Thai edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit समाधि (samādhi, concentration of mind). Compare Burmese သမာဓိ (sa.madhi.), Lao ສະມາທິ (sa mā thi).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicสมาธิ
s m ā dʰ i
Phonemic
สะ-มา-ทิ
s a – m ā – d i
ส̄ะ-มา-ทิ
s a – m ā – d i
RomanizationPaiboonsà-maa-tísa-maa-tí
Royal Institutesa-ma-thisa-ma-thi
(standard) IPA(key)/sa˨˩.maː˧.tʰiʔ˦˥/(R)/sa˧.maː˧.tʰiʔ˦˥/(R)

Noun edit

สมาธิ (sà-maa-tí)

  1. concentration.
  2. meditation.
  3. samadhi.