สังขาร

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Thai

Etymology

From Pali saṅkhāra (saṅkhāra); ultimately from Sanskrit संस्कार (saṃskāra, idem).

Pronunciation

Orthographicสังขาร
s ạ ŋ kʰ ā r
Phonemic
สัง-ขาน
s ạ ŋ – kʰ ā n

สัง-ขา-ระ-
s ạ ŋ – kʰ ā – r a –

สัง-ขาน-ระ-
s ạ ŋ – kʰ ā n – r a –
RomanizationPaiboonsǎng-kǎansǎng-kǎa-rá-sǎng-kǎan-rá-
Royal Institutesang-khansang-kha-ra-sang-khan-ra-
(standard) IPA(key)/saŋ˩˩˦.kʰaːn˩˩˦/(R)/saŋ˩˩˦.kʰaː˩˩˦.ra˦˥.//saŋ˩˩˦.kʰaːn˩˩˦.ra˦˥./

Noun

สังขาร (sǎng-kǎan)

  1. (Buddhism) saṅkhāra: formation of physical and mental elements; those elements themselves; form constituted by those elements, that is, the body.

Usage notes

  • Outside religious contexts, the term is often used jocularly or sarcastically.

Derived terms