อภิธรรม
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Thai[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Sanskrit अभिधर्म (abhidharma, literally “higher dharma”), from अभि (abhi, “higher; over; above”) + धर्म (dharma, “dharma”); equivalent to Thai อภิ (à-pí) + ธรรม (tam). Compare Pali abhidhamma, from which Modern Khmer អភិធម្ម (ʼaʼphithŏəm) was derived.
Pronunciation[edit]
| Orthographic | อภิธรรม ɒ bʰ i dʰ r r m | |
| Phonemic | อะ-พิ-ทำ ɒ a – b i – d å | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | à-pí-tam |
| Royal Institute | a-phi-tham | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /ʔa˨˩.pʰi˦˥.tʰam˧/(R) | |
Proper noun[edit]
อภิธรรม • (à-pí-tam)
- (Buddhism) (พระ~) Abhidhamma, a set of seven scriptures traditionally recited by priests at funerals: สังคณี (sǎng-ká-nii), วิภังค์ (wí-pang), ธาตุกถา (taa-dtù-gà-tǎa), ปุคคลบัญญัติ (bpùk-ká-lá-ban-yàt), กถาวัตถุ (gà-tǎa-wát-tù), ยมก (yá-má-gà), and ปัฏฐาน (bpàt-dtà-tǎan).
- (Buddhism) (พระ~) Abhidhamma, one and the last of the three volumes of the Buddhist Canon; the other two being วินัย (wí-nai) and สูตร (sùut).