ศีล
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Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Sanskrit शील (śīla, “morality”). Cognate with Lao ສິນ (sin), Northern Thai ᩈᩦ᩠ᩃ, Lü ᦉᦲᧃ (ṡiin), Shan သီႇလႃႉ (sìi lâ̰a), သိၼ် (sǐn).
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic | ศีล ɕ ī l | |||
| Phonemic | สีน s ī n | [bound form] สีน-ละ- s ī n – l a – | [bound form] สี-ละ- s ī – l a – | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | sǐin | sǐin-lá- | sǐi-lá- |
| Royal Institute | sin | sin-la- | si-la- | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /siːn˩˩˦/(R) | /siːn˩˩˦.la˦˥./ | /siː˩˩˦.la˦˥./ | |
Noun
[edit]ศีล • (sǐin)
- (Buddhism) code of conduct, precept, as เบญจศีล, อัฏฐศีล, etc.
- (Buddhism) morality: conformity to the rules of right conduct; moral or virtuous conduct.
- (by extension) morality: doctrine or system of morals.
- (religion) service; rite; ritual; ceremony.