โลกียะ

loo-gii-yá

Meanings

1AdjectiveC1

worldly; mundane; secular

pertaining to ordinary, non-spiritual life; in Buddhist usage, contrasted with the supramundane (โลกุตตระโลกุตตระloo-gùt-dtràsupramundane; transcendent)

Examples

Monks study spiritual matters, while ordinary people are interested in worldly (non-spiritual) affairs.
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2AdjectiveC1

sensual; carnal

about bodily pleasures, especially sexual pleasure or pleasure from the senses

Examples

วรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiliterature (classical or esteemed works)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoฉากchàakฉากchàak1scene (drama/film/story)2backdrop; set; scenery3screen; partition; room divider4setting (of a story)5square; right angle (90°)6setting; backdrop (figurative)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerบรรยายถึงban-yaai-tʉ̌ngบรรยายถึงban-yaai-tʉ̌ng[to] describe [sth/sb]; [to] lecture about [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)โลกียะloo-gii-yáโลกียะloo-gii-yá1worldly; mundane; secular2sensual; carnal3the mundane sphereค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangrather; quite; fairlyโจ่งแจ้งjòong-jɛ̂ɛngโจ่งแจ้งjòong-jɛ̂ɛng1open; overt; blatant2openly; blatantly
This literary work contains scenes that describe worldly pleasures quite explicitly.
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3NounC1

the mundane sphere

the realm or matters of ordinary life as opposed to the supramundane; worldly concerns

Examples

ถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ปฏิบัติธรรมbpà-dtì-bàt-tamปฏิบัติธรรมbpà-dtì-bàt-tam1[to] practice the Dhamma; engage in Buddhist practice2Dhamma practice; Buddhist practice (activity/event)อย่างเคร่งครัดyàang-krêeng-krátอย่างเคร่งครัดyàang-krêeng-krátstrictly; rigorously; stringentlyแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toจัดการjàt-gaanจัดการjàt-gaan1[to] manage; handle; deal with2[to] arrange; organizeเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6in terms of; in the field of7side/party (institutional)โลกียะloo-gii-yáโลกียะloo-gii-yá1worldly; mundane; secular2sensual; carnal3the mundane sphereเช่นchênเช่นchên1for example; such as2like; asการหาเงินgaan-hǎa-ngənการหาเงินgaan-hǎa-ngənearning money; making moneyเลี้ยงชีพlíiang-chîipเลี้ยงชีพlíiang-chîip[to] make a living; support oneself
Although he practices Dhamma strictly, he still has to manage worldly concerns, such as earning a living.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

3 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

โลlooโลlookilo; kilogram (kg)kilo; kilogram (kg)Part 1
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กีgiiกีgiivagina; vulva (vulgar)vagina; vulva (vulgar)Part 2
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โลกียะloo-gii-yáโลกียะloo-gii-yáworldly; mundane; secularworldly; mundane; secularWord