โลภะ
loo-páMeaning
1NounB2
greed; craving (Buddhist/formal)
greed, covetousness, or grasping desire; a mental defilement in Buddhist doctrine (one of the roots of unwholesome action)
Examples
พระอาจารย์prá-aa-jaanพระอาจารย์prá-aa-jaanVenerable teacher (Buddhist monk)สอนsɔ̌ɔnสอนsɔ̌ɔn1[to] teach [sb] [sth]2[to] instruct; train [sb]3[to] admonish; give moral guidanceว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeโลภะloo-páโลภะloo-págreed; craving (Buddhist/formal)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeให้ใจhâi-jaiให้ใจhâi-jai1[to] be supportive; show loyalty2[to] open your heart to [sb]; be emotionally investedเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ร้อนrɔ́ɔnร้อนrɔ́ɔn1hot (temperature)2spicy (taste)3[to] be hot; feel hot; become hot4urgent; intenseและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)รู้จักrúu-jàkรู้จักrúu-jàk1[to] know; be acquainted with2[to] recognize; identify3[to] know how; be capable (from familiarity); be prudent withพอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when
The monk taught that greed makes our hearts restless and never satisfied.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaมีmiiโลภะloo-páมากmâakเราraoมักmákตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiผิดพลาดpìt-plâatเพราะprɔ́อยากได้yàak-dâaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛผลประโยชน์pǒn-bprà-yòotของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eeng
When there is much greed, we often make wrong decisions because we only want our own benefit.
ในnaiพุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaโลภะloo-páถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenรากเหง้าrâak-ngâoของkɔ̌ɔngอกุศลà-gù-sǒnซึ่งsʉ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ngรู้เท่าทันrúu-tâo-tanด้วยdûuaiสติsà-dtìและlɛ́ปัญญาbpan-yaa
In Buddhism, greed is considered a root of unwholesome states, which must be recognized with mindfulness and wisdom.
หากhàakไม่mâiฝึกfʉ̀kปล่อยวางbplɔ̀i-waangโลภะloo-páจะjàผลักดันplàk-danให้hâiยึดติดyʉ́t-dtìtทรัพย์สินsáp-sǐnชื่อเสียงchʉ̂ʉ-sǐiangและlɛ́อำนาจam-nâatจนjonทำร้ายtam-ráaiทั้งtángตนdtonและlɛ́ผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉn
If we don't practice letting go, greed will drive us to cling to wealth, fame, and power, harming both ourselves and others.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is โลภะ said โล-พะ?
loo-pá
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |