ไทยธรรม
tai-yá-tamMeaning
1NounB2
monks' requisites; alms
items donated to Buddhist monks, such as robes, food, or medicine; religious offerings.
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเตรียมdtriiamเตรียมdtriiam[to] prepare; get readyไทยธรรมtai-yá-tamไทยธรรมtai-yá-tammonks' requisites; almsต่างๆdtàang-dtàangต่างๆdtàang-dtàangvarious; different; diverseเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofนำไปnam bpaiนำไปnam bpai[to] take; carry; bring [sb/sth] (away/to somewhere)ถวายtà-wăaiถวายtà-wăai1to offer (to royalty/monastics)2[to] dedicate/offer merit (to royalty/monastics)3to serve (royalty/monastics)พระที่prá têeพระที่prá têemonks’ quarters; monks’ living areaวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วันพรุ่งนี้wan prûng néeวันพรุ่งนี้wan prûng née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after today
We have prepared various religious offerings to give to the monks at the temple tomorrow.
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ไทยธรรมtai-yá-tamในnaiตะกร้าdtà-grâaประกอบด้วยbprà-gɔ̀ɔp-dûuaiอาหารแห้งaa-hǎan-hɛ̂ɛngยารักษาโรคyaa-rák-sǎa-rôokและlɛ́ของใช้kɔ̌ɔng-cháiที่tîiจำเป็นjam-bpen
The religious offerings in the basket consisted of dry food, medicine, and necessary daily items.
พุทธศาสนิกชนpút-tá-sǎa-sà-ník-gà-chonเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaการถวายgaan-tà-wǎaiไทยธรรมtai-yá-tamเป็นbpenการสร้างgaan-sâangบุญกุศลbun-gù-sǒnและlɛ́สนับสนุนsà-nàp-sà-nǔnพระภิกษุprá-pík-sùผู้สืบทอดpûu-sʉ̀ʉp-tɔ̂ɔtศาสนาsàat-sà-nǎa
Buddhists believe that donating religious offerings is a way to make merit and support the monks who perpetuate the religion.
คุณค่าkun-ná-kâaของkŏngไทยธรรมtai-yá-tamไม่ได้mâi dâaiอยู่ที่yòo têeมูลค่าmoon-lá-kâaเป็นbpenตัวเงินdtuua ngernแต่dtàeอยู่ที่yòo têeเจตนาjèt-dtà-naaอันanบริสุทธิ์bo-rí-sùtของkŏngผู้ให้pôo hâiและláeประโยชน์ใช้สอยbprà-yòt chái sŏiที่têeพระภิกษุprá pík-sùจะได้jà dâaiรับráp
The value of religious offerings lies not in their monetary worth, but in the pure intention of the giver and the usefulness of the items to the monks.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ไทยธรรม said ไท-ยะ-ทัม?
tai-yá-tam
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
tai
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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ธรรมtamธรรมtam1Dharma; Buddhist teaching2morality; righteousness3natural law; nature (truth)Dharma; Buddhist teachingPart 2
ไทยธรรมtai-yá-tamไทยธรรมtai-yá-tammonks' requisites; almsmonks' requisites; almsWord