สาวก

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Northern Thai

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Etymology

From Pali sāvaka.

Noun

สาวก • (transliteration needed)

  1. disciple

Pali

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Noun

สาวก m

  1. Thai script form of sāvaka (“disciple”)
    • 2005, บุญคิด วัชรศาสตร์, ภาษาเมืองล้านนา [The Language of Mueang Lanna] (overall work in Thai), Chiang Mai: Tharatong Print Shop, →ISBN, page 188:
      สุปฏิปนฺโน ถควโต สาวกสงฺโฆ, อุชุปฏิปนฺโน ภควโด สาวกสงฺโฆ, ญายปฏิปนฺโน ภควโต สาวกสงฺโฆ, สามีจิปฏิปนฺโน ภควโต สาวกสงฺโฆ,
      supaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho, ujupaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho, ñāyapaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho, sāmīcipaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho,
      The assembly of the Fortunate One's disciples is following the right way. The assembly of the Fortunate One's disciples is following the straight way. The assembly of the Fortunate One's disciples is following the right way. The assembly of the Fortunate One's disciples is following the proper way.

Declension

Declension table of "สาวก" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)สาวโก (sāvako)สาวกา (sāvakā)
Accusative (second)สาวกํ (sāvakaṃ)สาวเก (sāvake)
Instrumental (third)สาวเกน (sāvakena)สาวเกหิ (sāvakehi) or สาวเกภิ (sāvakebhi)
Dative (fourth)สาวกสฺส (sāvakassa) or สาวกาย (sāvakāya) or สาวกตฺถํ (sāvakatthaṃ)สาวกานํ (sāvakānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)สาวกสฺมา (sāvakasmā) or สาวกมฺหา (sāvakamhā) or สาวกา (sāvakā)สาวเกหิ (sāvakehi) or สาวเกภิ (sāvakebhi)
Genitive (sixth)สาวกสฺส (sāvakassa)สาวกานํ (sāvakānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)สาวกสฺมิํ (sāvakasmiṃ) or สาวกมฺหิ (sāvakamhi) or สาวเก (sāvake)สาวเกสุ (sāvakesu)
Vocative (calling)สาวก (sāvaka)สาวกา (sāvakā)

Thai

Etymology

From Pali sāvaka (literally “hearer; listener”); ultimately from Sanskrit श्रावक (śrāvaka), whence Thai ศราวก. Cognate with Khmer សាវក (savkâ), Lao ສາວົກ (sā wok).

Pronunciation

Orthographicสาวก
s ā w k
Phonemic
สา-วก
s ā – w k

สา-วะ-กะ-
s ā – w a – k a –
RomanizationPaiboonsǎa-wóksǎa-wá-gà-
Royal Institutesa-woksa-wa-ka-
(standard) IPA(key)/saː˩˩˦.wok̚˦˥/(R)/saː˩˩˦.wa˦˥.ka˨˩./

Noun

สาวก • (sǎa-wók)

  1. (chiefly religion) adherent; disciple; follower; pupil.
  2. (slang) adorer; fan; lover; supporter.

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