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ธรรม  thamM  /  thamM maH
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1.ธรรมthamMdharma; religious teaching; religious duty
2.ธรรมthamMvirtue; morality; precept; scruples; rightneousness; principles; doctrine
3.ธรรมthamMmorals and ethics; the good and decent principles of life
4.ธรรมthamMtruth; enlightenment
5.ธรรมthamMjustice; fairness
6.ธรรมthamMrule; law; regulation
7.ธรรมthamM[things offered to a Buddhist monk]
8.ธรรมthamM[formalizing suffix which carries no meaning]
9.ธรรมthamMlaw of nature; normality; nature
10.ธรรมthamMquality; property
11.ธรรมthamM[a certain] rank of a Thai monk
12.ธรรมthamM[Thai transcription of the foreign loanword, "Dhamma" or "Dharma"] the Lord Buddha's teachings
13.พระธรรมphraH thamMthe Lord Buddha’s teachings

pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thaiทัม
IPAtʰam
Royal Thai General Systemtham

alternate
spellings
ธรรมะthamM maH
ธรรมาthamM maaM
ธรรม์than[m]M
1. common Thai word   [noun, loanword, Pali]
definition
dharma; religious teaching; religious duty

categories
examplesคริสต์ธรรมkhrit[d]H thamM maHthe bible; Christian teachings
ทางธรรมthaangM thamM maHreligious; clerical; ecclesiastical; ministerial; priestly
ธรรมาภิบาลthamM maaM aL phiH baanMgood governance
บุตรธรรมboot[r]L thamM maHson's or daughter's duty
ปฏิบัติธรรมbpaL dtiL batL thamMto practice dharma
ประพฤติตามธรรมbpraL phreutH dtaamM thamMto follow dharma
สัจธรรมsatL jaL thamM maH(eternal) truth; dharmic truth; truth of the dharma
สามัคคีธรรมsaaR makH kheeM thamMreligious fellowship; spiritual concord
sample
sentence
มีหลายคนเคยเสนอให้เขาบวช มีทั้งเสนอในเชิงกลยุทธ์ และเสนอเพื่อให้ธรรมกล่อมเกลาจิตใจ
meeM laayR khohnM kheeuyM saL nuuhrR haiF khaoR buaatL meeM thangH saL nuuhrR naiM cheerngM gohnM yoot[t]H laeH saL nuuhrR pheuuaF haiF thamM glaawmL glaoM jitL jaiM
"Many people recommended that he become ordained to obtain both a strategic benefit and to allow him to train his mind."
2. common Thai word   [noun, loanword, Pali]
definition
virtue; morality; precept; scruples; rightneousness; principles; doctrine

examplesคุณธรรมkhoonM thamM maHgood; moral goodness; virtue; merit
ทรงธรรมsohngM thamM maH[is] virtuous
ความเป็นธรรมkhwaamM bpenM thamMfairness; impartiality
เป็นธรรมbpenM thamM[is] fair; just; equitable; impartial; justified
ภูมิธรรมphuuM miH thamM maHmoral standard
มนุษยธรรมmaH nootH saL yaH thamM maHhumaneness
มานุษธรรมmaaM nootH thamM[is] humane
มีมานุษธรรมmeeM maaM nootH thamM[is] humane
ศีลธรรมseenR laH thamMmorals; morality, a moral standard; precepts
sample
sentence
เมตตาธรรมค้ำจุนโลก
maehtF dtaaM thamM maH khahmH joonM lohkF
"Love makes the world go 'round."
3. common Thai word   [noun, loanword, Pali]
definition
morals and ethics; the good and decent principles of life

examplesธรรมศาสตร์thamM maH saat[dr]Ljurisprudence; law; treatise on law; science of law; science of morals and ethics
หลักธรรมประพฤติlakL thamM maH bpraL phreutHpractical dharma principles
4. common Thai word   [noun, loanword, Pali]
definition
truth; enlightenment

examplesได้ดวงตาเห็นธรรมdaiF duaangM dtaaM henR thamM maH[religious] to attain enlightenment
ธรรมศาสตร์thamM maH saat[dr]LThammasart; Thammasat
บรรลุธรรมbanM looH thamMto attain enlightenment
5. common Thai word   [noun, loanword, Pali]
definition
justice; fairness

examplesความเที่ยงธรรมkhwaamM thiiangF thamM maHfairness
เที่ยงธรรมthiiangF thamM maHjust
บรรษัทภิบาลที่ดี ความหมายถึงการบริหารจัดการธุรกิจที่เป็นธรรมโปร่งใส และเสมอภาค
banM satL phiH baanM theeF deeM khwaamM maayR theungR gaanM bawL riH haanR jatL gaanM thooH raH gitL theeF bpenM thamM bprohngL saiR laeH saL muuhrR phaakF
Good corporate governance means running a business in a fair and honest manner, with transparency, and impartiality.
ยุติธรรมyooH dtiL thamMfair; just
ความยุติธรรมkhwaamM yooH dtiL thamM maHjustice
ยุติธรรมaL yooH dtiL thamMunfair; unjust
ความยุติธรรมkhwaamM aL yooH dtiL thamMinjustice; unfairness
6. common Thai word   [noun, loanword, Pali]
definition
rule; law; regulation

categories
examplesธรรมะแห่งหมู่คณะthamM maH haengL muuL khaH naHthe law of the society
นิติธรรมniH dtiL thamMthe "Rule of Law"
อำนาจคือธรรมahmM naatF kheuuM thamM maH"Might is right."
7.   [noun, loanword, Pali]
definition
[things offered to a Buddhist monk]

exampleเครื่องปัจจัยไทยธรรมkhreuuangF bpatL jaiM thaiM thamM maHthings offered to a Buddhist monk
8.   
definition
[formalizing suffix which carries no meaning]

categories
examplesมานุษธรรมmaaM nootH saL yaH thamMhumanity
เสรีธรรมsaehR reeM thamM maHfreedom principle
อารยธรรมaaM raH yaH thamM maHcivilization
9.   [noun, loanword, Pali]
definition
law of nature; normality; nature

examplesธรรมชาติthamM maH chaatFnatural; occurring in nature; spontaneous
โดยธรรมชาติdooyM thamM maH chaatFnaturally
ทางธรรมชาติthaangM thamM maH chaatFnatural
10.   [noun, loanword, Pali]
definition
quality; property

11.   [noun, loanword, Pali]
definition
[a certain] rank of a Thai monk

12.   [noun, proper noun, formal, loanword, Pali]
definition
[Thai transcription of the foreign loanword, "Dhamma" or "Dharma"] the Lord Buddha's teachings

13. พระธรรม  phraH thamM  [noun, loanword, Pali]
definition
the Lord Buddha’s teachings

categories
related wordsพระรัตนตรัยphraH ratH dtaL naH dtraiMThe Triple Gem
พระพุทธphraH phootHBuddha
พระสงฆ์ phraH sohng[k]Rmonk

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