ไพศาลี
pai-sǎa-liiMeaning
1NounC1
Vaishali
Vaishali (an ancient city in India, highly significant in Buddhist history)
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoความฝันkwaam-fǎnความฝันkwaam-fǎn1dream (during sleep)2dream; aspiration; ambition3pipe dream; unrealistic idealว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeอยากจะyàak-jàอยากจะyàak-jà[to] want to; would like toไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyแสวงบุญsà-wɛ̌ɛng-bunแสวงบุญsà-wɛ̌ɛng-bun1[to] go on pilgrimage2pilgrimageที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเมืองmʉʉangเมืองmʉʉang1city; town; urban area2country; state; nation3region; realm (historical)ไพศาลีpai-sǎa-liiไพศาลีpai-sǎa-liiVaishaliในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ประเทศอินเดียbprà-têet-in-diiaประเทศอินเดียbprà-têet-in-diiaIndia; the country of Indiaสักครั้งsàk-krángสักครั้งsàk-krángonce; at least once; even once
I have a dream of going on a pilgrimage to Vaishali in India at least once.
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เมืองmʉʉangไพศาลีpai-sǎa-liiเป็นหนึ่งbpen-nʉ̀ngในnaiสถานที่sà-tǎan-tîiที่tîiมีmiiความสำคัญkwaam-sǎm-kanอย่างมากyàang-mâakในnaiหน้าnâaประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-dtì-sàatของkɔ̌ɔngพระพุทธศาสนาprá-pút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎa
Vaishali is one of the highly significant places in the history of Buddhism.
ในnaiสมัยพุทธกาลsà-mǎi-pút-tá-gaanเมืองmʉʉangไพศาลีpai-sǎa-liiเป็นbpenแคว้นkwɛ́ɛnมหาอำนาจmá-hǎa-am-nâatที่tîiปกครองbpòk-krɔɔngด้วยdûuaiระบอบrá-bɔ̀ɔpสามัคคีธรรมsǎa-mák-kii-tamโดยdooiกษัตริย์gà-sàtราชวงศ์râat-chá-wongลิจฉวีlít-chà-wǐi
During the Buddha's time, Vaishali was a powerful state governed by a republican system under the Licchavi dynasty.
พระพุทธองค์prá-pút-tá-ongทรงsongแสดงพระธรรมเทศนาsà-daeng prá-tam-má-têet-sà-năaที่สำคัญtêe săm-kanหลายlăaiกัณฑ์ganณnáเมืองmeuuangไพศาลีpai-săa-leeก่อนที่gòn têeจะjàเสด็จดับขันธปรินิพพานsà-dèt dàp kăn-tá-bpà-rí-níp-paan
The Buddha delivered many important sermons at Vaishali before his passing into Parinirvana.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ไพศาลี said ไพ-สา-ลี?
pai-sǎa-lii
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
pai
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 | — | — |