity; feel compassion for
to feel sympathy, pity, or compassion toward someone who is suffering
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เวทนา said เวด-ทะ-นา?
wêet-tá-naa
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 endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ท, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
wêet
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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เวทนาwêet-tá-naaเวทนาwêet-tá-naafeeling; sensation (Buddhist aggregate; 1 of 5)feeling; sensation (Buddhist aggregate; 1 of 5)Word