แพศย์
pɛ̂ɛtMeaning
1NounC1
Vaishya; merchant caste
the Vaishya caste; the third of the four Hindu castes, traditionally consisting of merchants, farmers, and artisans
Examples
คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วรรณะwan-náวรรณะwan-ná1complexion; skin tone2caste; social class (Hindu varna)3color; hue (formal)4category; kind (formal/learned)แพศย์pɛ̂ɛtแพศย์pɛ̂ɛtVaishya; merchant casteส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yàiส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yài1the majority; most2most (of); the majority of3mostly; mainly; largelyประกอบอาชีพbprà-gɔ̀ɔp-aa-chîipประกอบอาชีพbprà-gɔ̀ɔp-aa-chîip[to] engage in an occupation; practice a profession; make a livingเกษตรกรรมgà-sèet-dtà-gamเกษตรกรรมgà-sèet-dtà-gamagriculture; farmingและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ค้าขายkáa-kǎaiค้าขายkáa-kǎai1[to] trade; do business; buy and sell2trading; commerce (activity)
Most people in the Vaishya caste engage in agriculture and trade.
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ตามdtaamคัมภีร์kam-piiโบราณboo-raanวรรณะwan-náแพศย์pɛ̂ɛtมีหน้าที่mii-nâa-tîiสร้างsâangความมั่งคั่งkwaam-mâng-kângให้แก่hâi-gɛ̀ɛสังคมsǎng-kom
According to ancient scriptures, the Vaishya caste has the duty of creating wealth for society.
ชนชั้นchon-chánแพศย์pɛ̂ɛtเป็นbpenฟันเฟืองfan-fʉʉangสำคัญsǎm-kanที่tîiช่วยchûuaiขับเคลื่อนkàp-klʉ̂ʉanระบบเศรษฐกิจrá-bòp-sèet-tà-gìtของkɔ̌ɔngระบบrá-bòpวรรณะwan-náให้hâiดำเนินต่อไปdam-nəən-dtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiได้dâai
The Vaishya class is a crucial cog that helps drive the economy of the caste system to continue.
แม้mɛ́ɛสังคมsǎng-komอินเดียin-diiaจะjàพัฒนาpát-tá-naaไปbpaiมากmâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛภูมิหลังpuum-lǎngของkɔ̌ɔngการเป็นgaan-bpenวรรณะwan-náแพศย์pɛ̂ɛtก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongมีอิทธิพลmii-ìt-tí-ponในnaiบางbaangพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîi
Although Indian society has developed significantly, the background of being in the Vaishya caste still has influence in some areas.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แพศย์ said แพด?
pɛ̂ɛt
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ศ is said like ด (t).Silent letterย์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ศ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
pɛ̂ɛt
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
ย์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |