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Thai
Etymology
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
Proper noun
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).