โอฆะ
oo-káMeanings
1NounC1
flood; torrent
a flood, torrent, or large mass of water (typically used in literary or poetic contexts)
Examples
ฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตกหนักdtòk-nàkตกหนักdtòk-nàk1[to] fall heavily; rain heavily2[to] fall heavily on [sb/sth]; be chiefly borne by [sb]ทำให้เกิดtam-hâi-gə̀ətทำให้เกิดtam-hâi-gə̀ət[to] cause; bring about; give rise to; lead toโอฆะoo-káโอฆะoo-ká1flood; torrent2flood of defilementsไหลlǎiไหลlǎi[to] flow; run (liquid)ทะลักtá-lákทะลักtá-lák[to] overflow; gush out; spill overเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3in; inward4[to] understand (in เข้าใจ)5[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)6[to] fit; suit; match7rice (archaic; dialectal)8[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)ท่วมtûuamท่วมtûuam1to flood; inundate2flooded; inundated3to overwhelm; be swampedหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated community
The heavy rain caused a torrent that flooded the village.
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กวีgà-wiiบรรยายban-yaaiภาพpâapของkɔ̌ɔngโอฆะoo-káที่tîiพัดpátทำลายtam-laaiทุกสิ่งทุกอย่างtúk-sìng-túk-yàangที่tîiขวางหน้าkwǎang-nâa
The poet described the image of a massive flood sweeping away everything in its path.
กระแสน้ำgrà-sɛ̌ɛ-náamอันanเชี่ยวกรากchîiao-gràakประดุจbprà-dùtโอฆะoo-káมหาศาลmá-hǎa-sǎanได้dâaiกลืนกินglʉʉn-ginผืนป่าpʉ̌ʉn-bpàaจนjonราบrâapเป็นbpenหน้าnâaกลองglɔɔng
The raging currents, like a tremendous flood, swallowed the forest until it was completely flattened.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaถึงtʉ̌ngฤดูมรสุมrʉ́-duu-mɔɔ-rá-sǔmสายน้ำsǎai-náamจะjàแปรสภาพbprɛɛ-sà-pâapเป็นbpenโอฆะoo-káที่tîiพัดพาpát-paaเอาaoซากsâakไม้máaiและlɛ́ดินโคลนdin-kloonลงlongมาจากmaa-jàakยอดเขาyɔ̂ɔt-kǎo
During the monsoon season, the river transforms into a torrent that carries debris and mud down from the mountain peak.
2NounC2
flood of defilements
in Buddhism, the flood of defilements or worldly passions that sweep beings into the cycle of rebirth
Examples
พระพุทธองค์prá-pút-tá-ongพระพุทธองค์prá-pút-tá-ongthe Buddha (honorific)ทรงsongทรงsong1shape; form2style; look (e.g., hairstyle)3[royal] to have; possess4[royal] to be; to do5(royal) honorific prefixสอนsɔ̌ɔnสอนsɔ̌ɔn1[to] teach [sb] [sth]2[to] instruct; train [sb]3[to] admonish; give moral guidanceวิธีwí-tiiวิธีwí-tiimethod; wayข้ามพ้นkâam-pónข้ามพ้นkâam-pón[to] get past [sth]; overcome [sth]โอฆะoo-káโอฆะoo-ká1flood; torrent2flood of defilementsแห่งhɛ̀ngแห่งhɛ̀ng1of; belonging to (formal)2classifier: places/institutions3place; location (formal)กิเลสgì-lèetกิเลสgì-lèet1defilements (Buddhist)2base desire; cravingเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofไปสู่bpai-sùuไปสู่bpai-sùu1[to] go to; proceed to (a place)2[to] move toward; progress to (a state or outcome)ความดับทุกข์kwaam-dàp-túkความดับทุกข์kwaam-dàp-túkcessation of suffering
The Buddha taught the way to cross the flood of defilements in order to reach the cessation of suffering.
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มนุษย์má-nútผู้pôoยังyangยึดติดyéut dtìtในnaiกามคุณgaam-má-kunย่อมyômจมjomอยู่ในyòo naiโอฆะoh-káและláeต้องdtôngเวียนว่ายตายเกิดwiian wâai dtaai gèrtในnaiสังสารวัฏsǎng-săa-rá-wátต่อไปdtòr bpai
Humans who still cling to sensual pleasures will inevitably drown in the flood of passions and continue wandering in the cycle of rebirth.
การเจริญสติปัฏฐานgaan-jà-rəən-sà-dtì-bpàt-tǎanเป็นbpenหนhǒnทางเดียวtaang-diiaoที่จะtîi-jàช่วยให้chûuai-hâiมนุษย์má-nútสามารถsǎa-mâatข้ามkâamห้วงhûuangโอฆะoo-káทั้งtángสี่ประการsìi-bprà-gaanได้dâai
The cultivation of mindfulness is the only path that can help humans cross the fourfold flood of defilements.
พระอริยบุคคลprá à-rí-yá bùk-konผู้pôoข้ามพ้นkâam pónโอฆะoh-káและláeละláอาสวะaa-sà-wáทั้งปวงtáng bpuuangได้แล้วdâai láewย่อมyômไม่mâiกลับมาglàp maaเกิดgèrtในnaiภพภูมิpóp poomใดdaiๆ-อีกèek
The noble one who has crossed the flood of worldly passions and abandoned all taints shall not be reborn in any realm of existence again.
Tones
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Why is โอฆะ said โอ-คะ?
oo-ká
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
oo
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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 | — | — |