ไสยาสน์
sǎi-yâatMeanings
1VerbC1
[to] lie down; recline; sleep (royal/formal)
to lie down, recline, or sleep; used in royal, religious, or formal literary contexts.
Examples
ภาพวาดpâap-wâatภาพวาดpâap-wâata drawing/painting (artwork)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)แสดงให้เห็นsà-dɛɛng-hâi-hěnแสดงให้เห็นsà-dɛɛng-hâi-hěn[to] show; demonstrate [sth]พระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâaoพระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâaothe Buddha; the Enlightened Oneกำลังจะgam-lang-jàกำลังจะgam-lang-jàabout to (imminent future)ไสยาสน์sǎi-yâatไสยาสน์sǎi-yâat1[to] lie down; recline; sleep (royal/formal)2reclining posture; act of sleeping (royal/formal)ใต้dtâaiใต้dtâai1under; beneath; below2south (direction)3southern region; the South4south; southern5under; subject to (authority/rules)ต้นสาละdtôn-sǎa-láต้นสาละdtôn-sǎa-láSal treeคู่kûuคู่kûu1pair; couple2classifier for pairs3even (number)4in pairs; double5[to] pair; match
This painting depicts the Buddha about to recline under the twin Sal trees.
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ในnaiพระราชพงศาวดารprá-râat-chá-pong-sǎa-wá-daanกล่าวว่าglàao-wâaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaพระองค์prá-ongทรงพระประชวรsong-prá-bprà-chuuanหนักnàkก็gɔ̂มิmíได้ทรงdâai-songลุกขึ้นlúk-kʉ̂nอีกเลยìik-ləəiแต่dtɛ̀ɛทรงไสยาสน์song-sǎi-yâatอยู่yùuบนbonพระแท่นบรรทมprá-tɛ̂n-ban-tom
The royal chronicles state that when he fell gravely ill, he never rose again, but remained reclining on the royal bed.
ช่างปั้นchâang-bpânได้dâaiบรรจงban-jongสร้างsâangพระพุทธรูปprá-pút-tá-rûupปางbpaangปรินิพพานbpà-rí-níp-paanให้hâiมีmiiพระพักตร์prá-pákสงบนิ่งsǒng-bìn-ngîngขณะkà-nàทรงไสยาสน์song-sǎi-yâatเป็นbpenครั้งkrángสุดท้ายsùt-táai
The sculptor meticulously crafted the Parinirvana Buddha image to have a serene face as He reclined for the final time.
ในnaiคืนkeunสุดท้ายsùt táaiแห่งhàengพระชนม์ชีพprá-chon-má-chêepพระพุทธองค์prá-pút-tá-ongทรงไสยาสน์song sài-yâatโดยdoiมีmeeพระอานนท์prá aa-nonเฝ้าfâoอยู่yòoไม่mâiห่างhàang
On the last night of his life, the Lord Buddha lay reclining with Ananda watching over him closely.
2NounC1
reclining posture; act of sleeping (royal/formal)
the act of lying down or sleeping; a reclining posture. Used in royal, religious, or formal literary contexts, such as in พระพุทธไสยาสน์พระพุทธไสยาสน์prá-pút-tá-săi-yâatreclining Buddha image (the Reclining Buddha).
Examples
พระพุทธรูปprá-pút-tá-rûupพระพุทธรูปprá-pút-tá-rûupBuddha image; Buddha statueในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)อิริยาบถไสยาสน์ì-rí-yaa-bòt-sǎi-yâatอิริยาบถไสยาสน์ì-rí-yaa-bòt-sǎi-yâatlying posture; lying-down positionที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerวัดโพธิ์wát-pooวัดโพธิ์wát-pooWat Pho; Temple of the Reclining Buddha (Bangkok); Wat Phra Chetuphonมีชื่อเสียงmii-chʉ̂ʉ-sǐiangมีชื่อเสียงmii-chʉ̂ʉ-sǐiang1famous; renowned; well-known2[to] be famous; have a reputationไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyทั่วโลกtûua-lôokทั่วโลกtûua-lôok1worldwide; globally2worldwide; global
The Buddha image in the reclining posture at Wat Pho is world-famous.
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อิริยาบถไสยาสน์ì-rí-yaa-bòt-sǎi-yâatของkɔ̌ɔngพระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâaoมีความหมายmii-kwaam-mǎaiเชิงสัญลักษณ์chəəng-sǎn-yá-lákถึงtʉ̌ngการดับสิ้นgaan-dàp-sînซึ่งsʉ̂ngกิเลสgì-lèetและlɛ́การเข้าสู่gaan-kâo-sùuปรินิพพานbpà-rí-níp-paan
The reclining posture of the Buddha symbolically represents the extinguishment of all defilements and the attainment of Parinirvana.
การศึกษาgaan-sʉ̀k-sǎaพุทธศิลป์pút-tá-sǐnเปรียบเทียบbprìiap-tîiapความแตกต่างkwaam-dtɛ̀ɛk-dtàangของkɔ̌ɔngพระพุทธรูปprá-pút-tá-rûupปางไสยาสน์bpaang-sǎi-yâatในnaiแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láยุคสมัยyúk-sà-mǎiเผยให้เห็นpə̌əi-hâi-hěnค่านิยมkâa-ní-yomและlɛ́ความเชื่อkwaam-chʉ̂ʉaที่tîiแฝงอยู่fɛ̌ɛng-yùu
The study of Buddhist art, comparing the differences in the Reclining Buddha images from each era, reveals underlying values and beliefs.
ศิลปินsĭn-lá-bpinพยายามpá-yaa-yaamถ่ายทอดtàai tôtสภาวะsà-paa-wáแห่งhàengความสงบkwaam sà-ngòpอันanสมบูรณ์sŏm-boonผ่านpàanพุทธลักษณะpút-tá-lák-sà-nàในnaiปางไสยาสน์bpaang săi-yâatซึ่งsêungตรงข้ามdtrong kâamกับgàpปางลีลาbpaang lee-laaที่têeแสดงถึงsà-daeng tĕungการเคลื่อนไหวgaan klûuean wăi
The artist tried to convey a state of absolute tranquility through the characteristics of the reclining posture, which contrasts with the walking posture that signifies movement.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ไสยาสน์ said ไส-ยาด?
sǎi-yâat
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sǎi
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |