พรหมวิหาร

Thai

Etymology

From Pali brahmavihāra (literally “abode of brahma(s)”), from brahma (“brahma, a type of divine being”) + vihāra (“abode”); equivalent to Thai พรหม (prom) +‎ วิหาร (wí-hǎan).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		พรหมวิหาร b r h m w i h ā r
Phonemic		พฺรม-วิ-หาน b ̥ r m – w i – h ā n	พฺรม-มะ-วิ-หาน b ̥ r m – m a – w i – h ā n
Romanization	Paiboon	prom-wí-hǎan	prom-má-wí-hǎan
	Royal Institute	phrom-wi-han	phrom-ma-wi-han
(standard) IPA^(key)		/pʰrom˧.wi˦˥.haːn˩˩˦/^(R)	/pʰrom˧.ma˦˥.wi˦˥.haːn˩˩˦/^(R)

Proper noun

พรหมวิหาร • (prom-wí-hǎan)

(Buddhism) the name of the four virtues that are practiced by brahmas and that one who wants be as pure as a brahma should practice, that is, เมตตา (mêet-dtaa, “benevolence”), กรุณา (gà-rú-naa, “compassion”), มุทิตา (“empathetic joy”), and อุเบกขา (“equanimity”).

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