โลกิยะ
loo-gì-yáMeanings
1AdjectiveC1
worldly; mundane
Relating to the world or ordinary existence; in Buddhism, belonging to the mundane level rather than the supramundane (โลกุตระโลกุตระloh-gùt-dtrà1supramundane; transcendent (Buddhist)2the supramundane (Buddhist)).
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptลดlótลดlót1[to] reduce; decrease; lessen; drop2[to] lower (price); discount; mark down3[to] lower [sth]ความสุขkwaam sùkความสุขkwaam sùk1happiness; contentment2pleasure; enjoyment3well-beingทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6in terms of; in the field of7side/party (institutional)โลกิยะloh-gì-yáโลกิยะloh-gì-yá1worldly; mundane2the mundane sphereเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofฝึกสมาธิfèuk sà-maa-tíฝึกสมาธิfèuk sà-maa-tí[to] meditate; [to] practice meditation
He tries to reduce mundane pleasures to practice meditation.
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ปรัชญาbpràt-yaaบางbaangสำนักsǎm-nákแยกyɛ̂ɛkเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangทางtaangโลกิยะloo-gì-yáออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangทางธรรมtaang-tamอย่างชัดเจนyàang-chát-jeen
Some schools of philosophy clearly separate secular matters from spiritual matters.
ในnaiวรรณกรรมwan-ná-gamเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiตัวเอกdtuua-èekต้องเลือกdtɔ̂ng-lʉ̂ʉakระหว่างrá-wàangความรักkwaam-rákแบบbɛ̀ɛpโลกิยะloo-gì-yáกับgàpเส้นทางsên-taangแห่งhɛ̀ngการหลุดพ้นgaan-lùt-pón
In this literary work, the protagonist must choose between mundane love and the path to enlightenment.
แม้mɛ́ɛดนตรีไทยเดิมdon-dtrii-tai-dəəmจะjàเกี่ยวข้องกับgìiao-kɔ̂ɔng-gàpพิธีกรรมpí-tii-gamแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂มีmiiหลายlǎaiบทเพลงbòt-pleengที่tîiสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnอารมณ์ความรู้สึกaa-rom-kwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kแบบbɛ̀ɛpโลกิยะloo-gì-yáของkɔ̌ɔngสามัญชนsǎa-man-chon
Although traditional Thai music is related to rituals, many songs reflect the mundane emotions of common people.
2NounC1
the mundane sphere
In Buddhism, the sphere of ordinary conditioned existence, contrasted with the supramundane (โลกุตระโลกุตระloh-gùt-dtrà1supramundane; transcendent (Buddhist)2the supramundane (Buddhist)).
Examples
คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardยึดติดyʉ́t-dtìtยึดติดyʉ́t-dtìt1[to] stick; adhere (to [sth])2stuck; adherent3[to] cling to; be fixated onอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)โลกิยะloo-gì-yáโลกิยะloo-gì-yá1worldly; mundane2the mundane sphereมักจะmák-jàมักจะmák-jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoความทุกข์kwaam-túkความทุกข์kwaam-túk1suffering; distress2hardship; adversity3dukkha; suffering; unsatisfactoriness (Buddhism)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmกิเลสgì-lèetกิเลสgì-lèet1defilements (Buddhist)2base desire; craving
People who are still attached to the mundane realm often suffer from defilements.
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การปฏิบัติธรรมgaan bpà-dtì-bàt tamขั้นสูงkân sŏongมีmeeเป้าหมายbpâo măaiเพื่อpêuuaก้าวข้ามgâao kâamจากjàakโลกิยะloh-gì-yáไปสู่bpai sòoโลกุตระloh-gùt-dtrà
Advanced Dharma practice aims to transcend from the mundane realm to the supramundane realm.
พระอริยบุคคลprá-à-rí-yá-bùk-konแม้mɛ́ɛยังyangดำรงชีวิตdam-rong-chii-wítอยู่ในyùu-naiโลกิยะloo-gì-yáแต่dtɛ̀ɛจิตใจjìt-jaiท่านtânอยู่เหนือyùu-nʉ̌ʉaโลกิยะloo-gì-yáแล้วlɛ́ɛo
Even though enlightened individuals still live in the mundane realm, their minds have already risen above it.
เขาkǎoจมปลักjom-bplàkอยู่ในyùu-naiวังวนwang-wonแห่งhɛ̀ngโลกิยะloo-gì-yáจนjonลืมlʉʉmเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎaiที่แท้จริงtîi-tɛ́ɛ-jingของkɔ̌ɔngชีวิตchii-wítไปbpai
He is stuck in the vortex of the mundane world, having forgotten the true purpose of life.
Tones
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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
loo
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ยะyáยะyá1[to] do; make (Northern Thai)2(colloq.) emphatic sentence-final particle[to] do; make (Northern Thai)Part 2
โลกิยะloo-gì-yáโลกิยะloo-gì-yáworldly; mundaneworldly; mundaneWord